Toddler Development
My toddler wants all my attention all of the time - help!
This is a stage, and you and she will move through it. I can (almost) promise it.
No limits: can the new guidelines on kids and screens work?
There are big changes for families in the new recommendations to guide children's use of anything with a screen, such as computers, tablets, mobile phones, televisions and video games.
Lisa, please don't call us crazy
Parenting is hard - and most of us are simply doing the best we can, in order to be "good-enough".
Why more strangers should be like Justin Trudeau
Yes, we've all been there. Whether it's an acquaintance, a random person in a shop or a beloved grandparent, all kids have moments of not wanting to provide a requested high five, cuddle or kiss.
Ten reasons why toddlers are awesome
Yes, they drive you crazy…then you love them…then they drive you crazy again, but there's no doubt toddlers are awesome.
Lift-the-flap books may hinder toddlers learning, researchers say
Lift-the-flap books –popular with parents and children alike – may hinder toddlers from learning new words, researchers have found.
Life with a Toddler
5 things that happened when I stopped making my kids share
I knew the time would come when my younger boy would be just as passionate, possessive and opinionated as his brother.
6 parents to stop judging right now
It's worth looking a little more closely at some common parenting missteps. Could it be these mums and dads are really just like you and me?
Toilet Training
The 5 stages of toilet training your toddler
It's one of the less glamorous tasks of parenthood (because, well, poo) but a necessary one nonetheless.
Toilet training from birth? It is possible
This method, called elimination communication (EC or assisted infant toilet training), is becoming increasingly popular in the West.
When toilet training doesn't go to plan
The books make it seem easy. You start toilet training, and within a few weeks, your child is no longer wearing nappies. In reality, things don't always go as planned.
Toddler Health
Queensland researchers in food allergy breakthrough
Townsville scientists join forces in the fight for a food allergy vaccine
Want healthy kids? Let them play in the mud, feed them allergenic foods - and get a dog
If you read about children's health, you've heard a lot of this before.
Superhero toddler and his 'magic legs' inspire story book
When Ethan Faria's legs were amputated below the knees after he contracted a rare bacterial infection last year, the toddler's family worried about what his future would look like.
Kids better off with full-fat milk, study finds
Children should drink full-fat milk until the age of at least six, Canadian research suggests – as they are likely to grow up slimmer.
Smartphone app claiming to diagnose asthma and pneumonia trialled in WA
Diagnosing asthma and pneumonia could become as easy as coughing into a phone with Perth researchers trialling a potentially revolutionary app.
Toddler told to 'eat at home' after allergic reaction at restaurant
When Jack Chapman and his family sat down for dinner at a local restaurant they didn't realise the meal would end with a five hour visit to hospital.
Education & Play
Early touchscreen use may help fine motor skills in toddlers, study finds
If you're feeling guilty about giving your little one the iPad so you can have a few moments' peace/do the laundry/catch up on some work - here's some welcome news.
How colour can affect your baby's development
Colourful kids spaces don’t only look great, but can assist in learning and behaviour, too.
10 beautiful books to buy now for later
These books make a great idea for baby showers, christenings, naming days, and early birthdays too.
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.
Toddler Products
See the new Thomas & Friends clothing range for girls
It's a long overdue move for kids and parents alike.
10 steps to get that Scandi feeling in your little one’s room
Bring the simplicity and functionality of Scandinavian design into your nursery or kids' room.
Quick look: new biodegradable bamboo meal sets from Love Mae
We're a bit thrilled with the new mealtime sets from Love Mae for spring/summer 2016.
Childcare
How Melissa made $3.6 million 'rorting' child care
A 28-year-old woman has been found guilty of fraud after she forged children's attendance records at her Aussie Giggles family day care centre to rake in more than $3.6 million in taxpayer funding.
Childcare worker investigated after threatening toddler's mother
An early childhood teacher has been censured for serious misconduct after she threatened the mother of a young child.
'All about the profits': Families desert childcare
Some parents of children attending a for-profit childcare service run by the private equity firm that floated Dick Smith say its centres are being run into the ground as profits are siphoned off.
The (very) big business of little kids
It's boomtime for corporate childcare in Australia, with for-profit operators and the big, listed landlords who own more than half the nation's centres boasting of strong growth, increasing rental income and multimillion dollar profits for their shareholders.
It's that time of year when women like me find out if we can afford to go to work
Saman Shad's six-month-old son was on childcare waitlists since well before he was born, but none of them have a place for him next year.
Jail time for daycare worker involved in 'baby fight club'
A judge sentenced a former daycare worker to nearly three years in prison for her role in what prosecutors called a "baby fight club".