Sex
Sex after baby
Melissa Maimann Welcome to parenthood! New babies are amazing, wondrous beings, aren't they? But, for someone so small, they can bring with them endless tasks. Is there any time or desire for sex?
Tips for sex after baby
Melissa Maimann Pregnancy, birth and newborn babies bring on a flurry of questions and inevitably you will come to ask the question about resuming sex post birth. Here are our tips for getting in the mood!
Our large families: EB members share
With seven, eight and 10 children under their respective wings, Essential Baby members Leanne, Susan and Tanya offer an insight into their large families.
Pot-belly luck
Bella Ellwood-Clayton A friend of mine's mother is encouraging her to have children while she's still "young". Not because she might have more energy dealing with the terrible twos, totalitarian threes and frightening...
Cutting both ways
The thought of circumcising their baby appals many parents today. But what if it could potentially save their life? Sarina Lewis investigates.
Popcorn and choc-top fun: movies to watch these holidays
Rob Lowing Boy-led movies dominate these holidays while tougher-feeling censorship ratings could restrict the under-sevens. Luckily, everyone can go see the gorgeous Up, the best family flick around.
Several degrees of androgyny
Sarah Boseley It is the first question any parent asks after the birth of their child: is it a girl or a boy? In rare cases the midwife has to say honestly: "I don't know."
A primal bond
Bella Ellwood-Clayton This weekend, I took my baby boy to the zoo for the first time. We saw zebras and giraffes, and witnessed a tiger leap. We delighted in watching a family of gibbons.
Mother's milk
Rebecca Huntley Breastfeeding is meant to be life-giving, but Rebecca Huntley says the pressure to get it right can suck the life out of mothers.
Match the treatment to the malady
Miranda Devine When the psychiatrist Gordon Parker talks to parents at boys' schools in Sydney, he describes the brave new world of gender relations in a terrifying way.
Being Dad
Paul Kalina Only several decades ago, husbands and boyfriends were back-row spectators to birth. They didn't enter hospital delivery rooms, attend antenatal or postnatal education classes and often weren't...
Schools supporting families through change and transition
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.
A lot more to learn than where babies come from
Nina Funnell As a youngster, my favourite book was Where Did I Come From? At age four I had developed a reputation for asking unsuspecting adults to read it to me.
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.
Extreme mothering
Alison Cameron A preschooler feeding from his or her mother's breast can raise an eyebrow or two. But those who adopt attachment-parenting techniques, such as extended breastfeeding, communal sleeping and "wearing"...
Children in the modern office - all part of a day's work?
Farah Farouque The exclusion of a toddler from the Senate has prompted calls for more flexibility.
Communicating about sexuality with children
Family Planning Queensland It is important that children receive positive messages about sexuality. Parents, carers and schools can work together to promote healthy attitudes.
Guards for the cyber playground
Lia Timson Protecting children online is now big business with the Federal Government spending more than $100 million to help families. Lia Timson reports.
Part 4: When boys play with Barbie
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.
Choosing a school
Carol Fallows You may think you have plenty of time to decide what you are going to do about schooling, your little one may only be six months/one year/ a toddler. Think again.
