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Parenting

AUGUST 2022

What's the one fight you have again and again in your household? 17 women weigh in.
Just 9 tips for having meaningful conversations with your teen, according to an expert.
'I had a baby 3 months ago. Last week, my doctor fat shamed me.'
"Wow, you’re a jerk." A practical guide to staying sane when your toddler isn’t sleeping.
"You will get ghosted." I teach young men about respect. Here's what I tell them about dating apps.
From $0 to $22,000: 11 women on exactly how much they saved before having a baby.
The "Wren Effect": 11 parents on what they share of their kids on social media.
'Is it just me, or have school lunchboxes become really complicated?'
'Last week proved there's no hate like the hate reserved for mums on the internet.'
'My kids' childhood couldn't be more different to mine. There's one thing I get to share with them.'
'I'm a kindergarten teacher. Here's the difference between sending your child to school at four or five.'
"We just couldn't catch a break." The struggle of winter sickness for parents.
In 2009, Octomum was the world's most famous mother. This is what her life looks like now.
4 years ago, Amanda Goff got drunk at a mums' BBQ. It was a 'lightbulb moment'.
'I asked women to share their experiences with formula feeding. This is what they told me.'
OPINION: 'If we want to change the taboo surrounding child loss, we need to talk about trigger warnings.'
Just 24 genius Book Week costumes if you... totally forgot about Book Week.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: Why we can't have a 'civil' conversation about working mothers.
'I had 6 rounds of IVF on my own. On the seventh, I fell pregnant.'
As soon as Rye was born, life threw him many challenges. This week, he passed away aged 11.
'My six-year-old son lives with tumours, epilepsy and autism. Here's how he's helping other kids.'
'10 things I was warned about that I didn't truly understand until I was a parent.'
Kelly was pregnant with her third child when she realised something wasn't right with her son Oli.
The 'Peach Test' that has divided the internet.
The "Wren Effect": Why parents are suddenly deleting all photos of their kids.
MIA FREEDMAN: My babies ate my ambition.
'My husband and daughter live with one of the rarest diseases in the world. Here's what it's like.'
'I had a high-flying career. But parenting is the most intellectually challenging thing I've done.'
'I could never be a "full time" parent. Here’s why.'
9 things I wish I knew before my first trimester of pregnancy.
'I'm a mum of four. These are the questions I always get asked, answered.'
OPINION: 'I want to be able to choose to be "mother," and only that. But society says no.'
8 things you know to be true if you have a teenager.
The 6 very distinct phases of your toddler's first week at childcare.
'I wasn't a friend, I was a mark.' How I found out my 'mum mate' was running a pyramid scheme.
"You can never pack too many snacks." 7 simple hacks for travelling long-haul with kids.
“I’m more at home than I think I’ve ever been.” Exactly how I feel about my body after my first child.
The 'TikTok clothes hanging trick' and 5 other clever time-saving parenting hacks.
"You'll feel more thirsty than you've ever felt before." 6 things no one tells you about breastfeeding.
"Scream into your pillow when you need to." The rules for parenting a teenager.
“What the heck am I meant to eat more of when breastfeeding?" and 7 other questions we asked a lactation expert.