Development
My kid uses a landline, not a smartphone. Here's why.
My 10-year-old is too old for this kind of dependence on me, but I think it's too soon for a smartphone for him.
Little girl's first beauty tutorial turned into a disaster
A little girl filming her first hair tutorial will make you cringe with every cut of her scissors.
Aussie slang for the Aussie parent
Australian slang can prove incomprehensible even for the most 'ocker' of us, so we've put together a guideline to help Australian parents battle through parenting life using the correct Aussie terms.
Controversy over '16 and Pregnant' star's dinner date with 6-year-old son
Once a month, Nikkole Paulun's six-year-old son takes her out to dinner. But not everyone thinks it's a good idea.
Lying to kids about Santa: a psychiatrist's view
The story of the serial judgmental housebreaker is one children can easily relate to.
Katie Price's 8-year-old daughter hits back at critics over heavy makeup
Princess was quick to respond to her critics.
Advice
How my son's trip overseas taught me to let go
I wasn't prepared for the way I felt when my 18-year-old son, Dylan, lifted off for a trip to Asia during his winter break.
Does your fire plan include talking with your kids?
When a bushfire blazed close to our home this summer, the kids and I left the area just as we'd outlined ahead of time in our fire plan. Everything seemed to go well – in particular, we were safe and our home was untouched – except for one thing.
Behaviour and Discipline
The one lie that many parents are okay with
What lessons are we teaching our kids when we allow them to lie to get their way at times but not others?
The new anti-bullying campaign #YouCanSitWithMe
Picture this: your child is in the school playground, feeling a bit lost and alone. Where do they go? And, more importantly, with whom do they seek company?
Madonna King: A mother's desperate plea to her son's bully
A mother has made a desperate and impassioned plea to the bullies who made her son's school life hell every day in 2015.
Puberty
Before I knew my daughter was gay, I let her girlfriend spend the night
I soon realised I'd unwittingly put my daughter in bed with the object of her affection when her sleepover buddy came out to me in a series of text messages.
Discovered: The hormone behind your son's tantrums
Ever wondered why your eight-year-old son seems suddenly moody and fractious, falling out with friends or bursting into tears at the slightest provocation? Well, it may just be his hormones.
Special Needs
Girl with autism says first words after three years of silence
Five-year-old Coco Bradford hadn't said a single word in three years - until last week.
Ten text messages parents of children with special needs wish they received
It's the little things that make such a huge difference.
The mum changing the way beauty is perceived in the media
Inspired by her daughter, Grace, who has Down sydrome, Katie Driscoll set out to change the way beauty is perceived in the media.
US town declares itself an autism-friendly holiday destination for families
Earlier this week the town council for Surfside Beach announced it would be making changes, catering more to families with children who have special needs.
Why I am glad to discover I'm autistic
It was as if I were meeting myself for the first time.
'Autism doesn’t mean I’m bad': 7-year-old girl's moving letter
A seven-year-old moved her mum to tears when she wrote explaining how she understands "autism doesn't mean I'm bad".