Daniella Gray
Family & Parenting Reporter at Newsweek
Daniella Gray is a Newsweek Family & Parenting Reporter based in London. Her focus is reporting on family dynamics, childhood development, parenting styles, U.S. education and current trends in family and parenting practices.
She has covered breaking and original news on topics such as family relationships, national education schemes and parenting hacks, while securing exclusives with high-profile celebrity moms, including Ayda Field-Williams and Ella Mills.
Daniella joined Newsweek in May 2024 and had previously worked at parenting website goodto.com. She holds a Print Journalism BA Hons Degree and an NCTJ Diploma in Journalism from Nottingham Trent University. You can get in touch with Daniella by emailing d.gray@newsweek.com.
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Forget a $5K Bonus—Here's What Would Make Having Kids in the U.S. Easier24 Apr—NewsweekAs U.S. officials float the idea of offering cash incentives–like a $5,000 bonus–to counter plummeting birth rates, experts tell Newsweek that the proposal misses the point entirely. This week, for every American mother following childbirth, including single mothers, to increase the birth rate. But, experts argue that the real barrier to parenthood in America has little to do with one-time payouts and everything to do with a –mothers in particular–for having children. "If the government...
How Do You Stepparent After Divorce? Experts Explain Complex Relationship26 Apr—NewsweekJennifer Lopez And Ben Affleck File For Divorce - 'Saw This Coming' By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 0 When Chris Martin and Gwyneth Paltrow threw the concept of 'Conscious Uncoupling' out there over a decade ago, it sparked a movement around breaking up with grace for the sake of the kids. Since then, there's been no shortage of advice and online discourse about how to have a healthy relationship with your ex – but what about...
Skin-to-Skin Contact After Birth Does Not Boost Long-Term Development16 Apr—NewsweekThe first moment between a mother and newborn has long been believed to offer lasting benefits, but a new study is challenging assumptions about how far those benefits go. A randomized clinical trial published in the journal JAMA Network Open found that skin-to-skin contact (SSC) between mothers and their newborns in the delivery room did not improve neurodevelopmental outcomes at two to three years of age. Laila Kristoffersen, associate professor at Norwegian University of Science and...
Dad Slammed for What Kids Hear Him Say About Ex-Wife's New Boyfriend14 Apr—NewsweekA father of two is facing backlash online after admitting he's been caught calling his ex-wife's new boyfriend "obscene" names within earshot of their young children. In a post shared to Reddit's 'Am I the a******' (AITA) channel, u/Throwaway-81749 wrote that two years after his divorce, he's still struggling with the fallout—especially now that his ex-wife is with their former next-door neighbor, a man she allegedly had an affair with during their marriage. Newsweek reached out to...
Heartbreak at What Parents Did To Cherish Terminally Ill Baby in Womb14 Apr—NewsweekHeartbreak at What Parents Did To Cherish Terminally Ill Baby in Womb By Daniella Gray Family and Parenting Reporter Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member news article 2 The story of two parents who were told at 14.5 weeks into their pregnancy that their unborn child wouldn't survive has broken hearts on the internet. Elizabeth and Joshua Evans were given a diagnosis of Trisomy 18 for their son Joshua Mark Evans Jr.—a rare genetic disorder that affects about one in 5,000 live births. "We were...
