Parent Opinion
parent opinion
"If you’re with a mum and her kid, please, just take the picture."
Helen Vnuk
parent opinion
'I took two years of maternity leave. 300 applications later, I can't get a job.'
Anonymous
parent opinion
"As a mum, I've apparently ruined my chances at happiness. But that's bollocks."
Mandy Nolan
parent opinion
'Waleed Aly spoke about his son's autism. Then the news about Courtney Herron's killer came on.'
Alyssa Quintal
parent opinion
Amy Schumer has broken the sacred rule of new motherhood: Only your baby matters.
Holly Wainwright
parent opinion
Sylvia Flote modelled maternity wear with a fake bump. Now she's pregnant, she wants us to know the truth.
Nama Winston
parent opinion
'As a mum watching the drama between Tati Westbrook and James Charles unfold, I feel sick.'
Helen Vnuk
parent opinion
"From one single mother to another, you're definitely not alone on Mother's Day."
Nama Winston
parent opinion
"I enjoy it much more now": 4 single mums tell us what their Mother's Day looks like.
Shona Hendley
parent opinion
"She survived so I could thrive." A thank you letter to my immigrant mum this Mother's Day.
Jessica Wang
parent opinion
The people we're thinking of today, while the world is talking about Meghan Markle's baby.
Nama Winston
parent opinion
The obstetrician's comment that tells us exactly why more women want home births.
Holly Wainwright
parent opinion
"It was the greatest decision": Why all 'adult children' should move out before their 20s.
Shona Hendley
parent opinion
"On the drive my heart pounded": What happened when Erin left her baby alone in the car.
Erin Siqueira
parent opinion
UNPOPULAR OPINION: Dear parents, your kids aren't lifestyle accessories.
SheSaid Team
parent opinion
The 2019 version of the Easter Egg Hunt is ruining childhoods. And parents, it has to stop.
Jeffrey Charles
parent opinion
'I'm not anti-natal, selfish or self-centred': Why 30-year-old Emma won't be having children.
Shona Hendley
parent opinion
'Cue the angry kids.' Mum shares the Build-A-Bear party that upset precisely everyone.
Gemma Bath
parent opinion
'On the day I gave birth, I got a $1 million dollar offer.'
Kristen Souvlis
parent opinion
Exactly what life will be like for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby boy.
Ali Moore
parent opinion
"Travelling with my kids and younger, childless partner for the first time was terrifying."
Caroline Riches
parent opinion
"Pink just learned the hard way not to share naked photos of your kids."
Helen Vnuk
Motherhood
baby
The new travel pram that's so adorable it'll make you want to have a baby (or another one).
Nama Winston
pregnancy
Five things to eat when you're trying to get pregnant (and what your partner should eat too).
Nama Winston
baby
"Sleep isn't a milestone." The advice baby sleep experts want exhausted parents to know.
Jessica Wang
pregnancy
'I was born without a uterus. So my best friend had a baby for me.'
Beck Macdonald
parent opinion
'I took two years of maternity leave. 300 applications later, I can't get a job.'
Anonymous
baby
"You weren’t perfect. But you were good enough": A letter to the mums struggling to breastfeed.
Maitreyi Modak
pregnancy
"I've been pregnant four times in five years. Only two of our babies made it earthside."
Rachael Tickner
school
'They never forget anything': 5 ways being a teacher gets you ready for becoming a parent.
Shona Hendley
parent opinion
"As a mum, I've apparently ruined my chances at happiness. But that's bollocks."
Mandy Nolan
school
"I am having an affair with a dad from the school gates and I don't want it to end."
Laura Jackel
baby
"We are so immensely in love!" Barry Hall and Lauren Brant welcome a baby boy.
Billi FitzSimons
real life
'My mum attacked me when I was two. For years I was terrified I would harm my own children.'
Susannah Birch
baby
'I thought Mothers' Group was for social outcasts and friendless women. I was so wrong.'
Erin Siqueira
baby
All of the helpful parents have come to tell Kim Kardashian she hasn't put Psalm to bed right.
Billi FitzSimons
kids
"My son's school gives an award for sitting still at assembly. I think it's disgraceful."
Anonymous
kids
'Bedtime fading' is supposed to get your toddler to sleep. We asked an expert if it works.
Nama Winston
kids
"Please stop telling parents to 'enjoy your kids while they're young.'"
Nama Winston
kids
Yes, toddlers and teens are developmentally similar. And finally, it all makes sense.
Shona Hendley
baby
"It's more work than I’m willing to put in." 4 women on the moment they knew they didn't want kids.
Amy Farrugia
tv
'Boys can be Emma.' The Wiggles' Emma and Lachy's Instagram post has upset a lot of parents.
Nama Winston
friendship
Anonymum: "My best friend dumped me after I had kids. Do I give up on her?"
Anonymous
parent opinion
ANONYMUM: "When I saw a penis on my 20-week scan, I wailed."
Anonymous
family
"The behaviour of my friend's husband has made me uncomfortable on a few occasions."
Anonymous
real life
"I just knowingly ruined a man's life, but he destroyed mine first."
Anonymous
Fatherhood
baby
The new travel pram that's so adorable it'll make you want to have a baby (or another one).
Nama Winston
pregnancy
Five things to eat when you're trying to get pregnant (and what your partner should eat too).
Nama Winston
pregnancy
6 things your husband is thinking about becoming a dad, but won't bring up unless you ask.
Sean Szeps
kids
"They demand I hand them a towel": How Sean 'tricked' his twins into helping him clean.
Sean Szeps
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kids
'Bedtime fading' is supposed to get your toddler to sleep. We asked an expert if it works.
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parent opinion
"I enjoy it much more now": 4 single mums tell us what their Mother's Day looks like.
Shona Hendley
kids
MANDY NOLAN: This is what mums actually want this Mother's Day.
Mandy Nolan
pregnancy
"I was in pain for years after childbirth. Then recently, a doctor referred me to get an X-ray."
Claire Murphy
baby
Inside the royal birth rituals that Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were expected to follow.
Ali Moore
school
An Australian teacher was stabbed by a parent this week. His case is just the beginning.
Chelsea McLaughlin
pregnancy
"Is it safe?": A midwife tells us exactly what it's like to have a home birth in Australia.
Helen Vnuk
kids
Both of Stephanie's children have autism. But their diagnoses were starkly different.
Stephanie Halgren
baby
All the signs Meghan Markle has already given birth to her and Prince Harry's royal baby.
Chelsea McLaughlin
baby
There's a very important reason you should not feed your baby honey.
Chelsea McLaughlin
school
'When my son started school, he turned into a monster. But then I learnt the truth.'
Rebecca Zahra
baby
�As a mum, hearing my baby cry to get to sleep was hard. As a doctor, I knew it was safe.’
The Conversation
food
PRAISE BE: You can make a Hot Cross Bun Croquembouche with just Woolies ingredients.
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auto
The best way to know the car seat (and car) you're driving your child in is safe.
Emma McMillan
kids
7 important life lessons your kids can learn from Disney these school holidays.
Nama Winston
kids
The four-rule sign this mum made to stop her precious shower time being interrupted by kids.
Nama Winston
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