Stress
Do babies and start-up entrepreneurship mix?
Tony Featherstone Is the challenge too great to launch and build a fast-growth venture, and raise babies and toddlers at the same time?
Making time for your partner
Kim Kind Sometimes we forget there is nothing more important to children than the quality of the relationship between their parents. Are you making enough time for each other?
Toilet training: time to take a seat
Lisa Wachsmuth Toilet training can be frustrating for many parents, particularly those with little boys, says Illawarra GP Dr Margaret Perrott.
Don’t be afraid to get dirty
Brooke Wells The media know how to play on the fear of parents that germs are the source of family illnesses and infections. But is the opposite in fact in true?
A child's right to be safe: teaching self-protection
Family Planning Queensland Self protection skills are one way to help children to be safe or know how to find safety.
Healthy children actively involved
To make a change for the better, parents and children have to become actively involved in changing their lifestyles. They need to support and encourage each other.
Malnutrition a fact of life for many
Robin Barker The news of two child deaths, allegedly involving malnutrition, arouses uncomfortable feelings of incredulity, dismay and shock.
Growing up no easy thing for those born before their time
Nick Miller Toddlers are more likely to get anxious, depressed or have eating or sleeping problems if they were born 10 or more weeks premature, research has found.
Women stretched to snapping point
Adele Horin The Howard government's family policies left a legacy of stressed, overworked parents and set gender equity back a decade, a new study shows.
Your second baby: tips for surviving
Advice on caring for babies is often geared towards first-time parents. When you have a toddler zooming about, that old ‘Sleep when the baby sleeps’ line may have you throwing your hands up in...
Toilet training - is your child ready?
Richie Young Toilet training is a major part of your child's development and it involves commitment! While that may sound daunting, the key is ensuring you stay supportive and offer encouragement.
One quiet minute
Joanne McCarthy It was a Monday in March last year when Belinda and Shaun Hedley faced what no parents want to imagine, let alone see their twin two-year-old sons lifeless and blue floating in a swimming pool.
Bipolar disorder in children
Margaret Rice Diagnosis of bipolar disorder in children has increased dramatically in the US, and Australia is struggling to resist temptations to follow suit, writes Margaret Rice.
Family foods
Pinky McKay A lot of confusion arises around feeding as your chubby baby becomes a toddler: although he is now very active, the rapid growth of your toddler’s first year will slow down and his appetite may...
Safe websites for kids
Lia Timson With thousands of sites on offer it's no wonder parents are confused and troubled about which websites to let their children visit. Read more about popular and safe sites for kids to use.
Top toddler settling tips
Pinky McKay Your toddler’s delaying tactics at bedtime – needing a drink, one more kiss, a lost toy – are her way of saying, ‘I really want you to stay with me.
Is TV good for toddlers?
Preschoolers watch television. No matter how the issue is handled in a household, it is inevitable that at some point in the day they will be watching the screen, so does it improve their...
