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The rising cost of childcare means more and more families are relying on grandparents to help with looking after the kids.  While all parental relationships – even good ones – are fettered by rules about bedtimes, hair styles, tattoos, and choice of friends,  grandparents are exempt from all this baggage.  While you spend all your time trying to teach your children about good eating habits and appropriate behaviour, your parents may be undermining all your good work.  So how do you negotiate the tricky business of deciding the rules when your devoted, but perhaps over indulgent, parents are caring for your children?  Claire Irvin, editor in chief of parenting magazine and Jackie Highe,  author of ‘The Modern Grandparents’ Guide’ join Jenni to discuss the issue.

Today Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani schoolgirl shot in the head by the Taliban, turns 16 and she’s celebrating her birthday by making her first public speech since the shooting.   She’ll  deliver a keynote speech to the United Nations later today calling for universal education for girls.  At the heart of "Malala Day" is a call to improve the lives of the 57 million children around the world who do not have access to education.  Malala’s dream is for the right for all girls to go to school.  Georgie and Madiyah celebrate their 16th birthday today, and will talk about their dreams for the future.  is hosting a live link-up with the UN event at London’s Southbank Centre which will be attended by hundreds of school children.  The charity’s chief executive, Tanya Barron, joins Jenni in the studio.

As well as making it into the Woman’s Hour Power list, Siobhan Reddy, Studio Director of Media Molecule, was also, earlier this year, named Australian Woman of the Year in the United Kingdom.   The recognition she says has been like "a rocket up the bum'' and is inspiring her to do more to encourage other women to break into the traditionally male-dominated gaming industry.   She joins Jenni to talk about her own role models and women in gaming.    

A study has shown that women who work long-term night shift jobs – including nurses, cleaners, care workers and call-centre handlers - could be adversely affecting their fertility. Dr Linden Stocker and Dr Ying Cheong of the University of Southampton looked at the reproductive health of 119,345 women and found an increased rate of menstrual disruption and miscarriage in night shift workers. Dr Linden Stocker and Sarah Veale, Head of the Equality and Employment Rights at the TUC, join Jenni to discuss the findings.