Essential Kids: Information for parents of pre and school-age children

Hand sanitiser getting children drunk

Hand sanitiser is an effective way to kill germs and bacteria but for kids, it can be a source of alcohol poisoning.
Nine books to help bully-proof your kids

Read these books with your child to help them cope with bullying.
Mum's confronting image with kids at dad's funeral

A picture tells a thousand words but for this mum, she hopes it saves lives.
Where have all the book parents gone?

I'd been looking to my childhood favourites only to realise that in many, the parents were missing, or long dead.
Raspberry jam-drop cornmeal muffins

This is a simple one bowl recipe that you can whip up at a moment’s notice.

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Preschoolers

Mother's beautiful thank you note to son's kindergarten teacher

Livia Gamble Tracy will forever be grateful to the teacher who never gave up on her son.

Parents, choose your battles with preschool fashionistas

Vikki Ortiz Healy "In that moment of live, emotional parenting, I failed to keep my cool."

Hair accessories from your youth

doll house

Child care worker enrages parents with expletive Facebook post

Tantrum proof: How to raise children who don't feel entitled

Younger Kids

Back to school hairstyles

Cute hair for cute kids, try one of these tutorials and send your children to school in style.

Lego storage ideas

Tired of haphazard Lego storage around your home? Here are some ideas to get all those tiny pieces efficiently and attractively stored.

Bratz toys relaunched, undergo a Mummy-friendly makeover

The curated child's room: meet the hottest interior designers right now

School holiday ideas: activities and worksheets

Brand new shoe brand PLAE comes to Australia

Older Kids

School holiday activities

Your guide to entertaining the kids these school holidays.

Boys growing up in the 80s

Flashback time! Here are a handful of totally retro memories for boys (and a few for girls) who grew up in the 1980's in Australia.

Trends only girls of the 80's would understand

20 amazing ways to modify an Ikea bunk bed

7 ways to turn your kids into book lovers

Schools dress code: student sent home for leopard print hair

Photo Galleries

Entertaining Kids

Bindi Irwin and Australia Zoo will soon launch a fashion line.

Making her dad proud

Bindi Irwin debuts on Dancing With The Stars with Crocodile Rock jive

Ebony Bowden 10:40am Bindi Irwin's debut on the US Dancing With The Stars has earned her the moniker "wonder from Down Under" after an impressive jive in tribute to her late father.

Nine books to help bully-proof your kids

Livia Gamble 5:00pm Read these books with your child to help them cope with bullying.

Looking for parents in children's literature

Supercalafragilistic...: Disney reveal plans to reboot Mary Poppins

30 best children's books from the last 30 years

The best kids films for adults

Family Life

Mum bakes incredible Hulk Princess cake, dad gets all the credit

Livia Gamble 1:57pm When a Toronto mum posted a picture of her amazing Hulk Princess cake, she said she found it "somewhat ironic" everyone assumed she was a man.

The Force is coming: Star Wars theme park to be built in 2016

4:50pm Work on the two Star Wars theme parks in California and Florida is due to begin in 2016, Disney bosses have announced.

Lessons from a 16-year-old's 'on fleek' life - and her extraordinary death

An open letter to my middle child: six prime ministers in eight years

Family: Travel destinations to suit children of all ages

10 lies we believed when we were kids

Recipes

Chicken and vegetable sausage rolls

Nicole Avery Tasty hot and perfect for parties these sausage rolls will be a hit with the kids. They can also be taken cold in lunchboxes, a delicious change from the standard sandwich.

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