Creche expectations
SACHA MOLITORISZ 15 Aug |
The rules of rugby are confusing. The laws of conveyancing are confounding. But for sheer mind-bending inscrutability, the topic of child care trumps them all. The subject is like a Russian doll: as soon as you resolve one issue, another appears.
Risks remain for pregnant quitters
KATE BENSON 18 Aug |
Women who quit smoking during their first pregnancy still have a higher risk of giving birth to small or premature babies, even if their second baby is born three years after they have given up cigarettes.
Search for live-in help
RACHEL BROWNE 12 Aug |
Almost unheard of a decade ago, au pairs are increasingly popular among families unable to find child care or put off by the fees of up to $100 a day. Australian au pair agencies say demand has grown so much they are struggling to find enough carers.
More to babies than bonus
CAROL NADER 7 Aug |
The baby bonus has been given more credit than it deserves for its contribution to the breeding frenzy. A new analysis suggests it has merely played a "modest" role in lifting the fertility rate.
We are Discussing...
The economics of parenthood
JOSHUA GANS 18 Aug | Joshua Gans seems like a regular family bloke till you look at the way he has brought up his three kids. The economics professor applied economic principles to his child rearing. Did it work? Was it cruel? It certainly was unconventional and amusing at times.
Hearing Awareness Week
I can hear you now, Mummy
DEAF CHILDREN AUSTRALIA 18 Aug |
The day I brought Estelle home from the hospital, I whispered into her tiny ears, “Welcome to your new home. I love you.” Little did I know she couldn’t hear me. I would sing her lullabies just as I had to my two older boys but something wasn’t right.
Raising boys
Part 2: Emotional courage
Ask pretty much any Aussie dad what they’d like their sons to grow up to be and there’ll be a fair-to-middling chance the answer will be “sports man”. However there’s mounting evidence to suggest that fostering only the physical in our boys is not only limiting but it’s also dangerous.
Let's Connect
Rainy day rescue
ELISSA BAXTER 31 Jul |
It’s been raining for a week, the kids are stir-crazy and you’re all out of ideas to keep them amused. If you have an internet connection and a printer, there are stacks of resources on the web that can help you keep the kids amused, without resorting to plopping them in front of the computer.
Buying for bub
