Parenting 2

'We didn't give permission for our daughter's photo to be used. Then she was on the side of a bus.'

Jessica Staveley

‘We just noticed a few slight changes.’ How Sophie Cachia knew her marriage was over.

LEIGH CAMPBELL: A comprehensive list of everything you need to get before you have a baby.

'If Jen was your friend, would you really be urging her to get back with Brad Pitt?'

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

From a childless woman, thank you for not asking me if I'm "thinking about kids.”

Sue Radford is pregnant with her 22nd child, and we have so many questions.

From $50,826 a year to $2,380: 11 parents share how much they spend on their children's education.

A $28 Kmart jumpsuit, plus 18 other throw-on outfits you can breastfeed in this summer.

From 3 days to 3 years, eight mums share when they stopped breastfeeding.

I screamed at my toddler and he wet himself. It taught me a valuable lesson about parenting.

Gabrielle Williams

'It's the third year that's the hardest.' What I learned after losing my teenage daughter.

Jacqueline Dooley

"For three years, my husband gaslit me about our son's disability."

Grease be gone! People are using dishwashing tablets to clean their ovens, and it's working.

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

Janessa Docking

"You can be accused of things." The Wiggles' famous finger move was born out of suspicion.

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