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Why head lice are harder than ever to get rid of
Here's why you may be having trouble ridding your kids of head lice.

Mum pole dances through labour
Hanging upside down in a pole dancing manoeuvre is hardly what most mums feel like doing in between contractions.

McIvor: Treat kids to a day off school
COMMENT: Parents can be fined $150 for being responsible for their child's truancy but I'm happy to pay the price.

Lessons from my child who wouldn't speak
For nearly two years, my son didn't talk. He expressed a great deal. Words weren't the tools he chose to get his message across.

Emily Writes: A mother's promises
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

Mum's special gift for daughter with cancer
Her daughter was upset to learn she would be left with a bald patch in order to have a brain tumour removed.

Breastfeeding older children: Is it wrong?
Every so often, an article about a child around the age of five being breastfed, causes a debate around the practice being "healthy" for the child. Here are the facts.

Meet the breakthrough comedy star of 2016
Ali Wong has been lauded as the next big thing in comedy, says Jessica Goldstein.

Jamie Oliver's wacky parenting revealed
The famous chef shares his secret to disciplining his growing brood.

What it's like to raise 12 kids
A mother reveals what life is like raising no less than a dozen children.

ACC claim over unwanted pregnancy fails
A woman's 10-year battle for compensation from ACC over an unwanted pregnancy has been dismissed by the High Court.

Warning against blankets on babies' prams
A study has revealed the dangers of a common parenting practice.

Zika: The babies who cannot stop crying
United States efforts on the Zika virus have been so focused on prevention, almost no firm plans have been made for the care of the nation's first dozen Zika babies.

Watch: How to tidy a mancave
Funny Kiwi dad Jordan Watson known for his popular "How to Dad" segments has more advice for his followers - but this time there is not a baby in sight.

Mum's third set of twins in two years
"This is not happening right now. Pinch me," said the expectant mum when she heard her third set of twins were on the way.

Study reveals effects of 'off' fish oil
A new Kiwi-led study has found a third of pups born to rats fed high doses of very rancid fish oil during pregnancy did not survive beyond two days.

Homemade baby food worse than bought
Researchers have found homemade baby food often contains more fat and salt than pre-packaged supermarket versions.

The new village raising your child
We're told mums today don't have the support of others like they used to. Emily Writes disagrees.

How a child's bedtime impacts weight gain
Research reveals a link between children's bedtime and obesity.

'How motherhood destroyed my writing career'
Is motherhood really the death knell of creativity? Rufi Thorpe fears it is.

Why it's okay to kiss your child on the lips
Victoria Beckham's lip-kiss to her daughter Harper has divided parents. Victoria Lambert investigates.

Baby gives cancer battler hope
Carterton mother Brooke Malyon would have given up the fight against cancer after her second diagnosis, if it wasn't for her "miracle baby daughter" Charlie.

Celebrity backed over kiss with daughter
After a photo posted for her daughter's birthday was trolled, mums have jumped to Victoria Beckham's defence.

Over 40s now having more babies than under 20s
Women over the age of 40 are now having more babies than those under 20 in Britain for the first time since the 1947 post-war baby

Teacher's uplifting letter to failed student
A UK teacher has sent a powerful reminder to a pupil that life isn't all about tests.

Kids traumatised by Peppa Pig clips
Parents are shocked to discover their children are watching vile versions of their favourite cartoons.

Q&A: Raising kids to be vegan and healthy
Questions have been raised after an Italian baby raised on a vegan diet was hospitalised for severe malnutrition.