Travel

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.

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...

Cooper's story

Essential Baby member Bronwyn with son Cooper.

Nicole Salinas When Cooper came into our world it changed everything. It turned our world upside down, it changed us, it changed our family. It was nothing we had expected, and nothing that we knew.

Technology keeps busy families in touch

Ann-Maree Moodie Technology can keep busy families in touch, writes Ann-Maree Moodie.

Keep your road trip costs down

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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

Car activities

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

What is the ideal set-up for family camping?

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

A beautiful but broken heart

Ky and Mark and their children Daniel and Bella.

Nicole Salinas Scratch just below the surface and you will find a family who is grieving the loss of three children.

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!

Are we there yet?

Out & About With Kids With summer fast approaching, it's time to start planning your family holiday. We share our top twenty tips for staying sane on your next family road trip.

Gone country

A Newcastle family made like the Partridges and said 'hello world' from a bus, Debbie Hunter writes.

Choosing a holiday

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

Stay-at-home-dad a myth?

Jessica Irvine The stay-at-home dad is, if not a myth, at least a rarity, as workforce statistics show women continue to shoulder the burden of child care in the home.