Parenting 2
MAY 2016
The mother of the boy who fell in the gorilla enclosure is right - accidents DO just happen.
Actress Teresa Palmer shares her trick for making life more bearable.
Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys have welcomed their first child.
House prices are stopping millenials from having children.
'Why I'll teach my three-year-old son about the menstrual cycle.'
IVF: Three women share personal stories of hope and heartbreak in the baby business.
Michelle spent years fighting to bring her girls home to Australia. This is how she won.
The Block's Bec Douros was shamed by a fellow passenger for breastfeeding on a flight.
They left their son in the wilderness as punishment. Now he's missing.
Fertility services leave most older women broke AND broken-hearted.
Expert advice: let babies sit themselves up.
Dad's viral Facebook post starts, "Today, I had to be the mum..."
"Microchips for kids are like barcodes... people will get used to them."
Why is childcare such a hard sell in the Federal Election?
“Forget the terrible twos. I love having a toddler.”
'I fear that letting kids opt out of homework will create a generation of self-entitled children.'
People are accusing Jessa Duggar of putting her baby's life in danger after seeing this photo.
About a boy: How to discipline boys under five.
Out of control parents on the sidelines taught a silent lesson this weekend.
The funniest fails of sleep-deprived mums.
Teresa Palmer just announced her second pregnancy with a beautiful photo.
Research says kids are bad for a relationship. Yeah, probably. So what?
"As a mum of young boys it's almost impossible to find an appropriate sporting role model."
Mum shares what life with quintuplets is really like.
A little girl is dead, and a young woman's life has been destroyed.
Nicole Beck on being in the number 1 ranked team in Women's Rugby Sevens.
Madeleine West hits back at parent shaming trolls.
My son loves trucks AND princesses.
Comedian Christian Hull: "This was my mother. I am one of four children."
Why women who choose not to have kids are given such a hard time.
I don't care what other mums think of me. Not anymore.
Tick tock. Men also have a biological clock.
'The more a mum posts to Facebook, the more depressed she may become.'
"I don't have kids - but I do have opinions about yours."
It's been 43 years since their daughter disappeared. But Greg and Christine Gordon won't stop searching.
"I'm against co-sleeping and don't really care what you think."
Let's stop the parent shaming together.
'It's the responsibility of parents to stop their kids being bullies.'
Meet the woman with the loudest baby nurses had ever heard.
Those Two Girls: The politics of swimming lessons.
Hitting the open road with Mamamia.
6 ways to get prepared for your baby.
Do you really have to take a gift to a child's birthday party? Every. Single. Time?
Anxious mums are booking into sleep schools before their babies are even born.
We speak to a midwife on the best things you can do in the lead up to birth.
A kids indoor play centre is offering date nights for parents.
'Every child is a super hero.' Lessons from an early childhood therapist.
How to cope during a winter pregnancy.
Shocked students find three-month-old baby on the doorstep of their Brisbane home.
The Seven Year Switch couples are back. And not without drama.
Is your child on the Musical.ly app? This cyber safety expert says they shouldn't be.
The peak hour traffic was so bad her partner had to pull over so she could give birth on the side of the road.
We talk to child psychologists about developing kids’ imaginations.
Sharon Osbourne faces backlash after she called out Maddie McCann's parents saying they were "insane" to leave her.
Billy Ray Cyrus spills the beans on Miley and Liam's wedding plans.
"ME-ternity leave' is insulting and detrimental."
"My C-Section diary."
Parents' beliefs about failure are crucial for kids.
3 ways to guarantee your child succeeds in their first year of school.
Meet the *sshole parents of Instagram. They're hilarious.
The secret to parenting that no one wants you to know.
Why your kids’ sexual orientation is none of your business.
It will cost $230,000 to keep this baby alive.
"She asked who had an abortion. Half the room – including Tracey and me – put up our hand."
6 school morning breakfast ideas that take less than 60 seconds.
Three essential things to know when you're looking for childcare.
My little boy thinks he's a baby T-Rex. Should I send him to school?
PASS IT ON: Batches of Children's Panadol have been recalled after contamination.
"I've just found out my daughter's little public school has a 'school prayer'".
Baby wearing experts say prams are bad for babies.
4 creative ways to encourage your child’s development.
The father who live streamed his wife giving birth didn't actually realise the whole world could see.
This hilarious video shows all the ways this four-year-old insulted her mother.
'Waleed Aly has inspired me to keep talking about my son with autism.'
Childcare might be letting you work but in reality, it may not really be worth it.
Toddler spews in car. Dad freaks out. Shares texts to his wife.
The magical way Celine Dion told her sons their father died.
One woman reveals what she really thinks about being a stay-at-home mum.
Taking folate during pregnancy may (or may not) cause autism. Confused?
Girl writes adorable letter to trick her mum into revealing her present.
Single dad “freaking out” about his daughter’s period never expected this response.
Katie Price: "I tried to abort my son three times."
Melbourne private school tells bullied children: 'Stop playing victim'.
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Six years after Chloe Waterlow's murder, her family experience a new tragedy.
Susan Sarandon was met with silence at Cannes. But we need more celebrities to do what she did.
Thank you to the mum who stood up for her daughter.
The best parenting advice the Mamamia team has ever received.
Waleed Aly opens up about his nine-year-old son's autism.
Anne Hathaway proves there's so much more to the first weeks of motherhood than a strict diet.
Melbourne Catholic school backflips on girls' uniform policy after mother's gender equality campaign.
Russell Crowe gets honest about about his 'search for love'.
'My 12-year-old son can die from eating nuts and eggs but it’s time to let him go.'
The bells and whistles that your car should have to ensure your child’s safety.
Do you really have to wear the crappy presents from your kids?
“ Why is the school system so far behind the rest of society?”
Yes every child should be taught how to swim, but its PARENTS who should be responsible for it.
Election 2016: $185m nanny program only helps 60 families.
These tiny twins need a gift much more personal than flowers.
What I learnt from mothering my own way.
Eight month-old-baby 'grabbed from her mother'.
Their newborn babies are stranded in Mexico but there's nothing the parents can do.
You might be a genius and not even know it.
He was comforting his sick son, then the photo got banned. Twice.
"I was a 'mummy blogger'... and I'll never do it again."
"Did I fail my daughter by quitting Mothers group?"
How to encourage your child's development (with less stress).
Should parents smack their kids?
This is why it's so much easier to name girls instead of boys.
The moment new mother Helen Genito discovered she had multiple sclerosis.
Childless couple conned out of more than $15,000 by fake surrogate mother.
"Why is baby formula such a dirty little secret?"
Why we need to put mums back in the picture.
"I finally found the perfect way to stop my kids swearing."
The worst first names parents have actually named their kids.
"She is perfect". Brave parents share photos of their beautiful stillborn daughter.
Hayden Panettiere seeks help for "unhealthy coping mechanisms".
5 reasons I’m grateful I was diagnosed with post natal depression.
Politicians don’t need focus groups, they need mother’s groups.
Borderline Personality Disorder fueled my mum's abuse.
The reason you like sniffing newborns is the same reason people like hard drugs.
Susan Sarandon's daughter writes honestly about falling pregnant after a miscarriage.
"I would love to": Sonia Kruger is ready for another baby at 50.
Nicola’s waters broke half way through her pregnancy. Her baby hung on and defied the odds.
Maslin family who lost three children in MH17 crash welcome baby girl.
Blogger behind 'Honest Toddler' slams the response to Chris Hemsworth's cake.
Rachael Finch is right to put her partner before her daughter.
Mum's Taxi: A ride sharing service by women... for women.
"I am infertile. I am childless. I do not have a baby or child, but I want one. Desperately."
"Rachael Finch and husband Michael Miziner's weekends without their daughter make me sad."
"How a stranger helped me express my love for my mum."
Is swaddling your baby safe?
Jane Caro: "Why I'm against NAPLAN."
Rebecca Judd's midwife writes about what the first six weeks with twins is really like.
Children raised by gay dads are just as well-adjusted as those from traditional families.
Madeleine West is the most organised mum you have never met.
The letter every child sitting NAPLAN tests this week needs to read.
Home and Away's Christie Hayes on the child accident that taught her to forgive herself.
Nine things I've learned about myself since finding out I can't have children.
The most valuable part of Carrie Bickmore's Logies outfit was a plastic ring.
Her son drowned. Now she's posted video of her daughter struggling in a pool.
Thanks Sheryl Sandberg, for your kind comments but single mums aren’t 'heroes'.
Why this very messy car has parents applauding.
What to do if something’s too ‘small’ to see a doctor.
The ideal parent, according to Noni Hazlehurst.
Why I gave up on making 'mum' friends.
How your favourite celebrities were honoured on Mother's Day.
"I can't get broken bones because I have to look after my daughters after the wrestling show."
It's time to throw away the parenting books because trust me, there is no one size fits all when it comes to raising kids.
Channel Nine's Davina Smith just welcomed her first child.
This Mother's Day, Jo Stanley is giving her daughter Willow a very special, very important gift.
State of Australia's Mothers: Queensland toughest state to be a mum, Save the Children report finds
Leading pediatricians are recommending that parents 'cry it out' with babies as young as two months.
Those Two Girls: An hilarious look at what mums REALLY want for Mothers' Day.
'Dads should get baby showers and baby presents, too.'
"I will never forget my first Mother's Day without my mum."
A new type of flu has been diagnosed - 'mum flu' and it has some unique characteristics.
Kardashian baby alert: Rob Kardashian and Blac Chyna are pregnant.
Mum shocked after daughter, 6, discovers sex toy in five-star hotel room.
A mother's warning: kids have strokes too.
'I have never felt guilty about sending my children to childcare.'
'Parents, stop telling us how soul-destroyingly awful your lives are.'
Children who sexually abuse other children 'linked with pornography'.
Kieren Foran takes legal action against Jackie O for comments she made on the radio.
Our kids are breaking down and we only have ourselves to blame.
"When Mother's Day cracks your heart open in pain."
"A letter to my bullies..."
The woman who admitted she didn't like her friend's child.
Australia's Mother of The Year for 2016 is an inspiration.
You know you have a 'threenager' when...
"I've had a sudden change": Janet Jackson is reportedly pregnant at age 49.
"I began shouting "yes, yes, yes!": Woman tells of how she had the best orgasm of her life while giving birth.
Footballer Chris Billings writes honestly about former bachelorette Alana Wilkie giving birth.
There is a scientific reason why you call your kids the wrong name.
'When I hear you're pregnant I just might need a little private cry.'
What the parent of a very sick child really wants you to know.
"How I learnt to put myself first as a mum."
“I didn’t understand the need for eyes on the back of your head until I had kids.”
If you’re a new mum looking for support you can find some in the palm of your hand.
Five federal budget takeaways every woman needs to know about.
‘Feminist Princess’ doesn’t have to be an oxymoron.
What we're watching tonight: 'The Letdown'.
"Brexting? You bet I do. Every single day."
Kourtney Kardashian reveals what she bickers with Kim about the most.
Quick thinking nine-year-old saves his mum from a stroke.
Those Two Girls: You know you're a parent when you've caught nits from your child.
Long hours and no breaks. The world's toughest job.
Neighbours' Madeleine West speaks about her freak accident that changed her career forever.
Parents of six die within 48 hours of one another.
Nadia Bartel writes beautifully and honestly about the birth of baby Aston.
All of his friends cancelled on his fourth birthday party so 55 strangers saved the day.
The comprehensive guide to where your kids have hidden your stuff.
One woman's heart-rending dilemma to keep or destroy embryos after divorce.
Perth mum's heart-wrenching wish: 'I want my son to die.'
Welcome to the Dead Dad Club.
The Modern Mumma: A letter to my little humans.
Toddlers found chained up "like dogs" outside a house.
'Pushy parents don't impress us. They just make us feel sorry for their kids.'
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