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NOVEMBER 2022

50 parents share the most ridiculous item their child has put on their Christmas wish list.
We've watched Robert Irwin grow up on our screens. This is his life now.
"Witching hour is torture." 7 things that happened when I transitioned from one to two kids.
At 28, Sarah has terminal cancer. Now she's living out her bucket list with her baby girl.
Shannon's 5 kids were conceived via the same anonymous donor. Years later, she tracked him down.
'I had a child-free wedding. Now that I'm a mother, I'm horrified at myself.'
Elizabeth Banks always knew she wanted to be a mum. Then she found out she had a 'broken belly'.
'I joined a mums group for friendship and support. I quit on week four.'
To the NICU nurses who helped save my baby daughter: thank you.
14 mums on what stage of parenting they loved the most. And what age was the hardest.
'I became a first-time mum at 47. This is what you don't know.'
Is there a right age to leave your kids at home alone? We asked 4 parents and experts.
'My daughter's daycare closed down with just 3 weeks notice. I am not okay.'
6 ways to maintain intimacy after kids, according to the experts.
'I went through menopause at 36. I'm ashamed by how much it winded me.'
We travelled around Australia in a van with our toddler. Here are our top 9 tips.
Donna's breast milk has fed 4,000 babies. On World Prematurity Day, this is what she wants you to know.
'When they raced out at 4:30pm, I felt annoyed.' The misconceptions I had about working parents.
The unique pain and privilege of loving a premature baby.
Michelle Obama's daughters 'tested limits' as teens. She feared life in the White House messed them up.
"Inflammatory labels aren’t helpful." Why we need to rethink the term mum rage.
Just 7 photos that prove kids actually do the weirdest things.
"It's November, and I'm already thinking about 'the work' of Christmas."
I asked 11 mums what they’d do differently after giving birth. Here's what they said.
My Birth Story: My premature baby was born with a 2kg tumour on her spine.
'I’m just so scared.' 17 celebrities who had children via a surrogate.
"A beautiful miracle." Rebel Wilson announces the birth of her first child.
'As a new mum, I followed all the parenting pages. Then it started getting toxic.'
"Why do I need a printer?!" 10 things I did not expect about motherhood.
'I was first put on a diet at 11 years old.' How do we talk to our kids about body image?
How do you actually ease the mental load of Christmas? 20 parents weigh in.
'I'm caring for my sick dad as well as my kids. It's unbearably hard and painful.'
'Like Gisele, I wanted my turn.'
Sarah discovered her dad wasn't her biological dad. It was just the beginning.