Family Home Life | Essential Kids

Fantasy homes that are death traps for your children

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8 creative kids rooms you wish you could move into

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How to minimise conflict in shared bedrooms

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Family time is more fun when it's messy.

Reasons why I'll probably never have a 'clean' house

While our house is usually clean (as in, hygienic), it's also usually a mess. I don't think it'll ever be magazine-worthy neat. But is that such a bad thing?

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Five quick cleaning tips

Five cleaning tips to keep your house appearing tidy - even when you're time poor.

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Homemade cleaning remedies

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Household chores for kids of all ages

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Creating an organised kitchen

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Bananas for potassium: Whether it plays a direct role in better health, or encourages a focus on healthy foods, the ...

Ten vegetables and fruits you're storing wrong

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Frey Laundry Detergent for Men wants you to join the revolution.

'Mantergent': the laundry detergent that real men use, apparently

Ditch your girly spring breeze and embrace this Mantergent to become part of the revolution.

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An entry in the 2014 Cubby House Challenge.

The Cubby House Challenge is back

What makes a great cubby house? The Kids Under Cover Cubby House Challenge is back to find Australia's best.

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How to stop your recyclables ending up in landfill

If you think you are doing your bit for the environment by recycling at home, you could be mistaken.

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Architecture for the smallest of clients

Take a tour of this architecturally-designed cubby playhouse in Melbourne

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No time for playing perfect homemaker, plenty of time for recipes with mince

I'm a crap housewife and proud of it, says Jessica Rowe.

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Meet the 26-year-old Melbourne foster carer opening her home to our most vulnerable

For the past two years, a 26-year-old Melbourne woman has been opening her heart - and her home - to the children who need it most.

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Mark Short with his three children, Mark Jr., 5, Liana, 8, and Willow, 2.

Family of five killed in murder-suicide after youngest survives heart transplant

A two-year-old girl who received a heart transplant when she was one-week-old has been shot dead with her family, including her two young siblings, in an apparent murder-suicide.