BBC News Why babies all over the world are now sleeping in boxesbbc.co.uk - Vanessa BarfordNearly three years ago, the Magazine reported on the Finnish baby box - a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys the state gives to expectant mothers. The story went viral and was read by 10 million in
BBC News In pictures: Inside the maternity bags of expectant mothersbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsPhotographers working for the charity WaterAid took a peek inside the maternity bags of expectant mothers around the world. The decision on what to take is in part dictated by whether the hospital has
BBC News Why Finnish babies sleep in cardboard boxesbbc.co.uk - Helena LeeFor 75 years, Finland's expectant mothers have been given a box by the state. It's like a starter kit of clothes, sheets and toys that can even be used as a bed. And some say it helped Finland achieve
BBC NewsPhysiology How much do women around the world pay to give birth?bbc.co.uk - Mariko Oi Money should be the least of your concerns when you are in labour.
BBC News How accurate are 'due dates'?bbc.co.uk - Keith MooreWhen Penelope Chaney met up with her friend, Eleanor Marshall, she had good news to share - she was pregnant. But Eleanor also had good news... she was pregnant too. And amazingly, both had been given
BBC NewsPregnancy Why I gave up my babybbc.co.uk - BBC NewsIn South Korea being an unmarried mother is considered shameful, so many young women feel unable to bring up their children. But there is a stigma associated with adoption too. As a result, large numbers
BBC News The unexpected benefits of taking your toddler to workbbc.co.uk - Madeleine Morris Some might consider taking their children to work a recipe for disaster, but the BBC's Madeleine Morris found there were unexpected benefits when her young daughter joined her on an overseas assignment.
BBC News Breastfeeding: Was there ever a golden age?bbc.co.uk - Kate DaileyBefore she went on maternity leave, a British politician called for a detente in the culture wars surrounding breastfeeding. Breast is best, as the saying goes, but it has never been the only option -
BBC News Bully in the next bedroom - are we in denial about sibling aggression?bbc.co.uk - William Kremer Siblings routinely pick on one another, but when does bickering become bullying - and what can parents do about it?
BBC News Why children as young as three are sent to boarding school in Chinabbc.co.uk - Madeleine Morris Family ties are hugely important in China, but thousands of Chinese parents are still sending children as young as three away to boarding school. Why do they do it?
BBC News 100 Women 2015: Desperate not to have childrenbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsSome women are desperate to have children - but some are desperate not to. Here two who want to stay child-free explain why. Holly Brockwell, 29, from London, has been trying to get sterilised, while Tehran
BBC News China offers 'childbirth pain' lessons for menbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA hospital in China is trying to teach fathers-to-be about the experience of giving birth. A simulator uses electric currents to stimulate the skin to recreate some of the pain of childbirth. Medical believe
BBC News Where new dads are encouraged to take months off workbbc.co.uk - Andrea RangecroftIn some countries the idea of paternity leave - when a father takes time off work to stay at home with a new child - has yet to take hold. In Sweden, which has been encouraging fathers to take paternity
BBC News The babies who nap in sub-zero temperaturesbbc.co.uk - Helena Lee Would you put your baby or toddler outside in the freezing cold for their lunchtime nap? Most Nordic parents wouldn't give it a second thought. For them it's part of their daily routine.
BBC News North Korea's storytelling autocratsbbc.co.uk - Adrian BrownNorth Korea's leaders are often thought of as ruthless, secretive autocrats but rarely as popular children's authors. However, between issuing instructions about prison camps and the development of nuclear
BBC News Why do people eat placentas?bbc.co.uk - Laura Devlin It is a waste product from childbirth, so why would anyone choose to eat a raw human placenta?
BBC News Why one Canadian midwife won't be giving birth at homebbc.co.uk - Micah LuxenA Canadian midwife has helped almost 200 women deliver their babies, but when she gives birth in July, there won't be a midwife by her side. Across the country, the health system is not keeping up with
BBC News Circumcision, the ultimate parenting dilemmabbc.co.uk - Cordelia HebblethwaiteWhile Europe increasingly questions the practice of circumcising boys, US paediatricians are about to say that the medical case for it is getting stronger. Most US adult men are circumcised, but the number
BBC News 100 Women 2015: Hong Kong mum and her Philippine nannybbc.co.uk - Grace Parnell Of the seven or so million residents in the former British colony of Hong Kong, nearly 5% - some 340,000 - are foreign domestic helpers.
BBC News Guns at home: The question US parents hate to askbbc.co.uk - Kate Dailey This week in the US, at least two children have died after being shot by other children. For American parents, questions of gun safety are starting to become de rigueur for potential playdates.
BBC News #BBCtrending: Meet my transgender kidbbc.co.uk - BBC NewsA video about Milla, a transgender child from New Zealand, recently reached 7 million views on Facebook. It was made and posted by Milla's mother. It's not the first such video. On various social media
BBC News Japan: The worst developed country for working mothers?bbc.co.uk - Rupert Wingfield-HayesJapanese women are more likely to have a university degree than men, and the number of women in employment has been rising steadily for 10 years - but, for a range of reasons, a woman who has had children
BBC News The family with 34 children - and countingbbc.co.uk - Rob Brown Jeane and Paul Briggs have 34 children - 29 of whom were adopted from other countries including Mexico, Ghana and Ukraine. Now their family is about to get even bigger.
BBC News Six childcare gurus who have changed parentingbbc.co.uk - Alex CampbellIt's been 70 years since the idea of the "good enough mother" was popularised by psychoanalyst Donald Winnicott. Since then, there's been a plethora of parenting advice, with everything from the naughty
BBC News Do children's toys influence their career choices?bbc.co.uk - Vanessa Barford A government minister says gender-specific toys harm girls' career opportunities. But how much do the toys children play with shape their future prospects in the job market?
BBC News Tiger Mum or Cat Dad? Claws out over parenting stylesbbc.co.uk - BBC Trending Move over Tiger Mother - there's a new cat on the block.
BBC News Hot car deaths: The children left behindbbc.co.uk - Tom Geoghegan Every few days in the US, there are local media reports about young children dying from heatstroke, or being rescued, after being left to bake in parked cars. Why does it happen so often?
BBC News What medieval Europe did with its teenagersbbc.co.uk - William KremerToday, there's often a perception that Asian children are given a hard time by their parents. But a few hundred years ago northern Europe took a particularly harsh line, sending children away to live work
BBC NewsLanguage Closing the 'word gap' by teaching parents to talk to babiesbbc.co.uk - Laura TrevelyanAn ambitious attempt is underway in the US state of Rhode Island to teach parents how to speak to their children more often. The aim is to close the "word gap" between underprivileged children and those
