Today
Caring for two generations cost Han her corporate career
What started as a six-month break for this executive morphed into a multigenerational caregiving squeeze that upended her life.
November
Parenting mecca The Memo scores $20 million investment
In an industry dominated by big box retailers such as Baby Bunting, The Memo’s approach is younger and more modern.
October
What to do if you hate your son’s girlfriend (and she can’t stand you)
As centuries of convention would have it, mothers don’t want to lose their precious male offspring. A new TV series is intensifying those feelings.
Founder, family, fortune: How they ‘have it all’
From term sheets to toddlers, these founders juggled building a business as well as a family.
Will artificial intelligence free us from tedious life admin?
Could AI be the washing machine of the 21st century? How do we ensure this latest technology works for us rather than instead of us in the labour market?
September
Harsh truths about the ‘gentle parenting’ debate
Millennials are embracing a style of child-rearing based on empathy, respect, understanding, and firm boundaries. Its critics predict societal collapse.
August
The 3am phone call that taught me a crucial parenting lesson
All that advice can be a trap. Sometimes there’s no substitute for trusting your gut – especially if your kid is limp and won’t wake in the middle of the night.
June
How execs slay the horror ‘sandwich’ of work, kids and ageing parents
For executives climbing up the corporate ladder, caring responsibilities on both sides can take a toll, but these workers show it can be done.
May
What families with ‘successful’ kids can teach us about parenting
Do successful parents teach their children the skills and traits they need to achieve, or do the kids inherit them? Probably both.
April
Work from home or bring home to work? New trend brings ‘day of relief’
More companies are offering staff the option to bring their children into the office during the school holidays, saving them money and, in some cases, their sanity.
How skateboarding helps this director switch off
Dulani Van den Broek, director, engineering and asset management at KPMG in Perth, never misses a skate class, which has taught her that it’s okay to fall.
March
Why everyone in Britain is talking about Netflix’s Adolescence
The show has captured how British society is grappling with what it means to be a boy when the loudest voices defining masculine identity belong to Andrew Tate and Donald Trump.
Netflix’s new hit should sound a warning for parents. Here’s why
The show has resonated with parents concerned about the significant influence of social media in their teenagers’ lives and its link to violence against women.
Meet the stay-at-home dads whose wives are killing it at work
Outside parental leave, few men become the primary carer for school-age children. But these fathers have, allowing their partners to continue their careers.
How having a baby changed my personality for the better
Slowly but surely, my child forced me to step outside myself, to break from the relentless self-focus that had contributed to both my success and my unhappiness.
February
Life is chaotic – thank god for my spreadsheet
Overseas holidays, household chores, beer consumption – these finance professionals have their entire lives accounted for.
January
Should you track your kids through their phones?
The combination of new technology and the age-old devotion to keep your children safe is taking “helicopter parenting” to a whole new level.
November 2024
A new mum and financial adviser explains how to invest for kids
As I learn to juggle my roles as first-time mum and financial adviser, my mind inevitably turns to setting little Logan up for the future.
Signs you’re raising entitled brats (and how to avoid it)
Keeping children grounded and helping them understand the value of money is a perennial problem for wealthy parents. This dad reckons he has the answers.
October 2024
I’m paid $99,170 as a nanny – the kids like me more than their parents
My employers tend to work in high-powered finance jobs. The money and lifestyle may seem envious, but they are never there for their children.