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The naysayer has become the yea-sayer.

Turns out breaking all the rules is my favourite part of being a grandparent

Sometimes the best standards are no standards at all.

  • Richard Glover

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Preference for boys is fading among regions where it was strongest at a rapid rate.

Phew, it’s a girl! The stunning decline of the preference for having boys

Millions of girls were aborted simply for being girls. Now parents often lean towards them.

  • The Economist
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Highlights from a walk in the park

Close encounters of the canine kind.

Pet etiquette? How about fines for parents of badly behaved children?

Here we go again. Some councils want to jack up penalties for pet owners. But does that mean parents should also cop fines over their misbehaving children?

  • Wendy Squires
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Into the mouths of babes

When mother (temporarily) knows best.

Mikaela Binns-Rorke, 21, and her mum, Natalie Binns are happy living under the same roof at Menai.

‘It would be weird if she left’: The pleasure and pain of adult kids at home

When the kids grow up but they don’t move out, parents may not know where the child stops and the adult starts. Here’s how to lay down the new family law.

  • Mercedes Maguire
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Tourism comes full circle

And parenthood goes by the book.

Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness in May 2023. They announced their separation in September that year.

How to date when you’re going through a divorce

The breakdown of a marriage brings with it a range of emotions including, for some, a desire to get right back out there and meet new people. But if the divorce has not been finalised, potential new partners can present challenges.

  • Sara Mulcahy
A recent photo of Rosie Waterland and her mother, Lisa Stevens.

I had a troubled childhood. This is the question I am asked the most

If I’d been removed from my mother’s care permanently from the start, would my life have turned out differently?

  • Rosie Waterland
Danielle and Leon Green at home in Western Australia.

A coroner couldn’t tell Danielle how her son died. Then she lost her daughter

After losing her two babies, Danielle Green wants genetic testing introduced in the post-mortem investigations of young people.

  • Frances Howe

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