Let’s talk about sex, baby (and gender, too)
Part of what we do here at The Correspondent is explain our learning curve as writers and bring our readers
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Author: Irene Caselli
From boys to feminists: raising a child in a gender-free environment
Wanting to raise a feminist son has forced me to confront some of my own uncomfortable biases. But a world without gender benefits boys just as much as girls.
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A match made in Evin: an encounter that showed me no story is too small to tell
In this, the season for gift-giving, we correspondents reflect on interactions with members that have enriched our journalism. After my
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We need to end the stigma around menstruation. Period
Last weekend, I travelled for about 30 hours to get from my birth family that was reunited in Trento, Italy,
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Trauma can be inherited. We need to understand what we’re passing on
When it comes to negative experiences in childhood, the body seems to keep score. But even small changes can positively affect health in later life.
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Leaving crumbs behind
Little Thumb is one of those old fairytales with so many horrible details that it would never make it into a
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Reading time
(Featured photo: Andrea Spinelli Barrile) “Are you reading to him?” This was the question that my son’s paediatrician asked when
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Why I’m “wasting my time” writing about children
I will be blunt this week. If you are a parent or carer, or are expecting at some point in
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Let’s remember the day play went from being a privilege to a right
The Convention on the Rights of the Child set out to enshrine children’s wellbeing, safety and security – not to mention their right to play. There is much work still to be done, but on its 30th anniversary, it’s worth reflecting how much has been achieved.
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Childhood pictures
If you have been reading my newsletters and my work for The Correspondent so far, you already know that I
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