Half of all Kiwi women say becoming a new mum is the hardest thing they've ever done. So why do we keep pretending everything is tickety-boo? Michelle Duff finds out.

Amused mums have described their children's cute word mix-ups as 'adorable' despite the explicit language that accidentally comes out of their mouths.

Having a baby later in life can boost your brainpower.

Scientists say pudgy older fathers live longer, are more attractive to women and are better at passing on their genes.

A couple finally realised their dream of adoption in a big way when a series of coincidences led them to taking on four in the space of 24 hours.

When the singer Adele spoke this week about the agony of postnatal depression, it brought back awful memories for Judith Woods.

Ruth Spencer finds 10 gadgets to make new parenthood that bit easier.

Shelby Slagle waited 27-years for a normal heartbeat, and more than two years for the heart transplant which would save her.

A new study explains the birth order puzzle, and the impact of changes to parenting behaviours.

Thanks to strangers, this grieving father was able to hear his wife's voice again, after she died giving birth to their son.

An anonymous letter dropped in their mailbox shamed a couple for raising their boys "without a backyard". This was their response.

From make-up remover to throat gargle and even deodorant: The top uses for breast milk you never knew about.

As a new parent, it's scary to realise that 90 per cent of the brain's growth happens in the first five years of your child's life.

After the birth of my child, I thought that I would feel so much joy, but instead I'm irritable, worry constantly and feel totally overwhelmed. Is this normal?

A mum has caused controversy by asking other parents if they think it's okay to leave a five-year-old home alone while 'running an errand'.

Despite the tragedy at Dreamworld, Renee Golland, her husband Matthew and three kids will still be going to the Gold Coast for a family holiday. This is why.

How to Dad star Jordan Watson has spent the morning dissecting just what it takes to be Mike Hosking.

What people see right now is an adorable little boy with Down syndrome. But what happens when he grows up? asks Charles Moss.

It seems times have changed, as youngsters in 2016 are demanding everything from cash to iPads from the beleaguered tooth fairy - with some even demanding their teeth back.

Research has uncovered the startling relationship between the number of ads seen by youngsters and the amount of breakfast products they consumed as a result.

"This is a helper. This is kind of like having as night nurse or nanny."

COMMENT: Once you fix the kids, you get fewer violent adults down the track.

Today's kids have never experienced a world without the internet. Rose Hoare asks how parents and grandparents are coping in a new, high-tech world.

The packed school lunch has been elevated to a form of art.

At just four years of age Bella Devyatkina is wowing the world with her language skills.

Like most people, I knew basically nothing about miscarriage until it happened to me, writes Alice Callahan.

Why being a stay-at-home father is a testosterone-free existence, writes Keir MacKenzie.

An Icelandic politician has been praised worldwide after delivering a parliamentary speech while breastfeeding.

When Sophie Hughes flew 16,000 kilometres to visit her tiny nephew Oscar, she arrived with a special present - the gift of life.

An American baby born with an adult-sized tongue can finally breathe, and smile, on its own.