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The day I bought my son 'beautiful gold shoes'

I'm driving to the shops with my four-year-old to buy a pair of 'beautiful gold shoes'. He desperately wants a pair just like his big sister's.
No bake carrot cake balls

Ever feel like cake, but want a healthier option? Then make up a batch of these delicious and healthy no bake carrot cake balls.
11-year-old boy helps deliver mum's baby

Hearing his mum scream, James Dukes rushed to her aid.
No cook playdough recipe

This is so simple to make and the best part is there is no cooking required.
School holiday activities

Kids bored already? Here is your (life-saving) guide to entertaining the kids throughout the school holidays.

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The day I bought my son 'beautiful gold shoes'

Cristy Clark 12:05pm I'm driving to the shops with my four-year-old to buy a pair of 'beautiful gold shoes'. He desperately wants a pair just like his big sister's.

Friend wanted: little girl with autism pens heartbreaking note

Livia Gamble A little girl with autism has written a heartbreaking wanted note, seeking what every child should have.

Four-year-old twins with Down syndrome start their first day of school

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

Parents, choose your battles with preschool fashionistas

Hair accessories from your youth

Get outside with the kids and nurture a healthy lifelong hobby

Jason Hodges 11:00am Gardening with the kids can be a fun, educational and cheap activity that also gets kids outside and active.

Want your kids to learn another language? Teach them code

Steve Goschnick Kids that code gain a good appreciation of computational thinking and logical thought.

Peppa Pig and Build-A-Bear Workshop

"Normal Barbie" finally got her period

Raising mentally and emotionally tough kids

Dinnertime storytelling makes kids voracious readers

Sydney schoolgirl brings home gold in elite science comp

Andrew Leeson This year Australia participated for the first time at the International Earth Science Olympiad, in which nearly 100 top high school students from 22 nations compete.

In praise of a common-sense parenting revolution

Maggie Dent Staff and parents are finally making choices to allow primary students to climb trees again, to roll down grassy banks, and to-do handstands and cartwheels again because not only is that good for children physically, it helps build resilience.