Development
The reasons why you should let your kids get dirty
Is society's total aversion to dirt responsible for the surge in diseases such as asthma, allergies, autoimmune diseases, and even obesity and coeliac disease?
I bought alcohol for my kids, even when they were underage. Here's why.
No one takes alcohol more seriously than me; that's why people are surprised about my parenting choices.
Girls write six-point letter to their dad to convince him to let them pierce their ears
Like many young girls, twin sisters Eva and Ami are desperate to have their ears pierced.
Meet the family of six who take co-sleeping to the next level
One family have taken co-sleeping to the next level β fashioning an 18ft bed big enough for their entire clan.
Dear strangers, please stop telling me my daughter is in danger
It's annoying to be considered indulgent and irresponsible by strangers just because my child dashes like lightning down the street.
A Reddit post reveals what we really wish we learnt in sex-ed
If you cast you mind back to the most embarrassing subject you had to complete at school, sex education for many people would come out on top.
Advice
The question from my seven-year-old daughter that shook me
The behaviour we ignore is behaviour we accept
What to do when end of year parenting burnout hits
"Everything's going wrong," my daughter sobbed on my shoulder.
Behaviour and Discipline
The kind words from a stranger that helped an overwhelmed mum in the supermarket
As parents, many of us are used to receiving disapproving stares and judgmental comments from strangers when our kids are being kids β and just how shaming it can feel.
Seven parenting 'tricks' to get your child to do what you want
Kids will often be stubborn, argumentative and destructive - and getting them to calm down, listen and behave with consideration can be an uphill struggle.
The school that replaced detention with meditation
βIn schools, the response to kids who misbehave has remained much the same for generations: punish them.
Puberty
Sex guide for teen boys picks up where parents leave off
Even the most progressive of parents can be forgiven for fumbling parts of the sex talk.
The Period Game that hopes to teach children about menstruation
A new board game is encouraging girls to 'go with the flow' in more ways than one.
Special Needs
Pointing out the gendered nature of autism diagnosis
Experts suggest the skewed gender ratios for autism overlook how the condition manifests in girls.
Dad desperately needs your old Tommee Tippee cups for teen with severe autism
A British dad has turned to the Internet to help him find a special cup for his 14-year-old son.
Sydney mum searching for kind strangers who lifted her spirits on a bad day
The Sydney mother of a four-year-old girl, who has severe cerebral palsy, is trying to find the family whose kind gesture made her and her daughter smile, on a particularly bad day.
Superheroes help young girl with autism spectrum disorder communicate
Dressing up like Buzz Lightyear and channelling her favourite character has helped six-year-old Kate, who was diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder in 2012, better communicate with those around her.
What happens when my child with Down syndrome isn't cute anymore?
My wife, Vanessa, thinks I worry too much. She's right. But whether we want to think about it or not, Emmett has a rough road ahead.
Six-year-old girl pens touching letter defending her brother who has autism
When a classmate told six-year-old Lex that her big brother was "weird" she didn't take it lying down.