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Is it okay to send your kids to daycare while you're on holidays?
It's the time of year when workers everywhere take a few days break from the daily grind, but is it okay to still send your kids to childcare and enjoy the serenity? It seems parents are divided on the topic.
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Millions of children to benefit from Medicare dental scheme
More than 3 million children will be eligible for Medicare-funded dental care under a new scheme.
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The top 10 parenting skills
Raising kids does take skill – as well as patience, stamina and lots of love! Here are the top 10 parenting skills that can really help you raise happy and healthy kids.
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How to share pregnancy news with infertile friends
How do you tell someone you care about that you've fallen pregnant while they've been trying for so long? Here's advice from someone who's been through it.
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Two operations for child who swallowed battery
A three-year-old girl is recovering after swallowing a tiny button battery. Her doctors have warned that "for a child who has swallowed a battery, every minute matters".
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Is it okay to send your kids to daycare while you're on holidays?
LETITIA ROWLANDS It's the time of year when workers everywhere take a few days break from the daily grind, but is it okay to still send your kids to childcare and enjoy the serenity? It seems parents are divided on the topic.
Unvaccinated children to be excluded from childcare
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Changes to vaccination requirements for children in childcare took effect across NSW on January 1.
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To pay tribute to his late wife, who died of cancer a few years after marrying and having a child, a father and his young daughter posed for a series of photos that reflect on their lives with and without her.
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Millions of children to benefit from Medicare dental scheme
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DAN HARRISON More than 3 million children will be eligible for Medicare-funded dental care under a new scheme.