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The Latest Articles by Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

Girl in the Making by Anna Fitzgerald review – an affecting coming-of-age debut

A girl’s childhood is vividly chronicled in this novel of a large family in 1960s and 70s Dublin

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How did the Greens get it so wrong on ‘natural’ birth?

The party has backtracked on a policy to reduce childbirth interventions. Questioning the use of C-sections harks back to the days of ‘too posh to push’, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Where to start with: Rachel Cusk

From a novel sequence that dispenses with much of what we expect from fiction to fearlessly honest memoirs of motherhood and divorce, Cusk is a challenging writer. But also a genius

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My old headteacher has been convicted of sexual offences against pupils. But why did justice take so long?

Concerns about Neil Foden’s behaviour were raised years ago. We need to understand how such abuse is enabled, writes Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Mumsnet has its flaws, but the depth of experience shared on it is extraordinary

From allergies to hen do beefs, the parenting site’s users cover it all. I just wish they wouldn’t use the word ‘hubby’, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Fostering is getting a shot of much-needed millennial energy – just ask Kiri Pritchard-McLean

My schoolfriend’s comedy show sheds light on what foster caring is like for those in their 30s, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I’ve always been untidy. Nothing prepared me, however, for the mess having a child would make

‘Sad beige’ lover or slummy mummy? You’re damned either way when it comes to cleanliness and parenting, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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We were excited to get ‘free’ childcare for our son. Then the government said he didn’t exist

The extension of free nursery hours to two-year-olds has been blighted by all-round confusion, says the Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Adults can see the horror in Gaza, but how best to talk to children about it?

Across Britain, families are calling for an end to the violence. But what should be shared and discussed with younger members, asks Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Michael Sheen as Nye Bevan is a call to arms at the NHS’s moment of maximum peril

The Welsh actor’s performance at the National Theatre is timely. Let’s just hope it’s not too late to save the patient, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Biological clocks and lactating breasts: the show celebrating artist mothers

Women with children have long struggled to be taken seriously as artists – but a new show addresses the problem, stretchmarks and all

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Tears, fancy-dress tyranny and tedious discourse: it can only be World Book Day

The pressure can be overwhelming – so I gave up on green eggs and ham and found a low-effort solution, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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How do you grieve for a child who barely lived? A new book has some profound answers

Tamarin Norwood’s son, Gabriel, lived for 72 minutes. Now she has written a memoir of her pregnancy and his death, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Call the midwife! No matter how bad you’ve heard care can be, ‘freebirthing’ is not the answer

Giving birth at home without medical support is simply dangerous, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Something strange has happened to high street clothes – so I’ve taken action

We’re all being fleeced. Now I have a far better wardrobe of secondhand gems I’ve found online, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Arrogant parents and extravagant tantrums: all the world’s a stage in our precious playgrounds

Children’s play reveals a lot about life – making it all the more vital to rescue Britain’s playgrounds from austerity and decline, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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‘There is joy, and there is rage’: the new generation of novelists writing about motherhood

From the shock and awe of labour to domestic isolation, a wave of recent novels captures the transformative nature of being a mother

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A hospital helped me and my baby at our most vulnerable. I wish I could protect it now

Many mothers feel a bond with the people who support them through childbirth: seeing them anxious about their jobs is hard to bear, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Normal Women by Ainslie Hogarth review – mother’s ruin

In this darkly satirical novel about 21st-century motherhood and women’s labour, the protagonist seeks liberation at a brothel-cum-yoga studio

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This was the year I nearly resorted to an elite baby sleep trainer. But there is another way

After a tired and desperate 2023 with our baby, finally my family found the deep bliss of sleep, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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If you are childless, and not by choice, how do you get through Christmas?

So much of the festive season is built around children. Amid the celebrations, it’s OK to give yourself space to grieve, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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My advice about the stress zone that is toddler mealtimes: do your best and get by – everything else is just noise

Any manual I wrote would have feeding tips certain to outrage the nutrition influencers of Instagram, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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Motherhood is exhausting - but this week I was reminded that we’ve come a long, long way

An exhibition on women’s activism drove home how much more involved dads are now, and that we have 1970s feminists to thank, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I want my son to wear fun, colourful clothes – but boys’ fashion is so boring

Finding brightly coloured boyswear devoid of superheroes or heavy plant machinery is no mean feat, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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I resist sharenting on social media. Does that mean my son and I are missing out, or is it just safer?

Posting can turn into a privacy risk – and in a changing online landscape, it’s become another parental identity marker, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

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