The cult of self-fulfilment is in conflict with the urge to have children. They are our last link to communal values. Matthew and Laurie Taylor suggest we "fuck for the future."

The 1960s generation doesn't like it, but marriage is still the best family structure. Public policy needs to catch up

Tolerant parenting nil, intolerant parenting nil

Ten days ago I wanted a natural birth, now I want a general anaesthetic

Clothes maketh the child

Argue with mother

She's leaving home

I wrote a book about my father, and discovered too late that there is always more to know

Critics have misread "The Simpsons." It is pro-family, pro-small town life and loves to mock liberal pieties

Look at your shoes

Was my surrogate father an escaped Nazi?

The most successful rock and pop bands are no longer discovered playing in dingy pubs, they are created by agents and producers. And their target market is often children as young as five