Parenting 2
MAY 2015
"I have a confession to make: I’m the worst dad in the world."
"I am a parent and I have nits."
When being 'Just a Mum' is not enough.
Why Aussie kids HAVE to eat their Weetbix. Everyday.
"Real, true friendships last different parenting styles."
How do you feel about the dolls your daughter plays with?
"Is it normal that... my son is seven years old and still wets the bed?"
Jessica Simpson's photo of her daughter causes outrage among her fans.
For once, the world's most offensive woman got one thing right.
Christine Anu on how having a daughter made her think differently about her body.
It's the hardest, toughest and best advice ever given to mothers.
"My bestie's children ruined our friendship."
Parents spend more on their daughter's third birthday than most do on a wedding.
A mother's choice is being attacked as sick and wrong and pervy. Is it?
Did your parents smack you as a child? And have you forgiven them?
If you smack your children you won't want to read this.
"I'm calling it, most ridiculous breastfeeding study ever."
The one problem facing all school parents.
Paul Murray on the loss of his baby boy, "There's still a lot of Leo in our house."
When her baby woke up he had a life threatening condition, she never heard of.
"My parents were far ahead of their time when it came to parenting."
Is there always a reason - or could your kid just be a little sh*t?
Dealing with a snot tsunami? Here are 7 tips for treating kids' colds.
Most babies are born at night, right? Nope.
"I'm sorry, but my life doesn't revolve around your children."
"Is it okay for us working mums to stop hiding our babies now?"
"I don't mind if my daughter wants to be a Princess when she grows up."
Sometimes, my phone is more interesting than my child.
"You're encroaching on my territory buddy." Mum says to Dad, "Step back."
16 of the strangest things kids can be allergic to.
"Say hi, and then leave." My 8 rules for playdates.
"The look on my children's faces as I yelled at them was all I needed to stop for good."
For these women sex can be anything from painful to potentially fatal.
Sofia Vergara talks about wanting more kids.
10 parenting firsts you wish you could just skip over.
How has childbirth changed over the years?
The modern baby names making a comeback this year.
The email no parent wants to get: 'Mum, I wish I was dead.'
Why Milla Jovovich's family sleeps together in the same bed.
Parents arrested after baby dies from drinking diluted breast milk.
Pregnant belly artwork has a bad name. But no more.
Mums are pointing the finger at celebrities for their outrageous credit card bills.
If you want to have kids, this is the list of problems you will need to know about.
One Dad's mission to raise awareness of this deadly pediatric condition.
Finally a working-mother study we can bask and revel in.
An open letter to schools from a working parent.
The day no mother looks forward to.
Georgie Gardner: "I wasn't done having children."
Reese Witherspoon re-enacts her fussy eater toddler. Nails it.
12 things babies play with that we forgot were fun.
"The lie told at my son's preschool goes against everything I believe in."
The 5 hands down, absolute worst things about parenting toddlers.
"Doctors told me my child would never walk, never talk."
"Your child might have special needs but it does not give them the right to hurt mine."
What exactly is a Super Mum?
"Why I don't miss having a newborn."
Wife puts husband up for sale when he didn't buy her anything for Mother's Day.
The Block's Bec: "At eight weeks all I could think was, 'Have I lost another baby?'"
"What do you even say when you catch your 9yo girl watching porn?"
The no BS version of pregnancy.
There is FINALLY a solution to getting your kids to do something without questioning it.
Can you tell who said it? A lads' magazine or a rapist?
Emma Lung tells all about her 'traumatic birth' experience.
"Is it normal that… my 4yo can’t swim as well as the 2yos?"
Asher Keddie explains why she chose her baby's name.
"If you feed your baby pre-packaged squeezy food you are a bad mum."
"I don't like my son's new friend or his family."
How to tell your kids you have cancer.
The new, trendy baby names kicking out the classics.
You won't believe the taunts thrown at this mother when she takes her daughter out.
"Everyone thought my life, and marriage, was perfect. Until he drugged me."
What would you do if your 10-year-old told you they wanted to die?
How would you explain why someone wears a sexist t-shirt to a child?
Raising a six to 16-year-old is six million times more expensive than a six-month-old.
Julie Bishop: "Child care support is not a welfare payment".
It's called the Duggar Effect, the perfect family size.
The PM says "a mother is someone who never puts herself first". He's wrong.
What the Government hasn't told you about the changes for mums.
The seven questions no mum should ever be asked.
"Will my son get bullied at preschool if I say yes to his pleas?"
When your rules make other mothers feel judged.
Parents can expect $1500 a year as part of childcare reforms to be announced today.
"My paternity leave wasn’t a holiday."
"Dear teacher. Your evil plan finally worked."
"Sorry Mother-in-Law but Mother's Day is NOT about you anymore."
The truth about Mothers' Day as a single mum.
"Should I ban photos of my baby on Facebook?"
Mother's Day with a toddler. The gruesome reality.
Budget 2015: Scott Morrison announces extra childcare money for at-risk children.
The wonderful, tortuous lessons of motherhood
Men experience being pregnant for a day and just can't deal.
"I had to cupcheck my son today."
You'll want to share this with the special woman in your life.
"Doctors say teething pain in babies is a myth. I'm calling B.S."
"I hate that I'm not the 'fun parent'."
Does my relationship with my daughter always have to be fraught?
Having a baby is exactly like planning a wedding. (Not good.)
"The one person I don't want in the delivery suite."
VIDEO: Jessica Rowe is searingly honest about her Post Natal Depression.
Today, being a princess became a job. And it's the job my daughter wants.
Parent group calls for ban on 'dangerous' scripture teachings in public schools.
David Beckham gets his hair done by adorable 3-year-old Harper.
Rachel Zoe has added a nursery to her business to make life easier for working mums.
Why does being pregnant mean you're all of a sudden public property?
The first thing to do when your daughter becomes a teenager.
"I am horrified at what happened on my daughter's first play date."
Five things mums should never feel guilty about.
"If only I'd been warned about these BIG feelings I wasn't expecting."
Kate Middleton shows how radically childbirth has changed.
"How motherhood has changed me, and why I’m not apologising for it."
Why no one has the right to comment on the Duchess's birth.
"While Myuran Sukumaran was executed, I was being a father."
Two women think our solution to divorce is short term marriage contracts.
Nine drawings that capture new motherhood to a tee.
An intimate look at mums and babies within their first 24 hours together.
Here we go again, working parents judging stay-at-home parents.
"I am every kind of 'parenting style'."
"The one rule you should never ever break for a baby photoshoot. Trust me."
To all the perfect parents out there: This post is not for you.
The truth about having a C-Section.
Five personality traits of a first-born child.
The 157 essential items you 'must' buy if you don’t want to be a bad parent.
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