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'My 16-year-old daughter asked me to buy her a vibrator. What should I do?'

Jane Beth Corcoran

In 2007, Alec Baldwin's voicemail to his daughter went viral. Here's what's happened since.

I caught my son watching porn. What do I do? 3 parents weigh in.

'After graduating university, I received an email from my dad. He wanted his money back.'

Sara-Jayne Rogers

'I'm a consent educator. This is what I want parents to know about teens and sex.'

Jane Beth Corcoran

“Set a realistic savings goal.” A mother-of-6 shares her Five Golden Rules for parenting tweens.

Krechelle Carter

Tilly, 15, died by suicide after years of bullying. This is what her family wants you to know.

Linda's teen daughter shared nude photos with a 'friend'. Then she was blackmailed.

Zendaya and Bella Thorne played best friends. Off-screen, they were pitted against each other.

Shannen Findlay

What are the cast of Freaky Friday up to now, almost 20 years on?

Shannen Findlay

A 25-year age gap and a brief separation: Catherine Zeta-Jones and Michael Douglas' 21-year marriage.

'Dear parents, this is what I want you to know about growing up in a pandemic.'

'My teenagers hate me. I blame the internet.'

"Accept that bad days happen." Daisy Turnbull shares her Five Golden Rules for parenting.

'Don't make it shameful.' Daisy Turnbull has 11 tips for talking to teens about sex and consent.

'Dear parents, this is what I want you to know about being a teenager in 2022.'

Is it okay to let your teen have a sleepover with their BF/GF? 20 parents weigh in.

15 women anonymously reveal their biggest high school regret.

Shannen Findlay

"Nothing could have prepared me for it": Brooke Shields on raising teens during the 'A**hole' Stage.

For 13 years, Britney Spears' father controlled her life. Britney says it was her mother's idea.

Chelsea McLaughlin

'My 16-year-old daughter asked me to buy her a vibrator. What should I do?'

Jane Beth Corcoran

"They won't like you all the time." The 5 things no one tells you about raising teens.

I caught my son watching porn. What do I do? 3 parents weigh in.

'After graduating university, I received an email from my dad. He wanted his money back.'

Sara-Jayne Rogers

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