My daughter is leaving for university. How can I support her – and cope with the loss?
Dear Annalisa, I am a single mum to an 18-year-old daughter. It has always been just us two, and we have a very open, supportive, healthy relationship. She…
I’m thinking of having a baby on my own. The Guardian
Dear Annalisa I am 36 and have been single for over a decade. Although I would like a partner, I am fairly happy (and definitely resigned)…
“Our student son is angry. He thinks we’ve deprived him of his culture.” Published in The Guardian
Dear Annalisa We have lived in the UK for 15 years and have one child – a son who is bright, funny, kind and caring.…
“I sometimes say nasty things to my little girl – I don’t mean to, but can’t help it.” Published in The Guardian.
Dear Annalisa I have two daughters. The younger is two: beautiful, smiley, gets everyone to do what she wants. The elder is five: intelligent, sensitive, kind…
Why I still breastfeed my four year old. The Independent.
In December 2004, I wrote in these pages about how I found myself “still breastfeeding” a 14-month-old, when previously I had viewed “extended breastfeeders” as a…
Child’s play for adults. Published in The Guardian.
It’s debatable when I actually became an adult. According to various criteria it probably wasn’t until I left home at the rather late age of 22…
Annalisa Barbieri 