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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.
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.
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.
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.
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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'Little Miss Sunshine' strips down

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Having a baby at 47

Jenny Sinclair We were just getting some freedom back in our lives; now we're back at square one with its midnight horrors and 24/7 responsibilities.

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Why IVF parents are choosing girls over boys

AMY CORDEROY Parents are increasingly asking to choose the sex of their children in an attempt to lower their baby's risk of diseases ranging from cancer to autism, IVF doctors say.

Baby born four months after mum loses cancer battle

Abbott pledges to ease the way for Australians to adopt overseas children

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Claims of 'virgin births' in the US

How to share pregnancy news with infertile friends

Greer Berry 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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Most unusual names of 2013

Melanie Mahoney Brand names, animals, places and seemingly random nouns (Cheese, anyone?) have given some parents inspiration for naming their babies in the US in 2013.

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How your baby is learning skills for life in the womb

Breast cancer mum makes ultimate sacrifice for her son

'Embrace your changing body': Mum dances throughout pregnancy

Family overcomes roadblocks to welcome one of Australia's first babies for 2014

DEBORAH GOUGH Errant kangaroos on country roads weren't enough to stop Max Alexander from being the first baby born in Victoria this year.

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Caesarean sections on the rise in ACT

GEORGINA CONNERY More women are having caesarean sections than ever before in the ACT, reflecting national trends, according to a new report.

Australia today: more babies, with fewer teen mums

Fitness blogger's post-baby selfie sparks debate

Woman forced to have c-section, has baby taken from her

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Female genital mutilation a problem in Australia

The female genital mutilation of children is much more common in Australia and by Australians overseas than authorities can detect, according to NSW Community Services minister Pru Goward.

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Rabbi sued after severing newborn's penis during circumcision

Melanie Mahoney A rabbi is being sued for severing a newborn's penis during a botched circumcision ceremony.

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Ava's life with Prader-Willi Syndrome

Mum of triplets on 'the best and worst months of my life'

Would you let your baby swim in croc-infested waters?

Rock-a-bye baby ... and sleep for 14 hours a day

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.

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Unvaccinated children to be excluded from childcare

Changes to vaccination requirements for children in childcare took effect across NSW on January 1.

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5 tips for parents of children with port-wine stains and other physical differences

Pool shade sails 'may only provide partial protection' for children

Review: Wet'n'Wild Sydney with babies and toddlers

Is your toddler's body clock making bedtime a battle?

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Couvade syndrome: when dads have pregnancy pains too

Libby Hakim Insomnia, nausea, tiredness and indigestion. While they’re not the most wonderful part of pregnancy, they usually don’t come as a surprise – unless it’s the dad-to-be who’s the one suffering.

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Dad and daughter's loving tribute in mum's memory

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.