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Optimism greets latest CYF review

A child abuse expert says she is "cautiously optimistic" that the latest review of Child, Youth and Family will finally lead to big changes.

Stop giving kids a menu at mealtime

Once children would sit at the table and simply eat whatever was put in front of them. These days? It's a bit different.

Great mum - before I had kids

When it came to others' children, I was a supermarket tisk-tisker, an in-flight smirker, a cafe-going eye roller. Then I had my own kids.

Teens really are the best liars

A study found that teens can juggle lots of information at a high speed meaning they make the fewest slips when fibbing.

Matt Heath: Kids turn the tables in a blink

We all hope our children will surpass us one day. But you don't want it to happen while they're still at primary school, writes Matt Heath.

Baby's cry may have saved mum's life

Shelly Cawley slipped into a coma during childbirth. Her family was told it was time to say goodbye. And then she heard her newborn baby cry.

'I'm addicted to having babies'

Kim Cattrall's parenting comments 'out of scope'

Can you consider yourself a parent without having or adopting children of your own?

Tablets become the modern bedtime story

Rising numbers of pre-school children are being allowed to play with tablet computers and watch TV in bed, research shows.

More babies born at 23 weeks are surviving, study shows

Infants born at 25 to 28 weeks also showed major improvement in survival without significant disease or disability.

Deborah Hill Cone: When the best advice is our own

Both my kids have a mean perfectionist streak; I sometimes fear they are going to fire me, writes Deborah Hill Cone. We need to remember that mistakes are okay.

Australian actress sick of breastfeeding stigma

Parents 'too precious' with bugs?

Society has "gone too far" with hygiene, and parents should expose children to bugs and different foods as babies, a leading scientist says.

Editorial: Let parents guide kids' book choices

Fears that young people are influenced by popular culture should not be the basis for arbitrary banning of award-winning books.

Girls can wear dinosaurs

Parents recognise that their children don't fit into specific molds. They want their children to have options in the clothes they wear, books they read and toys they play with.

Rhonwyn Newson: Why have parties become tough competition for parents?

Pinterest posts make party ideas look so effortless and inexpensive...but they're not, writes Rhonwyn Newson.

Mums hold the family purse strings

Mums wield enormous power over decision-making - but 85 per cent put the needs of the family before themselves.

Five things every guilty parent needs to know

Parent guilt is real. And it's normal. Here are tips to help deal with it.