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Nicole Pedersen-McKinnon reveals the best bank accounts for kids.
In 2014 actor Samuel Johnson broke the world record for the longest unicycle journey – raising awareness and funds for cancer through his Love Your Sister, campaign.
There are dozens of identical branded products sold at Aldi, Woolworths and Coles. Fairfax Media finds out which supermarket is cheaper for people who don't want home brand.
Family and friends of a six-year-old girl from Victoria, who is fighting cancer for the third time, are appealing for help to raise $400,000 – the cost of potentially life-saving treatment only available in the United States.
Retailers say they're sick of opportunists who lie about what they're buying to get a discount or who try to avoid paying at all at self-service checkouts.
Australian families are paying up to $400 more a month for private health insurance than consumers in comparable countries like Britain and New Zealand.
The flexible working hours make it a family-friendly job
A 12-year-old boy from Tasmania has taken charitable giving to the next level. The inspiring youngster makes a cuddly toy every day, to comfort sick children in hospital.
As the school holidays draw near, many of us parents are deciding what's in store for the kids.
The sun is shining, which means it is the perfect time to take the kids and head out to the annual Melbourne Night Noodle Markets.
What do you do when an uninvited guest barges into your caravan? Grin and bear it or politely encourage them to leave?
When you're in the thick of the weekly routine, a weekend away with the family can abstractly seem heavenly. Getting out of the inner city, breathing some different air and traipsing unfamiliar ground sounds so awesome you spend your weekdays dreaming about doing it.
Bindi Irwin has shared a cute snap of herself cuddling up to boyfriend Chandler Powell after spending three weeks together in the US.
It used to be enough to set up a tepee in the corner of the lounge room and call it a day, but that's over.
I quickly got used to being chased by kids, old people, dogs... Everyone loves icecream.
One fed-up Arkansas mum decided to take matters into her own hands - giving away most of her children's toys and reclaiming her life in the process.
Trust Kip & Co to come up with something new and groovy just as we head into peak gift-giving season. Two new rugs have just been released from this innovative home decor company which has thrilled us with its quirky designs in bed linen, furniture and its many art product collaborations.
And seriously – it's #parentinggoals.
There's nothing quite like receiving unsolicited judgement about your parenting– particularly when it's done anonymously.
A western Sydney woman says she has suffered severe burns after falling asleep on her charging iPhone 7.
Abstinence is not the answer when it comes to young people and sexting, according to a new report into emerging digital sexual cultures.
"All my friends have their own device," your child might be saying. 'Everyone' might also have their own Facebook and Instagram accounts and personal YouTube channel.
Too much happiness is dangerous for nine-year-old Millie Webb.
If you’ve been through the pain of losing a family pet, you’ll know just how heart-wrenching it can be. For many little ones it’s their first experience of death.
I was recently listening to Australian author and entrepreneur Daniel Priestley as he was sharing his philosophy on the "power of no".
Joanna Dodge Scheuerman admitted something many of us can probably relate to; some days we don't feel like being a parent.
All about patience, and other qualities I lack.
1.5 million Aussies have this skin condition. So, how do you treat it?
In a parody of Sia's hit 'Cheap Thrills', mother-of-two Deva Dalporto shares the realities of socialising post kids.
Over time, our consistent thoughts become our beliefs. This is a positive thing if our beliefs serve us in some way - like believing you are a healthy person, resilient or talented in your work. But when our beliefs are based on thoughts that do not serve us now or in the future, they become dangerous.