Rationalising habits that you know to be bad for you is no easy task. Throw in the complexities of love and relationships, and you’ll find yourself in even more of a bind. In this extract from ...

The new retreat towards more traditional gender roles will not only harm women, but also the men promoting it, warn social psychologists.

If it is the latter and you don’t want Edie to negatively influence your girls by modeling bad behavior, explain to her that you have “certain rules” at your house and what they are.