Toddler Development
The gender bias leaving young girls without answers
For years, they were told nothing was wrong with their daughter.
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.
Life with a Toddler
Dad's genius hack for how to go shopping with a baby
A dad has shared his genius hack for tackling Christmas shopping with toddlers.
After his grandkids moved away, this grandpa came up with a beautiful way to stay in touch
Chan Jae, a 75-year-old man from Korea, missed his grandsons terribly when they moved overseas.
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
Does sugar really make kids hyper? Here's what you should know
Here comes the bad news: Even though sugar doesn't make kids hyper, that does not mean it's good for you.
Popular water parks told to meet swimming pool safety standards
Contaminants from children including faeces can be rinsed into water holding tanks and then sprayed onto other users and swallowed.
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.
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".