Health
For health's sake, ditch your doona
Caroline Marcus It's the eve of winter: time to lose the doona. An Australian doctor with almost 50 years' medical experience says doonas were invented for the northern hemisphere and warns that overheating at...
Preparing for a babysitter
When you hire a new babysitter, you'll want to make sure you give them all the information they need to care for your children. The more prepared you are, the more at ease you'll feel about going out.
Girls around the world born into inequality
David Cook For the past 10 weeks I have spent nearly every waking hour thinking about the baby girl who has brought so much joy to my wife and me.
Tips for work-life balance
In Australia, we have a reputation for being laidback and carefree, but when it comes to hard yakka, our deeply ingrained preference is for a culture of long hours.
T'keyah, To The Moon and Back - Dandy Walker syndrome
Anni Taylor Kerry, a homeschooling mum of six, tells the story of her fifth child, T'keyah, born with Dandy Walker syndrome.
Dads in Australia: Their changing role
Neil Jameson Not too long after man first walked on the Moon, I thumbed a ride with a tile salesman who couldn't wait to get home to spend time with his kid.
Kids belong in high rises (and everywhere else)
Carolyn Whitzman From Melbourne to Darwin, apartment buildings have sprung up in central cities. High rise living is assumed to be bad for children, despite – or because of – the fact that public...
Lighten your load, win back your life
Kath Lockett Fathers can find better ways to balance their careers and home duties. Kath Lockett reports.
Parents feel caught in children trap
Rachel Browne Almost one in four parents feels "terrified" or "overwhelmed" by the challenge of raising children, a study has found.
Parents need whooping cough jab, too
Medical experts are recommending the vaccination of adults, including expectant parents, to combat a surge in cases of whooping cough in NSW.
The family that eats together ...
Nick Galvin Just as out parents always told us, sitting down and eating together as a family is a good thing to do for a whole range of reasons.
When is Daddy coming home?
Kath Lockett Fathers are finding smarter ways to mix work and family life, writes Kath Lockett.
How cash crunch can impact on child abuse
Arjun Ramachandran The financial downturn has created a "recipe for a crisis" for Australian children, who face greater risk of abuse just as child protection groups face cuts to services, a child welfare expert says.
Happy women live longer
Optimists live longer, healthier lives than pessimists, US researchers said yesterday in a study that may give pessimists one more reason to grumble.
Kids' food for busy grown-ups
Paula Goodyer With childhood health and obesity featuring heavily in the news of late here is a simple three day food plan to help you get through the week!
Part 4: Raising Boys
John Bastick My son’s taken to wearing his mother’s high-heels. And, to give the boy his dues, for a 20-month-year-old he totters about the place better than I could if I pulled on a pair of four-inch heels.
Harder for women to sleep
You're sleep-deprived and struggling through the day on caffeine and nerves. Sex? Forget it. Friendships? No time.
Cuddle power
Louise Hall Parents need to be reminded to kiss, cuddle and talk to their babies to help prevent children growing up with developmental delays and emotional disorders, the NSW Government said.
Busy children shown to do better
Adele Horin New research into the lives of middle-class children bucks conventional wisdom they are an over-scheduled and stressed-out generation.
Lesbian mothers legal rights
Natasha Wallace Children of lesbian parents in a de facto relationship will also be able to inherit both parents' assets and will have equal rights to children of heterosexual couples with regards to workers' and...
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