Update on “We’re supporting our student son, but he just lazes about”, published in September 2010.
If I hear back at all from readers, it is usually either very soon after their letter was published, or, as in this case, some years…
Sex education fails when it’s all about sex and not emotions. Published in The Week.
IT WAS the last term of primary school and I snuck into the library to look up how babies were made. I had a niggling doubt…
My mother won’t stay still long enough to mourn my father’s death. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My mum was widowed six years ago. My dad died, in his early 60s, after a short, unexpected illness. It was a shock for…
My partner is keen to see his daughters but his ex doesn’t encourage it. The Guardian
My partner separated from his wife three years ago. It was an acrimonious split and he was very much held accountable for the demise of the…
My daughter refuses to speak to my boyfriend. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am in my 40s and live with my two daughters, X, 15, and Y, 12. Their father and I separated five years ago.…
The big six show: so much brain power and not a spark of Light. The Week.
IT WAS the day after the biggest storm to hit Britain in 25 years. As more than 50,000 people were into their second day without electricity,…
“My son has put on weight and grown breasts and body hair – and he’s only nine.” The Guardian
Dear Annalisa My son was nine earlier this month. About six months ago, he suddenly put on a lot of weight and hair under his arms…
Radio 4: Is it ever okay to spy on your children?
After I wrote this article in the Guardian, I went on Radio Four’s Woman’s Hour to discuss if it was ever okay to spy on your…
The Great British Bake Off Final 2013. The Week.
REMEMBER a time when people baked just for something nice to eat with a cup of tea, not to photograph it? A time when there weren’t…
“My partner treats me like a little girl. And he doesn’t want children with me.” The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I have been with my partner for just under 10 years. We were 20 when we got together and so have grown and changed…
Annalisa Barbieri 
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