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APRIL 2015

TV star changes her mind about her surrogate child. Is set straight by a judge.
Samuel Johnson's interview about his ex-girlfriend's suicide is honest and bold.
More men are getting vasectomies to carry the burden of contraception.
The surprising (and hidden) benefits of pain.
Julie Andrews on why her children always came before her career.
"I was adopted in 1969. And I knew it was finally time to find my biological mother"
That time David Campbell discovered he had a secret half sister.
Stuck in application limbo? Here's how to get your kid into a good school quick smart.
This guy got a huge and intricate tattoo of his baby on his face.
11 movies you loved as a kid that need to be remade. Today.
Welcome to the world of baby lead weaning, the new way to introduce solids.
"What I will tell my children about ANZAC Day."
"The unplanned pregnancy I never wanted."
Funeral parlour puts wrong body in open casket. Tells family it's no biggie.
The despicable cruelty of the anti-vaccination movement
Why French women get on so well with their daughters-in-law.
"Why I buy alcohol for my teenage daughter"
Long-lost siblings accidentally matched on Tinder. Flirted for DAYS.
What's the worst experience you've had with your in-laws?
Almost one in ten kids is suffering clinical anxiety.
She couldn't get pregnant so found an egg donor on YouTube.
"I am teaching my teenage daughter to drive"
Why you don't actually need to finish your course of antibiotics.
The Block couple announce pregnancy after 3 years of trying.
Science has cryogenically frozen a Thai toddler. Here's everything you need to know.
Childcare costs set to rise, yet again.
The latest ghost photobomber is standing right behind a little girl.
Charity walk on Overland Track a success for father who carried son with cerebral palsy for a week.
Sad news for Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin.
When grandparents suddenly have to raise their grandchildren.
Thoughts on a second marriage
The 7 apps every parent needs to download today.
Mackenzie Moretter just turned 10. But nobody wants to come to her party.
From India, With Love - Latika Bourke's adoption journey.
"I want my kids to have a boring and uneventful life. This is a delusion."
Ryan 'Fitzy' Fitzgerald talks about his grief at the loss of his baby daughter.
Aussie actress Isla Fisher named her baby something very unique.
8 practical, straightforward ways to ease your child's back-to-school anxiety.
MKR Judge, Colin Fassnidge's daughters have been threatened in the vilest way on Twitter.
"Why I'm happy to take my kids out of school next week."
“Why aren’t there more willies on Game of Thrones? It’s not fair”.
"I said no to a baby shower. Now I'm getting two."
This 5yo girl has put your last charity fun-run to shame.
What happens when old people join The Facebook ...
A healthy lunchbox may not look like you think it does.
"My sister gave everything about my baby away on Facebook."
Missing man contacts family after 10 years.
All your babysitting questions answered.
The extraordinary challenge and joy of raising a child with autism.
The sound of Australian summers won't be the same without Richie Benaud.
No matter what age your family, women always work with one eye on the phone.
Our favourite royal family just won our hearts all over again.
A buff footballer comforting a cute crying child...shameless swoon.
"What our mums never tell us about what it takes to be a mum."
27 times parents who texted, really shouldn't have...
Amie told a TV audience she had a favourite child. It's all about the way he smells, apparently.
Lisa Curry: celebrities deserve to be treated like people too.
Role reversal: When your widowed father starts dating again.
Parents, it doesn't matter whether you spend all day with your kids or not.
How to look like you're organised (when you are so far from it).
'This is the life I've lived after my dad took his own life when I was 10.'
'I do not want children. And no, I am not sad. And no, I am not ashamed.'
The problems with relying on the bank of mum and dad.
"50 things I will tell my daughter".
"The moment that my mother closed her eyes".
Daylight savings reminder: Change the batteries in your smoke alarm.
The tragic truth behind forced adoption in Australia.
Claudia Karvan on how motherhood changes creativity.
Weather presenter dares to appear on TV while pregnant. Receives vicious hate mail.
How does a fashion blogger dress her kids?
"How I became the worst critic of stay-at-home mums."
18 things pregnant brides have to do differently.
PASS IT ON: Whooping cough boosters recommended in the 3rd trimester of EVERY pregnancy.
Johnny Depp's daughter is all grown-up and looks a lot like her dad. Funny that.
One woman's stance against losing weight for her wedding.
"I don't expect to pay nothing for childcare. But I also don't expect for women to make a loss when they work."
He saw her on The Voice. Contacted her on Facebook. Last week, they got married.
Awesome dad makes art work for his kid's lunchbox. Wins lunchtime.
"The unexpected things I'm dealing with as my child with autism grows up."
Forget Tupperware parties, egg freezing parties are all the rage.
A (hilarious) letter to my children about menopause.
She lost her husband to drugs at 32. Now, she's continuing his legacy in her work.
"So the wedding is over...Now what?"
Three generations of one family among Germanwings crash victims.
How do you reassure your kids a robber isn't going to get them?
The photo that has Madonna being labelled a bad parent.
"Thank you for taking me home." A woman's letter to her pilots after the Germanwings tragedy.
Peppa Pig Easter craft, for when your kids whine "I'm bored."

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