Babies
Has parenting really become too hard? Experts certainly believe so
Many parents are at the breaking point of stress, and some say parenting has become too hard. What can we do to bring the joy back?
- by Sarah Berry
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WA’s population is booming, but it’s not thanks to our birth rate
Western Australia’s population has grown by 89,000 people in the past year, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics data.
- by Claire Ottaviano and Sarah Brookes
China’s population keeps falling. This is why
The generation of women born in the era of the Chinese Communist Party’s one-child policy are having few, if any, children.
- by Lisa Visentin
Opinion
Motherhood
You’d be surprised what women talk about at mothers’ groups, especially men
As our children grew, our mum’s group conversation changed, but the bonds of friendship did not.
- by Jo Stubbings
‘Incorrect and damaging’: Babies as young as six months put on diets
Health professionals are often getting it wrong when it comes to our children’s weight, providing damaging advice, says obesity expert Dr Nick Fuller.
- by Sarah Berry
Opinion
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Cursing in front of children? I swear by it
I don’t want my child to think swearing is acceptable. But it is worse to become someone who says things like “shoot” or “holy smokes”.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Why the Banksy of the philosophy world wants to stop you having babies
No one knows what David Benatar looks like, but his anti-natalist philosophy prompts strong reactions as does his argument that boys and men also are victims of sexism.
- by Andrew Taylor
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Health
The one thing mothers can donate to help save premature babies’ lives
Just seven mothers are booked in to donate breast milk used to protect premature babies from deadly infections, with high rates of cold and flu almost wiping out the regular donor base.
- by Kate Aubusson
From graveyards to orange juice labels, baby naming is getting creative
John, William, Mary, Elizabeth: There was a simple formula for naming children in the Western world from the 17th to early 19th centuries. Not anymore.
- by Shona Hendley
IVF at a fraction of the cost: Perth clinic disrupts infertility market
The Baruahs know how torturous infertility treatment can be, having spent seven years enduring it. But when they finally held their son, “everything changed.”
- by Claire Ottaviano
When Taylah learnt she was having quads, she received a DM from a stranger
When members of multiple birth clubs learn a local family is joining them in the chaos of having twins, triplets or even more new arrivals, they mobilise.
- by Mary Ward
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