Baby Development
Month-by-month guides to your baby's first year
This is a month by month guide to your baby's first year.
Baby talk: how to help kids discover language
In the beginning, don't worry how stupid you feel - just talk. When a baby is a newborn the content doesn't matter, and language learning has already begun in the womb.
Babies know whether you are naughty or nice
Studies have shown that infants in the first months of life try to avoid dealing with social wrongdoers - for example, sharing less with them and helping them less - and they expect others to, too.
How baby talk is beneficial for brain development
When I do talk to the baby, he ignores me anyway. How important is it to talk to the baby? And if it is important, what should I talk about?
What’s in a milestone? Understanding your child’s development
Supporting children's needs and understanding developmental foundations are much more important than when they first walked or talked.
When your baby starts crawling
Once I overcame the thrill of my baby meeting a new developmental landmark, I realised the practical implications of living with a crawler were not so sparkly.
Breastfeeding
How newborns can 'breast crawl' for their first feed
They may be only minutes old but, when placed on their mother's bare tummy, it is possible for most healthy newborns to move themselves to the breast, latch on and begin feeding on their own.
Kind stranger gives breastfeeding mum the help she needs
All new mums know the feeling - you order a meal for yourself and as soon as it arrives your baby needs to be fed.
Life with a Baby
The sneaky ways babies get inside our heads
Those cute features are actually designed to hijack your brain.
Girl with Down syndrome posts letter to doctor who wanted parents to abort her
When Courtney Baker was pregnant with daughter Emersyn Faith, her doctor recommended an abortion.
Parenting
When my fur baby met my actual baby
I fell in love with a rescue dog. Then along came a baby. Could we all live happily ever after?
Baby Care
Would you put your baby outside to sleep?
When television personality Jessica Rowe was holidaying in Iceland last week she noticed something that caught her eye - babies sleeping in prams outside cafes and restaurants.
Australia's first baby spa opens in Perth
Sure it's aimed at a niche demographic, but it's sweet to see babies blissing out at Baby Spa Perth.
The pain of teething
If the tooth fairy takes teeth away, it must be something like a goblin who brings them in the first place.
Your guide to going out with your baby for the first time
If the thought of taking your baby out on your own makes you a bit nervous, you're completely normal.
'It's not a crack': chiropractor speaks out after being slammed for working on baby
An Australian chiropractor has called for calm after a video showing him performing a chiropractic technique on baby was slammed by experts.
Help! My baby will only sleep in my arms
It's stressful to be the one who is holding your baby most of the day, but it's even more stressful to wonder, 'am I doing something wrong? Or am I creating bad habits?'
Baby Sleep
The bedtime bottle: will it really make your baby sleep?
How often have you been told "Just give your breastfed baby a bottle of formula at bedtime to make him sleep"? But does it work?
Researchers claim controlled crying 'does no harm'
The short and long term consequences of controlled crying are under the spotlight with new Australian research suggesting no harm results from the practice.
The luxury of merino wool sleep bags and PJs for babies
Baby will sleep soundly in the amazing winter sleep products from Merino Kids.
ergoPouch products named 'hip-healthy' by International Hip Dysplasia Institute
One Australian company has received the nod of approval for its range of baby sleep products which help to avoid Hip Displasia.
Swaddling associated with SIDS risk
Parents have been warned to strictly follow safe sleeping guidelines when swaddling.
Baby's death leads to warnings over portacot mattresses
The death of a baby whose head got stuck between a foam mattress and a cot side has prompted a public safety caution.
Baby Food
Singer 'mummy shamed' for baby food choice
Like any new mum, Jana Kramer was excited when her baby daughter was ready to make the jump from milk to solid food.
The baby formula battle playing out on Coles' shelves
Two baby formula brands are at war, with one claiming the other poached a lucrative supply deal with Coles.
Why baby foods' 'health halo' is slipping
Some baby foods have up to 40 per cent sugar, study finds.
Baby Health
'If you don't vaccinate your kids you're a bloody idiot'
The photos are heartbreaking and almost too difficult to look at, but Kayley Burke is begging other parents to take notice.
Perth quintuplets support Light For Riley, trigger Facebook debate
Perth quintuplet mum Kimberly Tucci and her five five-month-olds have become the latest high-profile supporters of the Light For Riley foundation - and triggered Facebook debate in the process.
Mum's warning after babysitter allegedly gives baby a lethal dose of medication
Haddix fell asleep at his babysitter's house one afternoon, then never woke up.
Grandfather's bond with baby boy is truly heartfelt
They may be generations apart, but this photograph shows baby Kolbie Gregware and his grandfather Allan Halstead share a very unique bond.
'Within half an hour we were in theatre'
It took six days and three hospital visits before an x-ray realised Francesca Lever's worst nightmare.
Bid to ban 'aggressive marketing' of infant milk formula fails
Health officials have stopped short of fully endorsing World Health Organisation guidelines to end the aggressive marketing of breast milk substitutes and baby foods for newborn and older infants.
Education & Play
Your one-year-old is more creative than you might think
Even one-year-olds can be very exploratory, experimental and creative.
Baby's water survival video divides viewers
Is it responsible parenting, or is this baby being subjected to unnecessary distress? That's the question dividing viewers of a video showing a six-month-old girl fending for herself in a swimming pool after being enticed to fall into the water.
Baby's future imagined in cute photo series
A French dad has captured his 3-month-old daughter, June, in a series that shows her in outfits of different professions in order to show the possibilities ahead of her. The dad, Malo, says that he, his wife and a few friends work quickly to avoid tiring the baby out.
Adorable photo series of sleeping baby
Freelance photographer and mum Sioin Queenie Liao has created an adorable photo series of her sleeping son, Wengenn in Wonderland. Using only household items, Liao dresses Wengenn for the shoot before nap time, then works her magic while he sleeps. Liao has photographed over 1000 scenes of her son; from Tarzan to toy soldier, Wengenn has many adventures up his very cute sleeve.
Traditional toys beat gadgets in language development
Baby laptops and other talking, flashing toys that promise to improve children's language skills may do the exact opposite.
The simple way you can help your baby's language development
The way parents respond to their child's babbling can shape how their infants communicate.
Baby Products
The Essential Baby nursery nightlight roundup
Illuminate the nursery with a range of soothing night light options.
New release: The Modern Pastel Collection for Bugaboo Bee3
It's soft and pretty and it has just been announced; it's The Modern Pastel Collection for Bugaboo Bee3.
Pregnancy and baby milestone cards from Toucan
Sweet and modern, the new baby and pregnancy milestone cards from Toucan, will make your photo memories that bit more special.