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Parenthood in the United States and Australia has become much more financially and socially demanding than it used to be.
The holiday shopping season is prime time for scam artists. Are your children cyber-secure?
Australia’s favourite holiday destinations cost 54 per cent more at Christmas.
People are being urged to check their change after the mint released three million specially marked $1 coins.
More than half of Australian parents of tweens and teens have covered the bill for unapproved online spending.
It's wonderful to watch our 10-year-old think up new ideas and pursue opportunities.
This is why our workforce is losing talented women.
Are you a meticulous lunch planner, or do you decide what's for lunch after those first pangs of hunger strike after midday? If you're in the second camp, it might be time to change.
Rather than force him to come with us and endure the family dynamics that thoroughly annoy a teen, I gave him permission to choose.
Almost everybody cried at some point, but there were also a lot of laughs.
I've barely even been to the toilet alone in over three years. Now I have a king-sized bed and a butler all to myself.
A fun and quality road trip is all in the pre-planning.
Apparently she's not alone.
Getting rid of nasty smells from your home is especially important if you're selling.
Make sure your tidying spree doesn't create a bigger mess for someone else to sort out.
Clutter can make us feel stressed, anxious and depressed. It can also impact our ability to process information and connect with people. Here's why.
The life-changing magic of teaching your family to tidy up on their own.
In traffic, spectating sport, at your laptop - it's something many people do regularly.
Awful doesn't begin to describe what's freely available on the app.
Monitoring your children's tech use is a chronic hassle - but it's a necessary one.
Is it time we developed a new social contract for online communications to prevent reply-status nightmares?
The world has reached peak pet obsession and we are here for it.
Is your pooch on trend?
I'd do anything for my friends, but would rather poke my eyeballs out with a sharp stick than go to one of their home shopping parties.
The first thing I'm going to do once the school holidays are over, is hit the cinema and sit down with a box of popcorn and choc top all to myself.
What if you could regret-proof your life?
When you reach adulthood it's difficult to meet new people you actually like.
Stuck without a babysitter on New Years Eve? That doesn't mean you have to give up on all the fun.
You smile and seem fine at the summer get-together, but inside you’re all panic and fear. Sound familiar? Here is how this writer overcame her party phobia.