Today's kids prefer to watch each other doing real life things rather than child actors playing television roles.

A father has shared the heartbreaking image of his seven-year-old son laying exhausted on his couch after undergoing chemotherapy.

Parents have revealed the one thing they really regret telling their children - from lies, to bad advice.

"Vegetables literally made me gag," says a British mum who underwent hypnosis to cure her of her food phobia.

COMMENT: Never mind the baby's birth. Financing a family can be a real shocker to new parents.

DISTRESSING IMAGES: A neglected orphan who weighed less than 4kg after being starved for seven years is making a miraculous recovery after being adopted.

At a glance, it looks like a tender moment between mother and son. But as any mother will know, not everything is always as it seems.

A boy's Christmas letter to his late father has been shared after a woman discovered it in her back garden.

Jadon and Anias McDonald, twin brothers who were conjoined at the head, are thriving post-separation surgery.

Kiwi YouTube sensation How to Dad has gone viral, again. This time for proving Christmas shopping with children doesn't have to be an ordeal.

As the holiday season approaches, Beck Vass shares her mortifying experience of travelling with a toddler in tow.

Growing up, it was the norm for kids to walk alone to school. But something has changed. Something has made us scared, writes Polly Gillespie.

Known to Prince George and Princess Charlotte as Gan Gan - the Queen is "delighted" by the news of her sixth great-grandchild.

After celebrity chef Jamie Oliver shared a photo of his wife Jools and their son to Instagram, followers have raised concern over the couple's choice of baby carrier.

Kim Knight explores the benefits of a good hug.

Fans of this speed-wrapping technique claim it can cut the time spent labouring over present preparation to under 30 seconds.

Maggie Martell* explains why it's not always good to talk about babies - or the lack of them.

The West Coast DHB says it's not responsible for ensuring its own birthing facility in Westport has enough midwives.

The daughter of US president-elect Donald Trump has been called out on social media over a "birthday" shout out to her son.

After seeing her 10-year-old son, who weighed 80kg, struggle to finish a school race, this mum decided it was time to make some changes for her family.

They were just 26, a high-flying couple used to the idea that medicine can deliver a cure for most illnesses, but now they've been confronted with a profound dilemma.

A pediatric intensive-care unit nurse reveals what keeps her going in a job that sees her surrounded by heartbreak and hope.

When a woman found she couldn't have children, she agreed to let her 48-year-old mother carry and birth her son.

COMMENT: What will we see when, years from now, we look back on the current generation? "Porn face."

COMMENT: Being aware of anxiety early on and giving young people the tools to deal with their worries can help prevent more serious problems.

A Brisbane woman has given birth to two babies conceived within 10 days of each other, a feat which doctors describe as "highly unusual".

A Brisbane woman has been slammed after criticising a cafe's response to her decision to change her baby's nappy, twice, on one of its tables.

There's just no pleasing a four-year-old birthday girl, discovers Beck Vass.

If it feels like your family are still influencing your love life, you're probably right. Here's why.

The Man Who Has It All is a frazzled working dad with three kids and a wife. Apparently. Kim Knight talks gender stereotypes with the writer.