Never mind Debrett's digital etiquette guide, here are the 12 real cyber crimes to avoidThe Telegraph - By Michael HoganEtiquette authority Debrett’s has dragged itself into the 21st century by teaming up with Facebook Messenger to publish its first ever digital etiquette guide. Snappily titled The Art of Digital Messaging:
Hair ‘I've spent £11K on hair transplants but it's still not enough to look natural’The Telegraph - By David ThomasAuthor David Thomas still lives as a man, but has begun the male-to-female gender transition that will eventually result in becoming a woman. Each week he chronicles his progress. This week, he discusses
Herring Little girls have just as much right to be topless as little boysThe Telegraph - By Sally PeckIn a case of the witheringly unoriginal, young girls’ bodies are the subject of debate. Again. Not whether they should have them - rather unavoidable - but how much of them they should be allowed to display.
My daughter is a spoiled brat – and it's my wife's fault for indulging herThe Telegraph - By Anonymous .Marriage Diaries is a column by Telegraph Family in which people share snapshots of their relationships and their dilemmas. It is published every Wednesday at 5pm Our 20-year-old daughter started her
Trying to bring up a child as gender neutral is fighting the wrong battle entirelyThe Telegraph - By Lucy DenyerAlmost every parent I know frets, at some point, about the extent to which they are “gendering” their child. Little flutters of anxiety about dressing a male child in blue and a female in pink, or giving
Kids How to teach kids financial responsibility in a cashless ageThe Telegraph - By Jack RearWith cash payments slowly on their way out, and the rise of tap payments, it may not be surprising to learn that young people in Britain are finding themselves confused about their finances. Data published
A better sex life and permission to ditch boring friends: the 5 ways your life improves with an empty nestThe Telegraph - By Lucy BeresfordThe ultimate goal of parenting is to raise children with the skills and confidence to leave home and lead healthy, independent lives. But this knowledge doesn’t stop the often devastating emotional pain
Millennials Take two generations and mix well: what can a millennial learn from a retiree in the kitchen?The Telegraph - By Jack RearWhat happens when a millennial and a pensioner meet in a kitchen to cook together? It sounds like the setup for a bad joke or perhaps, if you squint, some kind of crime novel. In fact, neither are true,
Cancer George Alagaiah: 'Cancer brought me to a place of contentment'The Telegraph - By Madeleine HowellWe asked the news presenter, author and journalist, 63, what his younger self would make of his life today... At age five, I departed Sri Lanka in a tangle of silk saris and perfume, after a farewell of
Richard Madeley Dear Richard Madeley: 'I can’t help wondering what became of my first love from eight decades ago'The Telegraph - By Richard MadeleyAs a girl during the Second World War, I lived near a camp for conscientious objectors. I met one of them, a lovely young man from Newcastle. We used to go for walks, sing at the top of our voices; on
Biological Species The rewilding guide to Britain: how and where our most characterful species are being reintroducedThe Telegraph - By Boudicca Fox-Leonard and Philippa Sloan and Jack RearIn late August, unbeknown to most of the capital’s population of eight million, a single white-tailed eagle flew over central London. This magnificent bird of prey was one of six released a week earlier
Richard MadeleyDear Richard Madeley: 'We’re worried that continuing to support our daughter and son-in-law would be throwing good moneyThe Telegraph - By Richard MadeleyWe are an elderly couple, comfortably off, with three children and seven grandchildren. We are a relatively close family and take them all on little holidays every couple of years. We also put money into
Housing Are Ikea's 'flat-pack' houses the answer to Britain's housing crisis?The Telegraph - By Luke MintzWould you ever buy an entire house from Ikea? A mega cardboard box is delivered one morning with a list of instructions, and you are confronted with the gargantuan task of putting it all together – floor
Loughborough University Nine out of 10 children aren't getting enough sleep: here's how to get them back on trackThe Telegraph - By Clover Stroud and Sarah Ewing and Anna Moore and Hattie GarlickNow that the summer holidays are over, many parents will be breathing a sigh of relief about an enforced end to the spiralling cycle of late nights, long lie-ins and a bedtime routine that is all over
Autism The higher cost of raising a child with autismThe Telegraph - By Maggie FrankI thought I had misheard my son’s headteacher when she first rang me. I was at home with my daughter, then a toddler, and when I saw the school’s number come up, I panicked. Had one of the boys had an
'The shock of Mum’s death made me rethink everything'The Telegraph - By Sam GriceAfter his mother’s fatal accident, Sam Grice channelled his grief – and found a way of helping others It was an ordinary Sunday morning. I was making poached eggs on toast when I picked up my phone and
'We tried to split parenting 50:50... But it was harder than we thought'The Telegraph - By Sally HowardWhen writer Sally Howard, 42, became pregnant, she and her partner, Tim Davies, 38, a media lawyer, vowed to split the childcare, household chores, mental load and everything else completely 50/50 – including
‘I don’t wear dresses because I’m looking for cheap thrills’The Telegraph - By David ThomasAuthor David Thomas still lives as a man, but has begun the male-to-female gender transition that will eventually result in becoming a woman. Each week he chronicles his progress. This week, he reflects
Instagram 'Behind the glossy pictures, Instagram is a recruiting ground for groomers'The Telegraph - By Maria Lally and Luke MintzWhen 12-year-old Olivia* tearfully handed her phone to her mother Claire*, she assumed her daughter was having trouble with friends at school. Instead, “she’d been getting messages via Instagram from man.
Hebrides Our dream move for the good life in the Hebrides has ruined our lifeThe Telegraph - By Anonymous .Marriage Diaries is a column by Telegraph Family in which people share snapshots of their relationships and their dilemmas. It is published every Wednesday at 5pm We’d spent nearly nine hours on the
Dolls Kirstie Allsopp: 'It would be idiotic for me to pretend my life has been run of the mill'The Telegraph - By Boudicca Fox-LeonardWe asked the presenter, 47, what her younger self would make of her today... I’ve always been quite domesticated. It’s frowned upon these days to generalise on differences between the sexes but while wasn’t
Great Ormond Street Hospital How your ‘first day of school’ photo makes me feelThe Telegraph - By Stephanie NimmoThis is the week that I dread. This is the week that my social media timeline is filled with pictures of happy smiling children, posing on their doorsteps with shiny shoes and brand new school uniforms.
Richard Madeley Dear Richard Madeley: 'Our son needs a kick up the backside before his GCSE exams'The Telegraph - By Richard MadeleyIt’s now the end of the summer holidays, and I find my son has done roughly a third of the work set by his school. He has GCSEs next year. It’s not as if there have been many other claims on his time,
Avocado There's no shame in being useless at DIY these days, when it's so easy to get someone else to do the workThe Telegraph - By Sophia Money-CouttsThe list of accusations levelled at millennials grows daily now. We cannot afford to buy houses because we eat too many avocados. All that avocado eating is causing bloodshed in Mexico because, as demand
Richard Madeley Dear Richard Madeley: 'We’re uneasy about our granddaughter’s boyfriend staying with us'The Telegraph - By Richard MadeleyOur daughter has sold her house and is moving in with us until she finds something suitable to buy. Consequently her 21-year-old daughter, our granddaughter, will be staying with us for a short time before
Relationships Chore wars: is the division of housework putting a strain on your relationship?The Telegraph - By Debora RobertsonRemember that time Theresa May went on The One Show and described how in her household there were, “boys’ jobs and girls’ jobs”? I was so cross at the gender stereotyping I did a massive “tut”, loud enough
Wales A new term begins in the forgotten schools of Britain's coastal townsThe Telegraph - By Luke MintzLesley Welsh was just two weeks into her new job when she received a thank you card from a Year 11 pupil. A French and German teacher for nearly two decades, Welsh had just taken the reins as principal
Richard Madeley Dear Richard Madeley: 'My husband turns every dinner party into a showcase for his culinary virtuosity'The Telegraph - By Richard MadeleyHow can I stop my husband from behaving as though he is auditioning for a Michelin star when friends come for dinner? I’m not saying the results aren’t delicious, but our guests would be happy with shepherd’s
Kids The great ‘sharenting’ debate: how to find the balance between showing off your kids – and oversharingThe Telegraph - By Radhika SanghaniKids are cute, right? And the average proud parent posts around 1,500 photos online before their child even hits five . But the first wave of children born since Facebook arrived are now teens, and many
