World news | The Guardian3d ago
Japan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/01/japan-allows-divorced-couples-to-negotiate-joint-custody-of-children-for-first-time #Japan #ParentsAndParenting #AsiaPacific
Japan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time

The new rules are the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century

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World news | The Guardian4d ago
Most gen Z fathers in Australia believe it’s solely their job to provide financially, research finds https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2026/mar/31/most-gen-z-fathers-in-australia-believe-its-solely-their-job-to-provide-financially-research-finds #ParentsAndParenting #Gender #AustraliaNews #LifeAndStyle #Family
Most gen Z fathers in Australia believe it’s solely their job to provide financially, research finds

Survey also found 65% of gen Z think ‘things are better if men do paid work and women do care work’

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Culture | The Guardian USMar 28
Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’ https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/mar/27/robyn-swedish-musician-pop-maverick-sex-dating-ivf #Robyn #PopAndRock #DanceMusic #Music #Culture #ParentsAndParenting #Family #Sex #Women #LifeAndStyle
Pop maverick Robyn on sleaze, snobbery and dating during IVF: ‘When there isn’t as much at stake, sex becomes more fun’

The Swedish musician decided to pursue motherhood alone, and found it came with a surprising sexual awakening – a story she lays out on her new album, her first in eight years

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World news | The GuardianMar 25
Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/mar/25/hundreds-of-uk-teenagers-to-trial-six-week-social-media-curbs-for-major-study #SocialMediaBan #SocialMedia #Technology #Politics #UkNews #YoungPeople #Society #ParentsAndParenting #MentalHealth
Hundreds of UK teenagers to trial six-week social media curbs for major study

Government’s pilot ban for under-16s accompanies consultation as peers vote on Australia-style restrictions

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World news | The GuardianMar 16
Three-quarters of nine-month-olds in England have ‘daily screen time’ https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/16/england-babies-daily-screen-time #ChildrensHealth #EducationPolicy #Education #England #Society #UkNews #Children #ParentsAndParenting #Family #LifeAndStyle
Three-quarters of nine-month-olds in England have ‘daily screen time’

Study showed average time on screens each day was 41 minutes, with some watching more than three hours a day

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US news | The GuardianMar 14
US immigrant parents are taking intense precautions in case of detention: ‘I need to prepare for the worst’ https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/14/us-immigrant-parents-preparation-detention #UsImmigration #ParentsAndParenting #IceUsImmigrationAndCustomsEnforcement #TrumpAdministration #Children #UsNews #UsPolitics
US immigrant parents are taking intense precautions in case of detention: ‘I need to prepare for the worst’

From wills and guardianship papers to advance healthcare directives, parents are anticipating dying in custody or being deported without warning

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 13
A Melbourne rooftop: the glittering night sky opened our hearts and minds to each other | Tony Birch https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/14/melbourne-rooftop-glittering-night-sky #AustralianBooks #Melbourne #Books #Family #ParentsAndParenting #AustraliaNews #YoungPeople
A Melbourne rooftop: the glittering night sky opened our hearts and minds to each other

While anxious parents worried about unplanned sex, we occupied ourselves with matters more profound

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World news | The GuardianMar 13
Short tempers and legal threats: UK teachers report rise in problem parents https://www.theguardian.com/education/2026/mar/13/teachers-mental-heath-parents-behaviour-education #Teaching #Schools #TeachersWorkload #TradeUnions #ParentsAndParenting #Ofsted #Education #UkNews
Short tempers and legal threats: UK teachers report rise in problem parents

Rudeness, social media posts and AI-generated complaints among issues harming staff wellbeing, union survey finds

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World news | The GuardianMar 8
UK’s performing arts industry ‘inhospitable to parents’, research warns https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/mar/08/uk-performing-arts-industry-inhospitable-to-parents-research-mothers #Theatre #Culture #Stage #ParentsAndParenting #Children #Gender #ArtAndDesign #Society #UkNews #GemmaArterton
UK’s performing arts industry ‘inhospitable to parents’, research warns

Long hours, lack of flexibility and last-minute scheduling driving parents, particularly mothers, from industry

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Opinion | The Guardian USMar 8
My teenager is exploring her spirituality. I support her leap of faith, even as a non-religious parent | Jackie Bailey https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/mar/09/parenting-teenager-exploring-spirituality-religion #ParentsAndParenting #Religion #Family #LifeAndStyle #Christianity #Psychology
My teenager is exploring her spirituality. I support her leap of faith, even as a non-religious parent

My daughter is dipping her toes into sacred waters, seeing what it feels like to surrender and finding a sense of meaning to life that is bigger than herself

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