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Parenting

JULY 2023

‘I travel on the reg with little kids. Here are 12 things I always pack to make life easier.’
'As a new mum, I told my friend I was too busy to catch up. Her reaction shocked me.'
'My 6-year-old son has ADHD. It's nothing like you think it is.'
'We cancelled family dinners and something magic happened.'
Would you offer your children non-alcoholic beer? Kristen Bell does.
'Lots of trauma.' What all the kids from Dance Moms have said since appearing on the show.
OPINION: 'Sorry, but first birthday parties are a complete waste of time. And money.'
MIA FREEDMAN: 'Would you buy your teenage daughter condoms?'
'It's nearly 4am.' Hamish Blake has unveiled his daughter's latest birthday cake.
'The prospect of Christmas is thrilling.' The 8 most unexpected delights from the first year of parenting.
'I was reading bedtime stories with a glass of pinot in my hand, but I still didn't recognise my drinking problem.'
'Say his name.' The 5 things I've learned from losing a child.
'My number-one parenting hack: I wear noise-cancelling headphones.'
If your kid is home sick from school, is unlimited screen time ok?
‘They’re here for it, haemorrhoids and all.’ An ode to mum friends.
'I thought I knew who Andrew Tate was. Then I discovered his "hand gesture".'
'My husband is a stay-at-home dad so I can work. Stop telling me I'm 'lucky'.'
'After 16 years of marriage and 2 kids, we still have sex almost every day thanks to these 5 things.'
'Ask for help in advance.' 5 things I will do differently when I bring my second baby home.
'It's such a shift in dynamics.' The complex emotions of caring for your parents.
Ada Nicodemou accidentally sent a racy pic to a parents' group chat. The mums 'hated' her for it.
OPINION: 'No offence, but birth 'plans' are bullsh*t.'
OPINION: 'There’s only one secret to equal parenting, and it’s a bottle.'
'The 4 major things I’ve learnt since becoming a first-time solo mum by choice.'
'Weeks before my daughter graduated, she sent me an email. She never wanted to see me again.'
'4 years ago, I cut off my toxic step mum. Now I don't know if I made the right decision.'
'I always thought mothers who breastfed toddlers were weird. And then I became one.'
Jessie Stephens got married, pregnant and started her second book. She felt 'complete numbness'.
The unstoppable rise of luxe beauty brands and the children who want them.
'I lost one of my twin daughters 18 years ago. I'm still honouring her every single day.'
'Why do you want both?' I was shamed for being a working mum. Here's what I said.
'Teaching them what calm feels like.' 14 parents on the ways they're teaching their kids healthy habits.
'After 10 months of maternity leave, I returned to my corporate job. 2 hours into it, I quit.'
Kids barking at each other and kitty litter in bathrooms? Exactly what's going on with ‘furries’ at school.
9 of the best books to connect kids to Country this NAIDOC week.
4 of the most confusing purchases you need to make for a newborn, explained.
After Tom Brady left Bridget Moynahan, she found out she was pregnant. Here's what her life looks like now.
This is why your parenting 'mistakes' are actually a good thing.
'We're over the moon!' Mary Viturino and Conor Canning are expecting another baby.
'When life gets overwhelming, exercise helps me.' What the science says about exercise as a form of therapy.
‘I’ve exchanged hours for building towers’: 6 things I’m doing differently as a second-time mum.
'Every woman has a story.' In 2023, the stigma attached to single mums must stop.
'She stood up to bullies!' 10 mums on their greatest parenting wins.