Parenting
Analysis
Analysis
Don't dismiss a new mum's boredom. It could be a sign of something more serious
If a woman's principal feeling toward her child is disinterest, it may be a sign of postnatal depression.
- by Erica Komisar
Latest
Analysis
Analysis
Why it's so hard to get kids' attention, according to science
And what to do about it.
- by James Paterson
Interactive
How Kylie Minogue killed 'Kylie': The story of baby names in Victoria
Trawling The Age's new interactive database of Victoria's top 100 names for the past 90 years has revealed a host of quirky facts.
- by Conal Hanna
When your name peaked in popularity
There was a time in living memory when one in every 11 boys born in Victoria was called John.
- by Conal Hanna & Alexander Gluyas
How 'Love Island' puts teenage girls at risk
"I think: what will they do when they get to my age?"
- by Jo Hartley
Interactive
Catherine or Kathryn? Your name questions answered - with data
Does your name get misspelt a lot? Do you get mistaken for someone of the wrong gender? This might explain it.
- by Conal Hanna
She was 11, with an eating disorder. It took her mum to figure it out
I had a sinking feeling that something was desperately wrong with my 10-year-old daughter.
- by Kathryn Ferguson
Opinion
Opinion
Why I love my library and you should too
Shops and cafes and pubs are fine, but it’s important to have spaces where you’re free to be a citizen - not a consumer.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Parenting
As a parent, I have compassion fatigue
My daughter is having nightmares, which means that I am too, and I'm furious. Hey, I never claimed to be Florence Nightingale.
- by Meshel Laurie
As common names become uncommon, parents feel pressure to perform
Our changing tastes and judgmental tendencies have parents striving to give their kids 'the ultimate personal brand'.
- by Conal Hanna
Pregnancy
The fathers still traumatised by the birth of their children
Instead of being a joyous experience, their baby’s birth can be terrifying for some fathers, writes Cindy Lever
- by Cindy Lever