Parents

kids

Yes, toddlers and teens are developmentally similar. And finally, it all makes sense.

Shona Hendley
kids

"I have Ziploc bags full of my children's baby teeth - but I can't bring myself to throw them out."

Anne Brinser Shelton
baby

"It's more work than I’m willing to put in." 4 women on the moment they knew they didn't want kids.

Amy Farrugia
baby

'He was stiff and making jerking movements': How Rachel's son having a fever caused a seizure.

Nama Winston
school

"They call all day, everyday”: The special needs teachers being bullied by parents.

Laura Jackel
pregnancy

6 things your husband is thinking about becoming a dad, but won't bring up unless you ask.

Sean Szeps
kids

'Some are alarmed my 12yo is in a medical cannabis trial. But life is difficult enough.'

Heather Renton
school

Indoor plants are a trend in millennial homes. And now they're in Aussie classrooms too.

Shona Hendley
teens

"I didn’t want to look at myself": Ella was in Year 12 when a severe case of eczema spread across her face.

Nama Winston
parent opinion

Sylvia Flote modelled maternity wear with a fake bump. Now she's pregnant, she wants us to know the truth.

Nama Winston

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Pregnancy

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"I felt like a failure." Kate Miller-Heidke on her difficult start to motherhood.

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"I was in pain for years after childbirth. Then recently, a doctor referred me to get an X-ray."

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pregnancy

Meghan Markle might be past her due date. Here's what that means for her birth plans.

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pregnancy

"I'm sorry we have to ask you that": What it's like having a D&C after a missed miscarriage.

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pregnancy

There's a theory we already know the name of Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby.

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pregnancy

"Is it safe?": A midwife tells us exactly what it's like to have a home birth in Australia.

Helen Vnuk
pregnancy

There's a convincing Game of Thrones theory that Arya Stark is pregnant and we're not coping.

Jessica Staveley
pregnancy

Why parents are choosing to have their baby shower after the birth of their baby instead.

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pregnancy

"The three-minute pelvic floor exercise I'm doing every day during my pregnancy."

Amy Nelmes Bissett
pregnancy

Before at-home pregnancy tests, doctors relied on a large, aquatic frog. And the results were accurate.

Belinda Jepsen
pregnancy

Why it's highly likely Meghan Markle and Prince Harry's baby will be born in the morning.

Bella Fowler
pregnancy

"There is a woman: 30, no children." The story of three women whose truth we can't see.

Nadirah Angail
pregnancy

"I had three miscarriages in nine months. These are the lessons I learnt about grief."

Erin Khar
pregnancy

Prenatal depression is real. A doctor shares the five most common warning signs.

Dr Dawn Kingston
pregnancy

"I was in terrible pain." The story of the world's first successful DIY C-section.

Belinda Jepsen
pregnancy

We've just seen the actual size of a dilated cervix and, Mum, you deserve an apology.

Jessica Wang
pregnancy

'This is exactly what it feels like to have your eggs frozen at 24.'

Natalie Fornasier

Teens

teens

"I didn’t want to look at myself": Ella was in Year 12 when a severe case of eczema spread across her face.

Nama Winston
teens

Debutante balls might sound outdated. But in 2019, they're more popular than ever.

Shona Hendley
teens

'I wanted the pain to end.' Bella attempted suicide age 17. Then her teacher stepped in.

Bella Cini
teens

"Right now, I'm not sure I like him very much": The unique struggle of raising a teenage son.

Laura Jackel
teens

"Sit near the back": How a flight attendant travels with her own kids on planes.

Melanie Lynn
teens

Kate Moss' daughter Lila Grace is 16 and a model. This is what she looks like now.

Jessica Staveley
teens

"My teenage daughter just got clear aligners and here's the verdict so far."

Andrew Daddo
teens

"It becomes a morbid fascination." The hidden toll of school shootings we're just starting to see.

Helen Vnuk
teens

Andrew Daddo on his teen daughter's decision to get her teeth straightened.

Andrew Daddo
teens

Cindy, 14, broke the rules at a friend's house. The punishment changed her life forever.

Jessica Staveley
teens

What parents need to know about the viral "48 hour challenge".

Bella Fowler
teens

A rape survivor made it her mission to talk to teens about sexual assault. This is what she learned.

Belinda Jepsen
teens

‘My friend is using ice and smoking pot. What do I do?' An expert shares her advice.

The Conversation
teens

Everything you need to know about nangs, the worrying craze growing amongst Aussie teens.

Shona Hendley
teens

How some Australian teenagers are rebelling against their anti-vax parents.

Nama Winston
teens

For everyone calling Katie Price a bad mother, we need to talk about Dwight Yorke.

Chelsea McLaughlin
teens

"I have no choice": Model Katie Price on the difficult decision to place her son in care.

Belinda Jepsen
teens

Parents have been warned about a terrifying online "game", Momo, that encourages self-harm.

Jessica Chambers
teens

Just a bunch of cringe-worthy things all 90s kids did at sleepovers.

Bella Fowler
teens

The must-watch Netflix movie for any mum who has a kid entering high school this year.

Nama Winston

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parent opinion

'As a mum watching the drama between Tati Westbrook and James Charles unfold, I feel sick.'

Helen Vnuk
baby

Nurse Emma worked in a circumcision clinic. What she saw has stayed with her for 25 years.

Laura Jackel
pregnancy

"I felt like a failure." Kate Miller-Heidke on her difficult start to motherhood.

Bella Fowler
baby

When a Melbourne mum found her baby was breech at 32 weeks, she 'turned' him herself.

Cindy Lever
baby

From McKenzie to Hayden: 3 teachers share the baby names on their blacklist.

Shona Hendley
baby

"The money advice I wish I'd heard before having a baby."

Emma McMillan
pregnancy

"He would be four months old." When Mother's Day comes with a unique kind of grief.

Lauren Sautchuk
kids

“Loss doesn’t bring all families closer.” 10 things I’ve learned since my Mum died.

Nicole Redfern
baby

"I'm really struggling." Carrie Bickmore on the side of parenting we don't always see.

Billi FitzSimons
parent opinion

"From one single mother to another, you're definitely not alone on Mother's Day."

Nama Winston
baby

"My proud Greek heritage." Kayla Itsines on the special meaning behind her baby girl's name.

Bella Fowler
parent opinion

"I enjoy it much more now": 4 single mums tell us what their Mother's Day looks like.

Shona Hendley
school

"The classroom is a battlefield." A teacher on why she's being trained to physically restrain her students.

Anonymous
baby

Within a matter of two days, Jody's breast milk turned blue.

Billi FitzSimons
kids

MANDY NOLAN: This is what mums actually want this Mother's Day.

Mandy Nolan
parent opinion

"She survived so I could thrive." A thank you letter to my immigrant mum this Mother's Day.

Jessica Wang
kids

"The unique pain of becoming a parent, when you've lost your own."

Sarah Henson
baby

"It's naive at best and deadly at worst": The hidden dangers of amber teething necklaces.

Gemma Bath
kids

10 Mother's Day cards that didn't exist. Until now.

Jessie Stephens
teens

Debutante balls might sound outdated. But in 2019, they're more popular than ever.

Shona Hendley
kids

It could happen to anyone: 5 tips to ensure you never leave a child in a car.

Jacqui McCallum
baby

'The 10 odd fears I had about bringing my newborn baby home.'

Clare Lewis
pregnancy

Here's what 66 new mums looked like in the days after giving birth.

Ali Moore
pregnancy

"I was in pain for years after childbirth. Then recently, a doctor referred me to get an X-ray."

Claire Murphy
kids

Joshua and Taylor lost custody of their son after stopping chemo. Now, they want him back.

Helen Vnuk
kids

An expert warns against a common excuse parents use for their kids not brushing their teeth.

Nama Winston
kids

Exactly how much early childhood educators earn in Australia.

Billi FitzSimons
baby

Why no one calls their baby Jessica anymore.

Helen Vnuk
parent opinion

The people we're thinking of today, while the world is talking about Meghan Markle's baby.

Nama Winston
teens

'I wanted the pain to end.' Bella attempted suicide age 17. Then her teacher stepped in.

Bella Cini
kids

The world watched as Prince Harry found out what every new dad knows to be true.

Holly Wainwright
baby

Literally just everything we know so far about the birth of the royal baby.

Clare Stephens
baby

"Our royal baby was born." Amy Schumer welcomed a baby boy within hours of Meghan Markle.

Gemma Bath
baby

Inside the royal birth rituals that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were expected to follow.

Ali Moore
baby

"Over the moon." Exactly what Prince Harry said when he announced the birth of his son.

Gemma Bath
baby

The strict royal law that means Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son won't be a royal.

Amy Clark
baby

Meghan Markle is in labour, with Prince Harry by her side.

Jessie Stephens
pregnancy

Meghan Markle might be past her due date. Here's what that means for her birth plans.

Nama Winston
parent opinion

The obstetrician's comment that tells us exactly why more women want home births.

Holly Wainwright
baby

"I felt helpless." Tania Zaetta on the heartache of seeing her newborn twins in special care.

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