COMMENT: The nutritional content is high in this cereal, but so is the sugar.

A moment. Mother and son, home, alone and together, on a Saturday night. So rare. So dear, Megan Nicol Reed writes.

Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald discusses the potential damage that can be caused by cannabis and how to identify addictive behaviour.

Shelley Bridgeman shares her latest restaurant gripes.

Emily Writes' little boy can't wait to grow up and go out into the "big world". But Emily can wait. Here's why.

COMMENT: This week Colin got stuck under our house. During the half hour we spent trying to talk him out, I came to realisation dogs don't speak English.

COMMENT: I did click on the Facebook ad for makeup tips for older women. Personally, I prefer badass Lady Danger.

I am wondering if I can give my children anything to help with getting them to sleep. They are just not sleeping through the night

COMMENT: Two supermarket solutions are acceptable toppings for your winter puddings, but why not make the real thing?

Despite his shortcomings, Donald Trump is unshakable in his confidence. And that tells you everything that is wrong with the idea of "self-esteem", writes Kyle MacDonald.

Taking children out of school has been described as "parent-condoned truancy". But parents aren't the only ones taking kids out of the classroom, argues Shelley Bridgeman.

Polly Gillespie responds to being told she doesn't seem like "a bus person".

Have you got a recurring bout of yes-itis? It's very common. You should definitely check, Lousie Thompson writes.

COMMENT: In his famous "You didn't build that" speech, Barack Obama said no one becomes successful without help.

I am wondering what I can do to help with breastfeeding? I am expecting my first baby this month. - New mum As a new mum you face

COMMENT: Parents can be fined $150 for being responsible for their child's truancy but I'm happy to pay the price.

COMMENT: It has been a great week to be a woman. There has been a real optimism about the outlook for those previously known as the weaker sex.

COMMENT: The pursuit of happiness is a modern phenomenon that, you could argue, may not serve to make us happier at all.

Clothes have always meant more than just what we cover ourselves with. And if other females sneer, if males leer, then, my darlings, the problem is theirs, Megan Nicole Reed writes.

Does your mind feel like a runaway train of negative thoughts? Psychotherapist Kyle MacDonald explains how to quiet the mind and unplug.

In the introductory pages of this year's NBR Rich List, Shelly Bridgeman reads that it's about "sharing important lessons". Here's what she's learnt.

It's kind of scaring me that we're well past the half way mark of the year. It has made me consider all that has happened in 2016

COMMENT: We all need a good night's sleep. Without it we become mentally unstable, angry, fat, lazy and stupid. Lying to yourself only works for so long.

And my tips for becoming a Kiwi household name.

Last week we looked at why we can put off making big decisions and the fact that by continually not making a decision we ARE making

We used to have the 29th-tallest men out of 200 countries, now we rank 30th.

Commitment is terrifying. It means giving up the notion there is a better, different, more valid path, and keeping instead to the one you are on.

Meals arrived and, like a reflex, we all reached for our phones to take snaps.

Georgina Fuller is not alone in indulging her daughter above her boys - but she doesn't feel guilty.

Tampons and pads can hardly be considered a luxury.