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.

Try walking and talking

Ben Rossiter As another school year begins, the roads will become a lot busier. Not because the streets will be full of children walking to school, but because the roads around schools will be packed with cars...

School holidays that don't break the bank

Rachael Oakes-Ash With a bit of fore thought and planning your brood could be soaking up the sun in the tropics or skiing in Colorado and you can come home with change still in your pocket with EB's holiday tips.

Beat the school holiday blues (NSW)

Keeli Cambourne Historic ghost tours or prehistoric dinosaurs, breadmaking or flying foxes - here are some activities across Sydney and beyond for these summer holidays.

Nannies can be a super option

Lisa Wachsmuth The nanny is not just limited to the wealthy anymore. With many families having both the mother and father working, hiring a nanny is becoming a more popular option, writes Lisa Wachsmuth.

Disappointment comes with the territory

Adele Horin Whether 'tis the season to be jolly depends in some households on how the kids have rated: better or worse than expected, better or worse than their peers, their cousins, their father's boss's...

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.

Seven secrets to surviving your baby's first year

Jodie Benveniste Jodie Benveniste, director of Parent Wellbeing, shares seven ways to cope with the highs and lows of raising a baby.

Off-road with the rugrats

Sheridan Rhodes Mum's the word as two daredevil parents take their bubs on a 4WD tour of outback South Australia.

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.

Swine flu holiday ban hits children

Deborah Smith Science Editor Children who travel to countries where swine flu is widespread will be banned from attending school in NSW for a week after their return to Australia.

Hip dysplasia: helping your baby

Debbie Clemens So your baby has been diagnosed with hip dysplasia but you're still confused as to what this means for her? Debbie Clemens of Hip Babes sheds some light on hip dysplasia.

Doubles no trouble for jolly Roger

It was a doubles celebration with a twist. Swiss tennis great Roger Federer and wife Mirka yesterday introduced their identical twin daughters, Charlene Riva and Myla Rose, to the world.

The eccentric child

Lucinda Schmidt Marina Copley vividly remembers taking her son, Lachlan, to the playground when he was about three, where he would grill other parents about their children's names and ages.

The eccentric child

Lucinda Schmidt A problem child or just eccentric? As Lucinda Schmidt discovers, your "unusual" child is perfectly normal.

Technology keeps busy families in touch

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

Prams and strollers

For some parents buying a stroller is a decision given equal importance to buying a car! You only need to head to the EB forums to discover stroller aficionados who have multiple strollers and have...