Holiday

Kids

Tips for your holiday travelling kit

Here are some helpful tips for what to pack in your family holiday travel kit.

Choosing a holiday

Getting away on a family holiday is as easy as picking a destination and packing, right?

Christmas tips for step families

Dolla S Merrillees Christmas Day for many families is an exercise in controlled chaos, for stepfamilies the demands of the holiday season can be doubled or tripled.

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.

Navigating Christmas as a step-family

Dolla S Merrillees For stepfamilies and blended families, Christmas can often bring a mixed bag of complications as they juggle ex-spouses, multiple sets of grandparents, joint custody arrangements and children with...

Ten tips for surviving international travel with children

Anthony and Ronit After three long haul trips with kids we've have picked up some great travel tips along the way. Read our list our ten items to take on your family trip.

Help is in good hands

Marcella Bidinost A virtual assistant could claw back some time. Or you could become one, writes Marcella Bidinost.

Keep your road trip costs down

Sascha Jenkins With the current economic climate more Australian families are choosing to holiday locally and interstate. So bundle up the kids and read our tips on how to keep your road trip costs down.

Fun ideas for a long drive

Amanda Horswill Hi-tech is helping kids beat boredom (and parents stay sane) on a car trip, writes Amanda Horswill.

The best fun on four wheels

Sascha Jenkins With planning and patience, a family road trip can be the best fun on four wheels.

Not into housework? Join the club

Deborah Ross Welcome to the Non-Domestic Goddess Club. This is the largest organisation in the world for those who have old iceblocks embedded in the iced-up walls of their freezer.

The 'evil stepmother'

Alison Cameron You adore him, but when it comes to his children, you feel like the evil stepmother. Alison Cameron explores why admitting you don't love - or even like - your new charges is the ultimate taboo.