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Motherhood

OCTOBER 2016

Jamie Oliver’s trick to get his kids to eat veggies shows he ain't no superdad.
Why car safety for kids is no small issue.
The exact number of treats it's "okay" for kids to have at Halloween.
We speak to Missy Higgins about social media, creativity and how motherhood changes everything.
"Mummy bloggers have scared me off motherhood."
"10 things people always say to my daughter that are borderline creepy."
How to talk to a parent who is in grief. From someone who's been there.
'Before I had kids, I was a senior journalist. Now I clean toilets for a living.'
There is one group of people in the world who are not obsessed with Sonny Blake.
Dear smug mummies: "Don't tell me how to make my baby sleep".
10 times Sonny Blake was the cutest thing on the internet.
Do you breastfeed overnight? You need to know these new expert recommendations.
A mother asks if it is neglectful to leave a 5-year-old at home alone.
There is one despicable detail no one is talking about in the new paid parental leave scheme.
Cassandra Thorburn gives her first interview since her split from Karl Stefanovic.
Four working mums talk about Cassandra Thorburn's open letter.
"My husband gave me HIV on our wedding night."
Some people think it's sexist. But I'm a 'mumpreneur' and I'm proud of it.
Chrissie Swan admits breaking the co-sleeping 'rule'.
Celebrity DJ Snapchats the birth of his son and we're not sure how we feel.
Classic toys that never go out of style.
The woman who's given everyone in her company unlimited holidays.
Sally Faulkner is living every mother's worst nightmare.
'Nana has died.' How I learned to talk to my kids about death.
Why Lisa Wilkinson banned her kids from social media until they turned 16.
Meet the mums whose simple ideas became multi-million dollar businesses.
"The seven topics you must never bring up in the mummy forums. Trust me."
How is self-examination helping us to detect breast cancer earlier?
How to throw the kids birthday party to top them all.
"I wonder why so many smart people can be stupid parents."
Mum discovers her 3-year-old son used to be a 30-year-old woman.
"Remember THAT moment!" The photo that captures a mother's emotion seconds after birth.
'We are often forced to pump in the bathroom.' An artist's response to being a working mother.
The truth about parenting that only introverts know.
The untold story of motherhood on Facebook.
'There is no such thing as a perfect age gap between kids.'
A boy who refused to eat anything but chicken and chips has suffered devastating consequences.
A staggering 45 per cent of us still think that kids should have a stay-at-home mum - study.
The funniest things our toddlers have done while hangry.
A mum’s battle with her 3-year-old over dessert branded cruel.
Why foster mum Danielle insisted on getting to know her foster daughter's birth mum.
"A letter to the other parents: I'm sorry my son hurts your children."
"I just gave my baby boy up for adoption. I have six weeks to change my mind."
This is the way stores should do kids clothing.
'The real reason I got a designer vagina.'
Clementine Ford on the beautiful, brutal reality of life as new mum.
Family-of-four dead: Parents 'struggled to cope' with severely disabled children.
Dear Ivanka Trump, this is what an actual Woman Who Works looks like.
Mothers argue for the right to 'free birth', despite concerns.
6-year-old Brisbane boy finds crystal meth inside toy egg.
"I wasn't pregnant, but I endured 3 days of labour."
"I'm struggling with attachment parenting now that my kids are growing up."
Famous child prodigies who have inspired us throughout history.
"How I healed after delivering my stillborn baby."
'My partner named our baby after his ex.'
'It's unfair to pick on Bec Judd. She's not the only one reinforcing the crazy idea that motherhood is easy.'
"Things I'd rather do than take my kids to the supermarket with me."
The Straight Parents' Guide to Raising a Non-Homophobe.
Mylee Manning smiled at her dad and went safely to sleep. She never woke up.
Youth mental health group now providing tools for parents as HSC starts in NSW.
This is what a day of Carrie Bickmore's life looks like.
Confessions of an emotional eater.
"I donated breastmilk to an adopted baby for 7 months."
A 62-year-old woman has given birth to her 3rd child amid intense criticism.
Preschool asks SAHMs to pick kids up early. Frankly working parents SHOULD get priority treatment in childcare.
Mum distraught after ex-husband has son’s hair cut without her permission.
Seven Year Switch's Cassie: "I lay awake last night with tears rolling down my face."
"Over many years, I suffered sexual abuse. Here's why I'm no longer hiding it from my kids."
"Whether you believe this or not, I gave birth to my baby."
The awful "vegan mum" story this week taught us that mums need far more support.
Zoe Foster Blake's life advice is the best thing you'll read all week.
"I just prefer natural products for my baby."
The truth about parenting? It's a gradual process of letting go.
When trans men choose to breastfeed - or 'chestfeed' their babies.
This mother of four has one hell of a parenting mantra.
"I warned parents about a terrifying moment with my baby and the bath, then I was brutally shamed."
The ultimate "last minute mums" guide to pulling off Halloween.
This is what Kate Middleton is really doing when she bends down to talk to Prince George.
"Dear new mothers in my life: you’ve changed."
"I refuse to say a woman is "successful" at breastfeeding."
Actress Madeleine West unleashes on the man she caught "perving" on her while breastfeeding.
Parents are resorting to extreme measures to get rid of head lice.
Teachers, parents urged to engage young children with digital technology devices.
"My baby could have drowned last night and it's all because of me."
The girlfriend of Alex Nation's ex-husband just got very candid about her parenting skills.
Missy Higgins shares the parenting anxiety she's been "losing sleep over".
There's one very important, very rigorous test Sam Frost must pass before she can have kids.
Jenny lost her life to breast cancer, but she left behind a powerful gift for her loved ones.
The faces that every parent of a toddler recognises.
A mother is suing a major airline after it 'lost' her unaccompanied son.
A mum-to-be asks the internet: “What are your opinions on this name for my baby?”
"I am the 70s child of a health nut. And I wasn’t vaccinated."
'My mother-in-law bought a floor-length white gown to wear to my wedding.'
17 beautiful badass breastfeeding tattoos.
The simple thing that turned this little boy’s life around.
The mum who threw out her all kids’ toys. And she says she has never been happier.
"A nurse did that." The thank-you letter no parent wants to write.
An open letter to the woman who shamed me for bottle feeding.
How to bridge the age gap between your kids.
Christie Hayes comes clean about the struggles behind her picture-perfect marriage.
"The secret to long-term happiness is part-time employment."
Why getting babies into strict routines isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.

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