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5 things you do differently with your second baby
There are some significant differences in the parenting experience when you've already done it once.
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Ear piercing: what age is best?
What is it that shapes our opinions on what’s an 'appropriate' age for our children to get their ears pierced? Parents share their views on how young is too young when it comes to piercing.
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Young mum says baby saved her life by finding her breast cancer
A 26-year-old mum has credited her baby boy with saving her life after his sudden refusal to breastfeed led to her being diagnosed with breast cancer.
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The Instagram account celebrating dads: 'I don't babysit. I parent.'
It's the Instagram account celebrating fatherhood in all its various facets - the love, the joy, the mess,and every little thing in between.
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Mum's honest comparison: Social Media vs Real Life
A mother's candid post about life with her baby is exposing the truth behind the way parenting is often portrayed on social media - filtered to perfection - and what's it's really like.
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Why baby crying studies are helping no one
I'm of the opinion that parenting is very much a 'learn as you go' practice and what works for one doesn't work for another.
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Good news for mothers having kids later in life
Children born to older mothers today are more likely to perform better in tests of cognitive ability - in stark contrast to results from 40 years ago.
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The cake smash is just so yesterday, so have a taco smash like this baby
It was bound to happen; the ubiquitous cake smash has just been toppled from its too-sweet throne as king of the baby milestone photo events.
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This adorable photo of twins cuddling newborn twin siblings will make you grin
Just try not to clutch your ovaries when you look at this adorable photo of twins cuddling their newborn - and also twin - siblings.
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Dad labelled 'disgusting' for feeding daughter in shopping centre parents' room
A new dad has been left horrified after being labelled "disgusting" for feeding his baby in the parents' room of his local shopping centre.
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Parents who feel 'gender disappointment' deserve sympathy, not judgment
The "perfect family" has at least a child of each gender, so why the scorn for parents who find themselves disappointed?
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Grandpa wanted a shirt to match baby - and it's too cute
A proud "Grampy" decided he didn't want to be left out of the festivities.
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Aussie quintuplets celebrate first birthday
What's cuter than five babies doing a simultaneous cake smash?
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