Kids
SEPTEMBER 2017
MIA FREEDMAN: What happened to Otto Warmbier is the nightmare of every parent whose kid goes travelling.
Dear mothers who are not single: Please stop calling yourself a 'single mum'.
Is your child secretly a genius? Here's how to tell for sure.
A letter to all the mums 'keeping' their families together: "I see you and I salute you".
Childcare workers will now be able to decide how a baby sleeps despite wishes of parents.
How an entire Aussie family came to star in the world's most popular kids show.
A mum wrote a list of "don'ts" for her young daughter, and her advice is life changing.
The one thing no-one told me about starting a family: The washing takes FOREVER.
The speeding ticket excuse no parent ever, ever, ever hopes they have to use.
He's the world’s leading Asperger’s syndrome expert. How did he miss his son's diagnosis?
Aladdin makeup artist and mum Kellie Richie starts her day at 8am and finishes at 11.30pm.
The kids' lunchbox that costs $1300. We'll take two.
The game that'll make your kids think you're the best storyteller on earth.
Six things I need my children's step-mum to know.
Kris Jenner cryptically responds to reports Kylie is pregnant.
Chrissy Teigen asked mums to share stories of when their kids were mean to them, and... wow.
Netflix deletes kids' TV show after viewers notice NSFW drawing in the background.
Ian Somerhalder threw out Nikki Reed's birth control so they could have a baby. Right. OK.
"My partner and I split our parental leave in half. It's the best decision we ever made."
A 12-year-old boy asked his mum about her sex life. She answered honestly.
An Aussie mum has posted a warning to Facebook after a man tried to abduct her son.
The list of baby names that are going extinct in 2017 is here.
A mum has been called “joyless” for saying her kids won't be getting toys this Christmas.
Doctors raise new concerns over the minimum age restriction on kids' Nerf gun toys.
"He’s not deaf, not even partially. " How Jenny found out why her three-year-old son couldn't hear her.
Does a plus-size clothing range for children mean we've given up fighting childhood obesity?
Fellow parents, this is how you do a Disneyland holiday.
A teacher writes: “Parents don't need to panic, six-year-olds are tested all the time.”
Lisa Wilkinson asked the education minister why we need to test grade one students. This was his response.
Netflix just introduced a genius hack for kids' birthdays.
An open letter to the men who abandon their children after divorce.
MIA FREEDMAN: Why are so many women suddenly telling other women to shut up?
The Taylor Swift parody video every mum needs to watch today.
'This week a teacher pulled me aside to tell me my son was inappropriately touching her.'
Teacher uses three sandwiches to demonstrate the importance of kids washing their hands.
HOLLY WAINWRIGHT: "In defence of older mothers - life doesn't always follow a tidy timeline."
"Stop gaslighting your kids."
The families forking out $80,000 for strangers to spy on their kids.
'Storm babies': The fascinating reason so many women go into labour during a storm.
The five steps anyone who has an asthma sufferer at home needs to know.
Girls will now be able to wear shorts and pants to all Victorian state schools.
Fly away helicopter parents, the lawnmower parent has arrived.
Toddler Jacob Gale could lose sight in one eye, all due to a magpie attack.
Rachel Corbett: "I've always planned to have babies in my 40s."
A mum is invoicing the kids who don't show up to her daughter's party. Is she on to something?
The 18th birthday present Reese Witherspoon gave her daughter that didn't cost a cent.
LANA HIRSCHOWITZ: "I miss my teenage son. Why does saying that make people feel uncomfortable?"
'I didn't recognise the exhausted frumpster looking back at me. I'd lost my mojo and I wanted it back.'
KATE: "41 things I got away with in the 70s that kids could never do today."
MIA FREEDMAN: Memo to mothers and future mothers: you will miss milestones, and that's OK.
ANONYMUM: "I was too old when I had my kids."
'To my one-year-old, you'll never know it, but you got me through my darkest days.'
"Why we decided for my daughter to take my wife's last name. And, I'm fine with it."
Five reasons netball friends are so much better than regular friends.
Why Australians are obsessed with the name 'Lachlan', but other countries think it's weird.
How Demlyn started a reading school under a mango tree.
Meg Mason: On the daily terror of what to cook for family dinner.
REBECCA SPARROW COLUMN: Parents, get your eight-year-olds off Instagram.
"I'm an early childhood educator. This is why I'm walking off the job today."
Hayley was on maternity leave when she developed an eating disorder that ended her period.
How should parents navigate the politics of kids' 'two-tier' birthday parties?
"Kiss chasey should not be banned in schools, it's a way to teach children about consent."
The one Peppa Pig episode they won't let Australian kids see.
Bec Sparrow: "Dear Kate Middleton. No one tells you the joy of a third child."
The tricks women use to hide their pregnancies in that first trimester.
How to know when your kid is faking being sick…and faking anything else.
'Please, stop asking my son when he's getting a haircut.'
This is what it really feels like to have a c-section, according to five women.
Inside Prince George's lunchbox: There's not a muesli bar in sight.
A mum's worst nightmare: "Meet us at the hospital, there's been an accident."
It is a truth universally acknowledged that raising girls is very very tricky.
Over the weekend, Angelina Jolie made a rare family appearance with her six children.
The 10-second parenting rule for dealing with stubborn teenagers.
Zoe and Benji Marshall have announced they are expecting their first child together.
"Thank you to the man who would do anything for his family."
'To all those celebrating Father's Day without Dad.'
What happens when Father's Day is anything but happy?
Serena Williams and her partner Alexis Ohanian have welcomed a baby girl.
For the woman who wants a torch for the first year of motherhood. We've got you.
Parents are sharing the best lie they've ever told their kids. And they're genius.
Stumped about what to get dad? These sporty gifts are what he really wants.
Why I find it hard to say ‘I love you’ to my dad.
It was a simple birthday party request, but even that was cause for mum-shaming.
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