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Parenting 2

FEBRUARY 2017

The Block's Lysandra shares emotional warning to parents beside her son's hospital bed.
We don't mean to alarm you but Kourtney Kardashian's four-year-old appears to have a lip ring.
Birth photographer refuses to document this mum's labour because 'it's not birth'.
Dev and Anita Patel are having the ultimate mother-son moment at the Oscars.
For the first time, men on the Oscars red carpet were asked a very specific question.
The Government is set to crackdown on "dodgy" family day care providers.
Money on offer in bid to encourage working families into foster care.
The nine things your child definitely notices when you watch sport with them.
"The 15 ways our relationship changed after having a baby."
The simple, common mistake that almost killed Laura Wallis' newborn twins.
This Aladdin performance will have small changes. But to some people, it means the world.
"A gift from Amy": there's an incredible birth story behind these photographs.
These women are raising a child together. But they're not in a relationship.
Children of porn stars have shared what it was really like growing up.
"Two years ago, I had an abortion. My life will never be the same."
"I'm about to get married. But there's one question I wish people would stop asking."
Oprah Winfrey has shared why she never chose to have kids of her own.
"To the man who abused my young teenage daughter on the local bike path."
It's 2017 and abortion is still not legal in Queensland. That's not a typo.
Meet the parents who are raising their kids without toilet paper.
Reddit just saved a pregnant woman from what could have been a very dangerous situation.
Wippa's parenting nightmare: "My toddler has fallen a metre off the edge of the stairs."
Kids are calling helplines for bedtime stories because their parents are simply too drunk.
How this single mum decided to spend her $7200 tax return has everybody cheering.
Exactly how a self-confessed "cheapskate" mum-of-three spends $80 a week on groceries.
The controversial swim school teaching kids to save themselves from drowning.
Meet the father and son living with Tourette Syndrome.
The single mum of seven who went above and beyond to keep her son out of jail.
Chris Hasson shares the story behind terrifying viral photo of his son.
Australian mums share the biggest secrets about their sex lives after having a baby.
'They get pregnant for the money': Pauline Hanson's views on paid parental leave.
"My son wants the same surname as me, but I don't want him to have it."
State ban issued after six-year-old schoolgirl nearly strangled to death by hat cord.
"Help. Can I ask my friends who smoke to stay away from my baby?"
Mum furious after son was given assignment on how to make crystal meth.
A 10-year-old girl contacted police with a maths emergency. It went hopelessly wrong.
The 7 toilet training truths that give every parent nightmares.
"My baby's milestones are none of your business."
'For admitting this, people will call me selfish and a bad mother.'
"Emma Watson is the unexpected role model my daughter is growing up with."
Mother's heartbreak after accidentally smothering her baby daughter to death.
Madeleine McCann's parents accused of staging their daughter's abduction.
"Oh boy!" Actress Zoe Saldana has just welcomed her third son.
"Why a junk food ban would make every Aussie parent's job easier."
Seven Year Switch's Ryan and Cassie have announced their separation.
"I found a Facebook group where parents talk about regretting having kids."
Is year 12 worth it? High school students battle pressures after self-documenting final year.
Pete Evans shared what he feeds his children for breakfast and, well, brace yourself.
'It overshadows everything': Samantha Cameron opens up about her 6-year-old son's death.
The name of Jarryd Hayne's baby daughter has been revealed.
"The real reason my kids can't sleep at your place."
"My five biggest fears as a divorced parent."
What I want my kids to know about marrying young.
"The one thing I wasn't prepared for in my little girl's first week of school."
This father of four girls is sharing his hilarious struggles on Instagram.
Better Homes and Gardens' Adam Dovile and wife Lisa announce beautiful news.
The two massive lies we tell pregnant women, according to Dr. Sofia Jawed-Wessel.
Mel was a surrogate twice and egg donor 19 times. But she had a dark, 12-year long secret.
A mum challenged her husband to take more photos of their kids. The results are incredible.
There is nothing wrong with taking your baby to see a bit of soft porn.
We gave a boy and a girl $59 each to buy new outfits. The results will surprise you.
There's one thing that will save your life when caught in a rip.
A new playgroup that'll make you forget the heatwave.
Parents are not to 'blame' for overweight kids. We all are.
Etan Patz was the first missing child on a milk carton. Now, finally, the case is solved.
Janine Allis shares the five parenting tricks that saved her marriage (and sanity).
How a single hair almost caused this baby to lose his thumb.
Almost everything you've heard about TV show This Is Us is a huge lie.
A mother warned her babysitter not to smoke around her kids. Then it backfired.
Lauren Brant: 'I just paid for the father of my unborn baby to jump out of a plane.'
Mystery as "amazing" mother of quadruplets dies unexpectedly at the age of 36.
A new mum claims she breastfed someone else's child in "terrible" hospital mix up.
A new mum was so dosed up on painkillers, she forgot she gave birth.
We missed a brutal truth about parenthood in Adele's Grammy speech.
An innocent photo of Jamie Oliver carrying his baby has drawn an onslaught of criticism.
"It's my ex-wife's birthday today, so I got up early and brought flowers and cards."
"You will always like your kids," and other bogus misconceptions about motherhood.
An Adelaide midwife was fired for telling a father about his child's birth.
"Why would I ever want to be a mum?"
"I saw a mother holding her baby on a plane, and started crying uncontrollably."
"I need my emu." Sydney toddler invents frankly ridiculous reasons for not going to sleep.
Four things a teacher wants you to do for your kid entering high school.
The space between baby and boy.
"My husband wants to go on a holiday without me and the kids."
But what if spanking your kids actually works?
Why I won’t have “The Talk” with my preteen son.
"A letter to my wife, who's been set up to fail."
This mum dressed up as a dad for "daddy day" at school and it's the best thing I've seen all week.
This is the feel-good children's book of the year
Janine Allis on reversing her husband’s vasectomy for a "midlife crisis baby".
"My hairdresser refused to give my child the haircut I wanted. Her message was clear."
This father just explained what makes a 'real man', and it's glorious.
Dad labelled "dirty old man" after taking his baby to a shopping centre parents' room.
'I banned my kids from doing homework. This is the letter I send school each year.'
Stop the car: an expert says kids should be carrying those heavy backpacks to school.
Mia Freedman: "To all the mothers feeling guilty and judged, listen closely."
Adelaide childcare centre failed to tell parents of alleged assault, court told.
A dad received a school letter about his son's imaginary friend. And it is pure gold.
Carla Gee has discovered a trick to actually relaxing holidays with your children.
"I'm having a baby sprinkle!" The clever alternative to a baby shower.
We know extreme heat impacts learning. So why don't all schools have air conditioning?
Em Rusciano fires back over Miranda Devine's latest dig at working mums.
'I lived on noodles and mouldy bread to avoid bankruptcy.'
"Aircon is unhealthy." The bizarre note from a stranger that left a QLD mum stunned.
Madonna is now officially a mother of six, instead of four.
Newsreader shares the heartbreaking reality of parenting a child with anorexia.
This mum's hilarious account of attempting shower sex after having kids is too relatable.
'There have been reports of the death of dinner. I hope they have been greatly exaggerated.'
"My time as a 19-year-old single dad for one week is up. Here's what I've learnt."
Pre-term babies at higher risk of developmental delay than previously thought: study.
Why parents of school-aged kids are the biggest losers in home-buying right now.
"Tomorrow I'm sending my son off into a world he's probably not ready for."
Laura has been trying for a baby for six years. Now she is saying goodbye to her “only child”.
Is it ever ok to tell your daughter she looks "slutty" in the outfit she's chosen?
It's not just old men at barbecues who are sexualising our daughters. It's us, too.
Every parent will recognise these two types of school lunches.
12 mums with an ADHD child share what they really think about putting them on medication.
"The moment I realised I didn't like my daughter's best friend."
The great tutoring myth.
Selma Blair had a 'tired mum moment' when getting petrol. It turned into a $650 disaster.
"Dear men, take the photo. Take the god damn photo."
'Telling a breastfeeding woman to be modest shows you value your comfort over a baby's.'
How to enforce a "no sleepover" rule when you think your children are too young.
"The nine ways I overcame my social anxiety as a new mum."
Tracey Spicer: "Why do men feel the need to sexualise my 10-year-old daughter?"
Magda Szubanski just shared a heartbreaking video about the reality of caring for her elderly mother.
"If you have a problem with food bans at school, I have just one question for you."
Helicopter parenting: What can modern parents do to help their children become independent?
'The pain of arriving at hospital pregnant and not being able to take my baby home.'
"I am an out and proud stalker of my children via technology."
"To my darling children, on your first day of school without your mum around."
There's a remarkably simple reason Steve from Blues Clues vanished overnight.
Two mums debate the ultimate modern parenting dilemma.
Meet Shelley Argent: the Aussie mum who won't quit until we have marriage equality.
"Fit and healthy" surfer collapses suddenly at home with his wife and 16-month-old girl.
"Didn't think I'd get teary." Celebs share the love on their kids' first week of school.
The call no parent wants to receive: "Your daughter isn't here... we haven’t seen her."
Anthony Albanese: "I have nothing but admiration for my mother for raising me on her own."
This viral day care poster has been labelled both "inappropriate" and "perfect".
'I just witnessed a mum tell her son to pee in the playground.'
"This week I have become a 19-year-old single dad to two kids."
Charlotte's baby girl Evlyn died at four weeks. She then spent the next 16 days with her.
Eight budget baby accessories every new mother needs.
'My daughter was left with a horrific scar after doing this viral internet challenge.'
Aussie supermodel Gemma Ward has welcomed her second baby.
"'Nude food' policies in schools are just another way to torture parents."
Helen's parenting nightmare: 'I was asked to leave my child's playgroup after 20 minutes.'
The term "expectant mothers" has been deemed 'offensive'. Start saying this instead.
Four life-changing tips to finally get fussy eaters to finish their dinner.
Navigating IVF: How We Got Here.
The "villain" of the US Bachelor has a nanny. And she has exactly... zero children.
Malcolm Turnbull to announce unified child care bill in attempt to pass long-delayed reform.
"My son has just started high school. Is he too young to walk to school?"

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