Babies and parents mobilise for 26 weeks' paid parental leave

She might have looked glam on the red carpet recently, but like any mum, actress Rose Byrne is finding life with a new baby exhausting.

OPINION: After 13 years at home, Shelley's daughter has headed off to boarding school. It feels like the end if an era.

An Australian mother has given birth to a baby boy weighing 5.9 kilograms (just under 13 pounds).

A slogan on a t-shirt has drawn attention to widely-held beliefs that fathers are less involved in children's lives.

A young woman is urging others to get tested for a cancer-causing gene which has brought forward her plans for starting a family.

Five decades of research has revealed the risks associated with physically disciplining children.

OPINION: Shelley Bridgeman outlines the dos and don'ts of dining out with children.

A video of a chiropractor treating a four-day-old baby has caused outrage among the medical community.

OPINION: Emily Writes' most 'shareable' wisdom about children and parenting.

A new video reveals 11 hazards in the home that could injure a child.

A mother has penned a furious open letter to Heathrow Airport over an incident at security that she claims "humiliated" her.

OPINION: Surely, there are a hundred other - non-invasive - ways to make small talk, writes Ginger Gorman.

A new mother's joy turned to terror after a routine epidural went horribly wrong.

I was pretending to watch Paw Patrol with my 3-year-old daughter when my iPhone pinged.

Names that resemble a title or rank were the most likely to be declined by the Department of Internal Affairs last year.

Twitter is awash with a new food versus body part craze. This time, it involves the impossibly chubby arms of babies being likened to bread.

A UK head teacher has come under fire for her new policy on student uniforms.

A UK court has banned a mother from registering her choices for her children's names.

A leading doctor in the UK believes pupils must be warned of the dangers of starting a family too late.

A cafe's kind offer to breastfeeding mums has riled the internet.

A child's "handedness" is generally categorised as right, left or mixed, and tends to settle around the same time they acquire language - about four-years-old. It remains a persistent characteristic throughout our life.

COMMENT: Antenatal depression affects one in eight women. Emily Writes shares her experience and tips for identifying if you or someone you know may be suffering.

COMMENT: For the past 10 years, my wife has felt vaguely cheated by the vasectomy I had in 2005, writes Neil Lyndon.

The wrapping technique, praised for soothing a distressed baby and preventing sudden death syndrome, is raising concern among orthopedics.

COMMENT: Hey kids, you really don't need to exit through the gift shop. An experience can be just as good even if you don't get to buy something.

The Taupo father who got a cochlear implant tattoo to match his daughter's real one now has another - this time for his son.

WATCH: Baby Leopold suffers from a rare form of albinism which affects his ability to see properly.