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MARCH 2016

We won't need to have sex by 2036, expert says.
Children put in the bottom maths group at primary believe they’ll never be any good.
Two years ago my son was the one who hit other kids.
Toys from our childhood that we wish our kids could play with.
Tips and tricks for travelling with kids from someone who's been through it.
Parents warned about 'dangerous fad' of tongue-tie operations.
The cost of bringing up one child is the same as a brand new Ferrari.
Attachment parenting: taking the high road, or just the road less travelled?
Top school bans laptops because they are 'distracting' students.
"Stop fat-shaming my toddler."
Is it really that different going from 2 kids to 3? Nope.
Photographers who do school picture days share the weirdest stories of their career.
Why I'll miss my Nana this Easter.
Six ways having children changes the design aesthetics of your home.
"Sometimes, I just want my kids to leave me alone."
What it's REALLY like to grow up as an only child.
What playgroup taught us about the world.
9 things I promise I’m going do this Easter.
Do you have to be weighed during pregnancy? One mother says no.
The Australian Multiple Birth Association urges government not to cut funding.
What to do and see in the Blue Mountains as a family.
Honey Boo Boo was a pageant princess. Now she's just a regular child.
"My wife doesn't work. She's a housewife."
A simple guide to get your kids eating veggies.
Ben Fordham thinks it's every parent's right to smack kids.
Safe Schools: Carter Smith tells Q&A controversy over program 'driving LGBTI kids to hurt themselves'.
If your child was drowning, would you know what to do?
“My shopping habits have changed since becoming a parent… and I’m OK with that."
Easy ways to make the family home more toxin-free.
When it comes to breastfeeding, does boob size really matter?
Experts warn giving your child an iPad to calm a tantrum stunts their development.
Do you know what unboxing videos are? Your kids do...
'I don't let my kids have sleepovers and they're okay with it. But other parents, not so much.'
These children know what bullying is. They also know how to stop it.
"I am petrified about having my third child. But this time it's not about the labour."
The feminist Disney heroine we've all been waiting for.
Dannie McMillan is a 16-year-old girl and a fat whale.
With 71% of parents seeking medical advice online one Facebook mother's group have gone to unusual lengths to help.
Roundtable to address concerns about Federal Government child care changes.
How to introduce your kids to the taste of vegetables.
My child’s day on a plate: The reality of feeding a growing teenage boy...
'Stop judging me because I'm an only child.'
A father says enough is enough and is demanding the kids stop all weekend activities and claim back time as a family.
How to make the most of the last of the warm weather.
Extreme parenting: The new global movement that claims to cure ADHD.
Changes to infant feeding guidelines. "Hypoallergenic formulas are a waste of time and peanuts and eggs to be introduced earlier."
'My mother-in-law fed my son meat even though we are vegan.'
A grave reminder of the importance of vaccines.
"Children's meals have been cr*p for years and they're not getting any better."
The emotional stages of shopping with your kids.
What it's like to be a man working in a childcare centre.
10 things we worried about when pregnant that we wish we hadn’t bothered about.
"It's a personal choice." Tori Spelling defends dyeing her 7-year-old daughter's hair.
Poor sleep behaviour affecting kids at school: research
Helicopter parents have followed their kids to university.
New research shows 1 in 5 kids don't know where their food comes from.
"The 19 things I didn’t realise my children could destroy (mostly with their bare hands)."
A toddler died of meningitis after anti-vax parents allegedly treated him with home remedies.
What is the ideal family size? The experts have weighed in.
Jesinta Campbell: The best asset we have for equality is each other.
Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale’s former nanny is pregnant.
Hayden Panettiere has opened up about her postnatal depression.
"My child's day on a plate: Three kids, three very different dietary preferences."
Angry mum calls out her sons bullying behaviour on Facebook.
Home and Away's Pia Miller has shared a touching photo of herself as a teen mum.
New research shows 1 in 3 Aussie mums face workplace discrimination.
Labelling foods with emoji a potential solution to engaging kids in healthy eating.
Doctor creates ultimate 'push playlist' for women while they give birth and Salt-N-Pepa's "Push it" isn't anywhere to be seen.
"As a mum of two girls, role-modelling womanhood got foisted on me."
Health Check: should adolescents and children lift weights?
Have you ever discovered a dark family secret? Some people have.
Why are we attracted to people who look like our parents?
Heroic Aussie grandmother donates kidney to sick grandson.
"Swearing in front of the kids is not a crime."
"My husband thinks my postnatal depression isn't real."
The amazing photo that proves that no two pregnant bodies are alike.
Mum invoices her kid for living at home and “being an unappreciative asshole.”
“When I think back on the happiest moments of my life, they all involve food.”
Radio duo Hamish and Andy branded 'irresponsible' after helium balloon stunt just days after an 8-year-old girl died from a helium balloon.
The race to cut c-section rates is having dangerous side effects.
One in three families worse off under planned childcare changes, modelling predicts
"I can sympathise with Katie Price for saying she would have aborted her son."
Jennifer Garner reads the bedtime story all children need to hear.
Safe Schools Coalition: what is the Christian Right afraid of?
Child held hostage at knifepoint in Logan near Brisbane, Queensland police say.
22 week pregnant woman told to "go outside and look fat."
‘My almost-three year old son can’t say he loves me.’
Kelly Clarkson: "My husband is such a great father".
Meshel Laurie’s excellent truth bomb: “How I really ‘Do It All’.”
A mother's dire warning after her luxury car deadlocked her children inside. "If you have a car with similar feature, please be very careful."
Is Kate Winslet pregnant? The internet thinks she might be.
"My child's day on a plate: I'm the first to admit it - there's nothing Instagram-worthy here."
"Cory Bernardi to the Principal's office, please."
"I don’t want my children to just 'be happy'."