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"It still hurts." The unique grief of losing an embryo after IVF.

Nama Winston

parent opinion

'Age 12, my daughter told me she was transgender. This is what I want other parents to know.'

Anonymous

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"Don't be a d*ck." Comedian Georgie Carroll has a few things to say about mum guilt.

Georgie Carroll

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MIA FREEDMAN: We need to talk about how our school holiday system is broken.

Mia Freedman

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'As an early childcare teacher, I want parents to know what really goes on each day.'

Charity Makris

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OPINION: 'I’m all for teaching my girls to be proud, but you can count me out of period parties.'

Katie Bowman

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Cameron Diaz and the paradox of motherhood: You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Nama Winston

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'Never stop noticing the details.' After eight years of marriage, here are my eight pieces of marriage advice.

Michael Thompson

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Parent opinion: 'Pushy parents are everything wrong with kids' talent shows.'

Lidija Zmisa

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Constance Hall: 'Well done. You were once again the legendary memory maker of Christmas.'

Constance Hall

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‘Did I just try to drown my baby?’ What I learned about parenting after a psychotic episode.

Anita Link

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'Motherhood has given me a sense of purpose. I've also never been so bored.'

Alexa Prinno

parent opinion

'At 28, I became a full-time caregiver to my sister. The hardest part is the isolation.'

Anonymous

parent opinion

'To my darling kids, I know this drought is hard. But one day, it will all be worth it.'

Lucy Gallagher

parent opinion

"My friend scolds her son for acting 'like a girl'. But I can't blame her."

Ann Wainwright

parent opinion

Constance Hall: Your kids won't remember the plastic crap you're buying them.

Constance Hall

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"I just had the most amazing birth experience, but I’m afraid to talk about it."

Virginia Tapscott

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"Do you think your kid is more likely to be gay?" 8 things to stop asking same-sex parents.

Sean Szeps

Motherhood

kids

"It doesn’t always feel rewarding." The complex reality of the stay at home mum.

Katie Bowman

parent opinion

'I won't let my husband see me naked. It's been 6 years.'

Jessica Hood

baby

'She was waking eight times a night.' Mia Freedman on how sleep school saved her as a new mum.

Mia Freedman

opinion

'Please stop telling me I'd "make a great mum." Instead, respect my choice.'

Tracey Skipper

celebrity

"Welcome to the world." Turia Pitt has welcomed her second child.

Jessica Wang

teens

'My son has been battling alcohol addiction since he was 14. I was his enabler.'

Kathleen Pooler

wellness

"I see you looking lost." An open letter to every 40-something-year-old woman.

Chantelle Atkins

kids

'I literally change the clocks.' 24 slightly unethical but bloody effective parenting tips.

Helen Vnuk

kids

‘12 years ago I quit my job to become a stay-at-home mum. It’s the best thing I've ever done.’

Lidija Zmisa

pregnancy

From full bush to Brazilian, we asked women how they addressed their pubes before childbirth.

Nama Winston

kids

In 2009, Octomum was the world's most famous mother. This is what her life looks like now.

Jessica Staveley

parent opinion

Cameron Diaz and the paradox of motherhood: You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

Nama Winston

kids

"He's killing it." I'm a Celebrity's Nikki Osborne on the reality of raising a son with autism.

Jessica Wang

parent opinion

Parent opinion: 'Pushy parents are everything wrong with kids' talent shows.'

Lidija Zmisa

parent opinion

Constance Hall: 'Well done. You were once again the legendary memory maker of Christmas.'

Constance Hall

pregnancy

"I didn’t expect the sadness." The symptoms I wasn't told about before I got pregnant.

Simone Ball

pregnancy

Eating greens while feeling green: Yes, you can have a vegetarian pregnancy.

Natalie Esler

baby

"My wife is the real miracle." A dad's emotional tribute, moments after the birth of his son.

William Trice Battle

celebrity

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up.

Billi FitzSimons

pregnancy

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

Mandy Nolan

friendship

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

Anonymous

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ANONYMUM: "When I saw a penis on my 20-week scan, I wailed."

Anonymous

family

"The behaviour of my friend's husband has made me uncomfortable on a few occasions."

Anonymous

real life

"I just knowingly ruined a man's life, but he destroyed mine first."

Anonymous

baby

"Stop setting the bar so low. I'm a father, not a babysitter."

Blake Woodward

baby

'She was waking eight times a night.' Mia Freedman on how sleep school saved her as a new mum.

Mia Freedman

baby

"My wife is the real miracle." A dad's emotional tribute, moments after the birth of his son.

William Trice Battle

celebrity

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up.

Billi FitzSimons

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'High Achievers.' 11 years ago, we were the Year 12 success story. It was a trap.

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Radio host Harley Breen has advice for any man considering becoming a dad, ever.

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"Leunig. Let me tell you all the things I'm doing on my phone while 'neglecting' my child."

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"It still hurts." The unique grief of losing an embryo after IVF.

'Age 12, my daughter told me she was transgender. This is what I want other parents to know.'

'I won't let my husband see me naked. It's been 6 years.'

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 11 things I’ve learned in 10 years of being a mother.

OPINION: Don't just blame the driver. Blame our drinking culture.

OPINION: Please stop asking my three-year-old son if he has a girlfriend.

"Don't be a d*ck." Comedian Georgie Carroll has a few things to say about mum guilt.

MIA FREEDMAN: We need to talk about how our school holiday system is broken.

'As an early childcare teacher, I want parents to know what really goes on each day.'

OPINION: 'I’m all for teaching my girls to be proud, but you can count me out of period parties.'

Cameron Diaz and the paradox of motherhood: You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

'Never stop noticing the details.' After eight years of marriage, here are my eight pieces of marriage advice.

Parent opinion: 'Pushy parents are everything wrong with kids' talent shows.'

Constance Hall: 'Well done. You were once again the legendary memory maker of Christmas.'

‘Did I just try to drown my baby?’ What I learned about parenting after a psychotic episode.

'Motherhood has given me a sense of purpose. I've also never been so bored.'

'At 28, I became a full-time caregiver to my sister. The hardest part is the isolation.'

'To my darling kids, I know this drought is hard. But one day, it will all be worth it.'

"My friend scolds her son for acting 'like a girl'. But I can't blame her."

Constance Hall: Your kids won't remember the plastic crap you're buying them.

"I just had the most amazing birth experience, but I’m afraid to talk about it."

"Do you think your kid is more likely to be gay?" 8 things to stop asking same-sex parents.

Motherhood

"It doesn’t always feel rewarding." The complex reality of the stay at home mum.

'I won't let my husband see me naked. It's been 6 years.'

'She was waking eight times a night.' Mia Freedman on how sleep school saved her as a new mum.

'Please stop telling me I'd "make a great mum." Instead, respect my choice.'

"Welcome to the world." Turia Pitt has welcomed her second child.

'My son has been battling alcohol addiction since he was 14. I was his enabler.'

"I see you looking lost." An open letter to every 40-something-year-old woman.

'I literally change the clocks.' 24 slightly unethical but bloody effective parenting tips.

‘12 years ago I quit my job to become a stay-at-home mum. It’s the best thing I've ever done.’

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In 2009, Octomum was the world's most famous mother. This is what her life looks like now.

Cameron Diaz and the paradox of motherhood: You're damned if you do, and damned if you don't.

"He's killing it." I'm a Celebrity's Nikki Osborne on the reality of raising a son with autism.

Parent opinion: 'Pushy parents are everything wrong with kids' talent shows.'

Constance Hall: 'Well done. You were once again the legendary memory maker of Christmas.'

"I didn’t expect the sadness." The symptoms I wasn't told about before I got pregnant.

Eating greens while feeling green: Yes, you can have a vegetarian pregnancy.

"My wife is the real miracle." A dad's emotional tribute, moments after the birth of his son.

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up.

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"

ANONYMUM: "When I saw a penis on my 20-week scan, I wailed."

"The behaviour of my friend's husband has made me uncomfortable on a few occasions."

"I just knowingly ruined a man's life, but he destroyed mine first."

"Stop setting the bar so low. I'm a father, not a babysitter."

'She was waking eight times a night.' Mia Freedman on how sleep school saved her as a new mum.

"My wife is the real miracle." A dad's emotional tribute, moments after the birth of his son.

Lleyton and Bec Hewitt's kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up.

Listen Now

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Little Kids: What Happens If Your Relationship Breaks Down?

Introducing The Safe On Social Toolkit

Pop Up: How Six Weeks Can Launch A Lady Startup

"What if people tease him?" Sophie Cachia just voiced every school-age parent's first-day anxieties.

3 mums share how they established their babies' sleep cycles in the first 6 months.

Parent committees and 'nude' lunchboxes: The things I'm saying no to this school year.

ROAD TEST: The Bonds Wondercool Zippy that'll help your baby sleep better this summer.

What to do if your child is having butterflies about starting a new school year.

'I'm not going to sugar coat it.' A message to mums in the newborn trenches.

Karl Stefanovic and Jasmine Yarbrough are expecting their first child together.

'I was loved and respected by my mother. Until my unplanned pregnancy.'

Amelia and Oliver: The most popular Aussie baby names of 2019 have been announced and there's a vintage theme.

'High Achievers.' 11 years ago, we were the Year 12 success story. It was a trap.

'I've been pregnant in my 20s, 30s and 40s and here's what differed each time around.'

5 parents share how much allowance they really give their kids and teens.

Anxiety, envy and everything in between: Four partners on pregnancy from their perspective.

"Best. Thing. Ever." New mums share the practical baby buys they can't live without.

Radio host Harley Breen has advice for any man considering becoming a dad, ever.

‘I got phone numbers every time’: How I dealt with being a new mum who needed friends.

"Leunig. Let me tell you all the things I'm doing on my phone while 'neglecting' my child."

"My heart is bursting." Natalie Imbruglia has welcomed a baby boy.

HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: Women are not better at multi-tasking than men. It's a lie we've been sold to keep us busy.

Angelina Jolie's six kids aren't babies anymore. They're all grown up and we can hardly deal.