Essential Baby: Parenting Information For Mothers, Fathers, Parents & Parents to be

The Oliver clan after the birth of baby number 5.

What life is really like when you have five kids

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The amazing birth was captured on camera.

Amazing video captures the beauty of an en caul birth

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How do you know when it's time to give up IVF?

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Mum's shock as toddler fat-shamed by internet trolls

When a mother uploaded a cute photograph of her 14-month old child online, she did not expect a swarm of internet trolls to write that her toddler was fat.

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When no one can pronounce your baby's name

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The Tommee Tippee baby products being recalled over safety fears.

Tommee Tippee super soft dummies recalled over safety fears

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Essential Baby & Toddler Show - Sydney, 23-25 September. Save $20!

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Parents Briohney and Matt Anderson (back) Taylor, Oliver (right) and their Staffy Axel relax in their Davidson home.

For Sydney's best areas for families, head north

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Here are the suburbs that reign supreme if you're on the hunt for a family home.

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Couples who undergo IVF may cope better in stressful situations in the future.

The upside of IVF treatment

It seems unlikely, but there might be a silver lining for those who need to undergo in vitro fertilisation treatment.

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Eight-month old babies operate in "we mode", according to experts.

Babies are cleverer than we think

6-12 MONTHS

Eight-month-old babies know when they need another's person help – and act accordingly, finds new research examining the way infants develop their early communication skills.

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"I know I can live better if I find myself a squat": Artist Izzy Brown.

Children, pregnant women squatting in East West Link homes

CURRENT AFFAIRS

Children and pregnant women are among dozens of squatters who have been given notices to end their occupation of a number of Parkville and Collingwood homes, left empty after being acquired for the East West Link.

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"Tell a toddler exactly what to do and what not to do, and she balks."

The study that proves we are all basically giant toddlers in the workplace

CAREER

When it comes to happiness in the workplace, it turns out that what we really want is to be treated a bit like a toddler – we need to know the boundaries, but we'd also like a little extra room to move.