Welcome to The Family Lens.
If this is your first visit, you’re joining us at the beginning of a conversation about modern family life. We’re delighted you’re here.
There is no shortage of information available to families today. Advice is everywhere, opinions arrive faster than ever and every week seems to bring another headline promising to tell us how to parent better, live healthier or raise happier children. Some of that information is thoughtful and genuinely helpful. Some of it simply adds to the noise.
The Family Lens was created to offer something a little different.
Rather than chasing headlines or offering easy answers, this publication explores the questions that sit beneath everyday family life. Through thoughtful journalism, careful observation and evidence-informed writing, we hope to encourage conversations that leave readers with a new perspective rather than a list of instructions.
Whether you’re here because you’re raising young children, navigating the teenage years, thinking about education, looking after your own wellbeing or simply interested in the changing nature of family life, we hope you’ll find something that resonates.
A good place to begin
Every article published by The Family Lens is intended to stand on its own, so there is no right place to start. If you’re looking for a feel for the publication, these features are a good introduction.
The Childhood We Can’t Schedule considers whether, in our desire to provide children with every opportunity, we sometimes leave too little room for the unplanned moments that quietly become childhood.
Turning Down the Noise explores the many different forms of noise that shape modern family life, from social media and society’s expectations to the pressure we place on ourselves, and asks what becomes possible when we create a little more space.
Why Do We Still Praise Women for Taking Up Less Space? looks at the language we use to measure women and questions why appearance so often overshadows strength, capability, kindness and resilience.
As the publication grows, this page will continue to evolve, highlighting the articles that best represent the conversations we’re having.
Explore by theme
The Family Lens is organised around six editorial themes, each offering a different perspective on modern family life.
Live explores the everyday realities, relationships and rhythms that shape family life.
Learn champions curiosity, education and lifelong learning.
Explore celebrates travel, adventure and shared experiences.
Thrive focuses on health, wellbeing and living well.
Connect looks at the relationships, communities and conversations that help families flourish.
Discover shares thoughtful recommendations, books, products and ideas that genuinely add value.
You’re welcome to browse whichever theme speaks to you. Some readers arrive looking for practical advice, others for reassurance, others simply because a headline caught their eye. Wherever you begin, we hope you’ll discover ideas that stay with you long after you’ve finished reading.
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Thank you for reading, and welcome to The Family Lens.