Parenting Relationships | Essential Kids

From childcare to high school – what to do if you don’t like your kid’s friend

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Don't force your daughters to give hugs, says the Girl Scouts. Bravo, I say

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Little brother's adorable handwritten notes to 'bawling' sister win Christmas

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Friendships and social skills

Making friends can be harder for some kids than others but there are ways you can help develop your child's social skills to ensure they can build healthy friendships now and in the future.

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QUIRKY KID

How to talk to children about grandparents with dementia

Helping children understand why their grandparent can no longer remember their name is a hard conversation to have, but here are ten practical tips to help guide you.

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Alison Bradshaw

Julia Roberts in the 1998 film, <i>Stepmum</i>.

Solving the struggles of step parenting

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Jo Hartley

Finding time to nurture your marriage after kids.

How to reignite love, sex and passion in your marriage after kids

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Patricia Tan

7 ways my relationship improved after having children

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Thuy Yau

Kimberley O'Brien

How to tell the kids you're separating

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Kimberley O'Brien

'My kids and I survived domestic violence - and the emotional scars run deep'

If there's one important thing I've learnt, it's this: trauma doesn't end when the relationship ends.

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Anonymous

'A time of great uncertainty': this is what I want for my kids in 2020

In a time of uncertainty, this is what I want for my children.

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Bianca Wordley

The truth about becoming a first time dad in my 50s

It has given me a sense of purpose I had previously lacked.

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Ben Krull

I'm ditching my family this Christmas and I can't wait

Christmas is a time of family. It's a sentiment I've always embraced, until now.

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Carolyn Tate

My son has grown apart from his first bestie - and it's breaking my heart

I've grown attached!

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Carolyn Tate

Five things I hate about tweens (and five things I love)

Something happens when your child turn ten-years-old.

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Bianca Wordley

The one thing I wish I considered before having a third child

I always saw myself having three children. I don't really know why exactly, but I do know that as the younger of two, I always wished there was an extra option to play with when I was growing up. My brother and I didn't always get on, and I yearned for a sister to gossip and share clothes with. My mythical sister would be my best friend, and even though she never existed, I missed her.