Sex

Pornification of pop is bottom of the charts for children

Suzy Freeman-Greene What does a 10-year-old make of many of today's pop songs? Once, something was left to the imagination, but in our porn-tinged culture lyrics and videos have become far more sexually explicit.

Dads in Australia: Their changing role

Fatherhood

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.

Schools supporting families through change and transition

School support

Stepfamilies Australia With one in five Australian children spending time in a stepfamily while growing up, Stepfamilies Australia wanted to raise awareness about some of the issues faced by schools.

For better, for worse

Carla Grossetti Since having triplets Samantha, Matthew and William three years ago, property financier Adrian Steer, 35, and his wife Sue, 39, agree they need to make more time for romance.

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.

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...