Jody Allen is the force behind popular mummy blog Stay At Home Mum.

How a mummy blogger made it big

A REDUNDANCY while on maternity leave and pregnant with her second child was the launching pad for a southeast Queensland mum’s fame — and there’s no telling where it will end.

‘It’s full of f**king paedophiles’

‘It’s full of f**king paedophiles’
A FATHER has been left horrified after finding vile messages in a popular game on his son’s iPad.

‘It was a girl, by the way’

‘It was a girl, by the way’
A TEEN sent her boyfriend chilling text messages after secretly giving birth in her bedroom and casting her baby out a second-floor window.

Families about to fall off childcare ‘cliff’

Families about to fall off childcare ‘cliff’
Lanai Scarr CHANGES to the childcare rebate could see thousands of Aussie families struggling to pay their childcare fees.

Students love this Aussie city

Students love this Aussie city
Staff writers FORGET Berlin, Boston or Tokyo. An Australian city has been ranked among the best in the world for students.

‘I’ve always slept with my kids’

‘I’ve always slept with my kids’
Jacinta Tynan JACINTA Tynan has co-slept with her boys on and off since they were babies. It can be a great thing, she explains. OPINION

The heartbreaking truth about IVF

The heartbreaking truth about IVF
Rebecca Sullivan ANYONE who has gone through IVF knows just how long, painful and arduous the process can be, and this photo shows the brutal reality of what really happens.

Teachers play sick game over students

Teachers play sick game over students
A GROUP of school teachers has been filmed in a bar playing a game of “f**k, marry or kill”. OK, fair enough. Except the targets were their own students.

Kid’s adorable note for firefighters

Kid’s adorable note for firefighters
A YOUNG boy has written a ridiculously cute letter to volunteers who fought bushfires over the weekend, thanking them for their bravery.

Britain’s youngest mum pregnant again

Britain’s youngest mum pregnant again
TRESSA Middleton was just 11-years-old when she fell pregnant after her brother raped her. But she’s hoping this time she can keep her baby.

Heartbreaking decision: ‘I was angry’

Heartbreaking decision: ‘I was angry’
Rebecca Sullivan CLAUDINE and Dave Fitzgibbon have been through every parent’s worst nightmare. When it happened to them a third time, they had to find another option.

Kids taken away from mum who co-slept

Kids taken away from mum who co-slept
Shauna Anderson A MOTHER of two young boys who continued to co-sleep with them, despite repeated warnings from professionals has lost her children to foster care.

‘Why can’t he be the father?’

‘Why can’t he be the father?’
Corrine Barraclough A HEARTBREAKING story of a man who lost access to the child he believed was his daughter sparked outrage among news.com.au readers yesterday.

Fix for parents’ big problem with screens

Fix for parents’ big problem with screens
THE iPAD can be both a blessing and a burden when it comes to parenting. Now, there’s help for those who want to control their kids’ screen time.

What a healthy lunch box looks like

What a healthy lunch box looks like
Kathleen Alleaume NUTRITIONIST Kathleen Alleaume is often asked what she feeds her kids for lunch. The answer is actually pretty simple.

‘It bewilders my why it’s not allowed’

‘It bewilders my why it’s not allowed’
Kylie Matthews WHEN Sarah found out her second child was a boy, she burst into tears. She had to go 15,000km to complete her family.

‘Disgusting’: Dad shamed for feeding baby

‘Disgusting’: Dad shamed for feeding baby
Tara Cassidy, The Daily Mercury THIS dad was slammed as a “dirty old (expletive)” for taking his own baby into a parents’ room in a shopping centre.

’Hairy’ baby showed up on ultrasound

’Hairy’ baby showed up on ultrasound
Charles Wade-Palmer SOME kids have to wait years to grow a full head of hair. This baby had a seriously huge mop in the womb. And it was even bigger when it came out.

App as ‘effective as the pill’

App as ‘effective as the pill’
Ian Horswill and wires FOR the first time, a smartphone app has been deemed as “effective as the pill” and certified as a contraceptive device.

‘Now I have to say goodbye’

‘Now I have to say goodbye’
Corrine Barraclough WHEN his daughter was six months old Mike was given full custody. Then he got a phone call that would rip his life apart.

‘Free ride’ over for young Aussies

‘Free ride’ over for young Aussies
Charis Chang and AP YOUNG people will be stripped of their unemployment benefits as part of Newstart reforms, which will force them to wait until they turn 25.

Circumcision benefits outweigh risk

Circumcision benefits outweigh risk
Sarah Wiedersehn, AAP A NEW Australian study has found overwhelmingly in favour of male circumcision.

Daycare worker breastfeeds woman’s son

Daycare worker breastfeeds woman’s son
Kidspot A MOTHER is fuming and hoping the police will press charges against a daycare worker, who she caught breastfeeding her son without permission.

Dad’s ‘favourite photo’ is everything

Dad’s ‘favourite photo’ is everything
Tony Wilson THIS could be the most heartwarming story of the week. Tony Wilson decided to take his son to Bruce Springsteen’s concert. And now we have tears in our eyes.

Heartbreaking late-term abortion story

Heartbreaking late-term abortion story
Maria Kyriacou LINDSEY PARADISO’S viral post shows why she thinks late-term abortion should be an option.

Mother rejects her gay son on TV

Mother rejects her gay son on TV
Alys Gagnon IN ONE of the most heartbreaking television scenes this year, a mother turned her back on her own gay son.

Hilarious things kids do at childcare

Hilarious things kids do at childcare
Kimberly Gillan FROM having fights with tampons, to sharing family secrets and bringing in R rated home videos, these stories prove kids really say and do the funniest things.

Study busts the crying baby myth

Study busts the crying baby myth
PARENTS have long been told to let babies cry themselves to sleep but new research says that’s the last thing you should do.

Mum ‘shamed’ over chockie slice

Mum ‘shamed’ over chockie slice
Laura Aubusson A MOTHER-OF-EIGHT who baked and packed a chocolate slice for her child at school has been given a warning not to do it again.

Girl killed for ‘not cleaning her teeth’

Girl killed for ‘not cleaning her teeth’
George Sandeman A LITTLE girl has been kicked to death by her own mother as a punishment for not brushing her teeth.