Parenting 2
FEBRUARY 2020
What it's like to parent an autistic child, when you are autistic yourself.
'Who... caters?' Just all the things no one ever told me about playdate etiquette.
Mia Freedman: 'The year my kid gave me a birthday card, and I gave it back.'
There are 'fines' for not helping out: A mum's genius chore chart for her kids.
Former Masterchef winner Adam Liaw on what family dinners look like in his house.
So pretty: The 'Pancake grazing platter' is a cheap and easy meal idea for bored kids.
"My partner lives this whole other life." The harsh reality of FIFO parenting.
"I relate so hard." The many life lessons us parents can learn from Bluey.
"It doesn’t always feel rewarding." The complex reality of the stay at home mum.
'I find my 7yo with undies…on his head.' An honest recap of getting my kids ready for school.
"I've never felt more judged than as a stay-at-home mum."
'Age 12, my daughter told me she was transgender. This is what I want other parents to know.'
A big change in 2020 and multiple jobs: A day in the life of 'crap housewife' Jessica Rowe.
"Stop setting the bar so low. I'm a father, not a babysitter."
"Millions of tears." Kate Everett's life now, 2 years on from her daughter Dolly's death.
'Go buy yourself a dress'. The GP's advice that landed Laura Byrne's baby in hospital.
Constance Hall: 'Step-parenting is ridiculously hard. It almost cost me my relationship.'
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: 11 things I’ve learned in 10 years of being a mother.
Ten doors down and a lifetime of questions: At 41, Robert Tickner reunited with his birth mother.
"My daughter and I talk about everything. But I don't know what to say when she hurts herself."
'I fell asleep for 5 minutes after feeding my baby. When I woke up, my 4-year-old was missing.'
"They police everyone else." Six things you know to be true if your kid LOVES rules.
'My son has been battling alcohol addiction since he was 14. I was his enabler.'
It's perfectly legal to smack a child in Australia. But there's evidence it shouldn't be.
'After my stillbirth, I requested time off work. It was declined.'
11 things you know to be true if you were a shy child.
No more soggy sandwiches: A dietitian shares her simple, five-day lunchbox plan.
7 parents share their nails and fails of flying with kids.
"I see you looking lost." An open letter to every 40-something-year-old woman.
"What if people tease him?" Sophie Cachia just voiced every school-age parent's first-day anxieties.
An international model and a low-key son: Everything we know about Johnny Depp's children.
'My son was spending 16 hours a day gaming. The addiction almost destroyed him.'
'I'm pulling my girls out of their prestigious private school. But we're not moving.'
High staff turnover and general chaos: The red flags to look for when touring a childcare centre.
OPINION: Please stop asking my three-year-old son if he has a girlfriend.
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