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Parenting

DECEMBER 2023

A primary school mum gave us 4 genius tips for back-to-school shopping.
These are apparently the most annoying things parents do... and I'm guilty of a few.
'People told me I'd 'never be ready' for motherhood. Actually, they were wrong.'
Five kids, a cancer scam and an abortion controversy: Inside the Internet's most-watched family.
How two Utah mums built a parenting support network while abusing their own children.
'I was a stay-at-home-mum when my kids were little, but I hope my daughter isn't.'
'I have a blended family. Here are 8 things I never expected.'
'I'm a family therapist. Here are the 5 biggest causes behind mother/daughter conflict.'
'I've been estranged from my stepmum for 6 years. It makes Christmas an emotional minefield.'
Crippled by self-criticism and self-doubt? You could have a mother wound.
'I am sixty-three years old. How can I be a mother again?'
There are theories about Princess Mary's solo Christmas card.
Soft swinging, assault charges and 'sister wives'. The Taylor Frankie Paul story explained.
'I'm not ready, I'm scared.' Gogglebox's Isabelle Silbery shares her emotional birth story.
'I buy my daughters whatever they want for Christmas. I wish I didn't have to.'
ASK HOLLY: My friend had kids and became boring. Is it okay to break up with her?
'My daughter's bully was rewarded with a leadership role by her school.'
'We focused so hard on getting pregnant, we forgot how to have sex.'
Anna left her ex with just her clothes. She’s now owed over $200K and lives in a tent.
'Half of Australian parents smack their kids and I used to be one of them.'
11-year-old Alex Batty went missing in 2017. He's just escaped a French 'spiritual community'.
Hilary Duff is expecting her fourth baby. But her romance with Matthew Koma almost didn’t happen.
Parents, you're spending too much money on your kids.
An open letter to other women with split families on Christmas.
15 years ago, we were the Year 12 success story. It was a trap.
These 8 tips will change the way you travel with kids.
'I did 13 rounds of IVF to become a solo mum by choice.'
During her pregnancy, Sophie drank occasionally. At 14, her son received a diagnosis.
LEIGH CAMPBELL: My best days are the ones my son is in daycare.
9 Christmas gifts for the Disney obsessed in your life.
'Friendship cups' solved my kids' biggest social drama in 3 minutes. Here's how.'
'I'm a financial expert. Here are 4 money questions I wish I asked before having a baby.'
'Yes, my family is disabled. But mostly by society.'
'A woman wrote 117 reasons not to have kids. As a mother, this is my rebuttal.'