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It's no secret that threenagers suffer from a lot of bad press, However, as this little boy shows, it's an age full of wisdom and insight, too.
Welcoming a second baby is beautiful, joyous and exhausting - or, if you're a 2-year-old, utterly confusing and downright annoying.
Toddlers can be given a flying start in language and maths if their parents interact with them correctly, research suggests.
For years, they were told nothing was wrong with their daughter.
This is a stage, and you and she will move through it. I can (almost) promise it.
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.
Toddler + Makeup kit = disaster.
How one dad is nailing the parenting thing.
Toilet training your toddlers is hard enough, but this little girl took it to a whole new level when her toilet booster seat got stuck around her neck.
When a toilet training toddler needs to go, they REALLY need to go. But is it ever acceptable to whip out a potty in public?
It's one of the less glamorous tasks of parenthood (because, well, poo) but a necessary one nonetheless.
Angela Brown is lobbying for Australian laws to be changed to make it compulsory to keep youngsters facing the rear for much longer.
Nearly two-thirds of children will outgrow their food allergy by their fourth birthday, but Australia is still the allergy capital of the world, new research shows.
Toddlers can be fussy customers when it comes to food. Here are five easy recipes for dishes they'll happily gobble up.
Carly and Nathan Long are trying to raise awareness to save other parents going through the anguish they went through.
Naturopath Rebekah Russell shares her tips on how to help take charge of their eating today to help them enjoy better health tomorrow.
Little Kacie Barradell is lucky to be alive after accidentally swallowing a lithium "button" battery.
Paternal engagement in those early months of life can create new pathways for cognitive development, says a new study.
There is always something so beautiful about babies with special connections to their older family members. But what Aria McMahon has with her grandmother Pamela is pure magic.
Nobody knows more about engaging kids through play than Fisher-Price.
Playgroup NSW membership is now free for a year, for anyone with an infant under 12 months of age.
Does it work for your baby?
What's the best way to mentally stimulate your baby? It doesn't take a genius - just a loving, involved parent.
Forget Snakes on a Plane, this is Snakes in the Carseat – up close and personal.
Aspirational parents can now give their child the head start in life they truly need. A $4000 toy car.
Kmart has issued an urgent recall for a popular kids' toy.
Families may be unwittingly exposing themselves to the risk of liability for injuries to au pairs and nannies they hire directly from online jobs platforms.
Stay-at-home dads make up less than 4 per cent of primary carers despite perceptions they are on the increase according to new research from the Australian Institute of Family Studies.
Canberra families pay the most for childcare provided by the nation's least qualified staff.
Leading businesswoman says revamped 457 visa scheme should have made it easier for nannies from Pacific Islands to come here.
Parents who park the car but leave the engine running during school pick-up and drop-off times would be penalised under anti-idling laws proposed to cut harmful vehicle emissions.
"Childcare is child abuse." That's what I was told from an early age, writes Kasey Edwards.