What’s got Gen Xers so worried? Why are so many new mums in their 30s? And why are men undergoing mid-life crises in their 40s? This Generational Snapshot uses statistics and case studies from the US and UK to explore how the Peter Pan generation are dealing with adulthood in 2016.

Family planning has been hugely successful, causing fertility rates to decline worldwide. Although this is often viewed as a triumph, there is growing concern that couples are having fewer children than they would actually want, with some having none at all.

While over 70% of American women with kids are now part of the labour force, rising childcare costs mean that paying for nursery isn’t always an option. In the first of a two-part report, we look at why there’s a childcare crisis, and how governments and alternative carers are helping out.

Changing gender roles, new values and an increasingly fluid society mean the nuclear family is starting to feel like a throwback. Is Modamily – a new network that is spearheading the co-parenting trend – a sign of things to come?