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Soft-porn pregnancies and other parenting trends to avoid right now

Who needs B-listers with F-cups in G-strings looking sexy while breastfeeding? Here are the parenting trends to avoid, says Susie O’Brien

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School uniforms need to stop dictating how girls and boys look

The Gender Equity CEO is calling for school uniforms to be updated to allow unisex options and freedom of expression for kids on skirt length, hair rules and jewellery.

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Leelou safety app creator Jerry Farsoun (R) and John Herron (L), Ambassador and advocate for the app, and father of the late Courtney Herron, who was murdered in May, 2019 in Melbourne. Photo by Luis Enrique Ascui, CopyrighytsÃ‚Â©luisascui

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Triple-0 bungle: Why calls can fail and what Aussies can do

After three deaths were linked to the Optus outage, experts warn Triple-0 isn’t foolproof — here’s why calls can fail, what to do in an emergency, and the new Aussie app that could help save lives.

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Controversy has erupted around the Netflix cartoon Dead End Paranormal Park after billionaire Elon Musk expressed outrage that character Barney Guttman, right, said they were transgender.

Musk joins push to cancel Netflix over cartoon’s trans character

Elon Musk has told his 227 million followers on X to cancel Netflix – causing its share price to sharply drop – amid a revolt over a ‘pro-transgender’ kids’ cartoon.

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Lighthouse parents have more confident kids

More over gentle parenting, it is all about lighthouse parenting in 2025. Here’s everthing you need to know about the childrearing style.

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What your kids are really doing on their laptops in their bedrooms

Is your teenager “doing their homework in their bedroom”? They might be – but they’re also doing something else, experts say.

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Grandparent, Linda Paku treating her granddaughters, Ruby,7 and Ellie, 4 to milkshakes at Glenelg North SA. Pictured on 11th September 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Family food fights: Grandparents cop snack flak but help is at hand

Food has become a generational flashpoint in Aussie families, as grandparents spoil their grandkids with too many snacks. Are ‘unicorn noodles’ and ‘rainbow celery’ the answer?

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‘Ate and left no crumbs’: Frances Whiting deciphers Gen Z vocab

A Gen X mum shares her love for Gen Z’s creative vocabulary, from ‘bussin’ to ‘slay’, after eavesdropping on her children’s conversations.

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‘Stain on my soul’: Grieving Dad’s plea over social media ban

A devastated father is warning parents to be aware of possible loopholes in the new social media age restriction law – and how they can stop their kids getting around them.

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A general view of Carey Baptist Grammar in Kew, Melbourne, Tuesday, March 10, 2020. Carey Baptist Grammar has been shut down after an adult member of the school community developed symptoms consistent with COVID-19. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Carey Grammar settles historic abuse claim ten days before trial

Carey Grammar has settled a historical abuse claim brought by a former student, who alleged she was abused by a former teacher and another man, not long before the trial was set to begin.

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Charlie Kirk speaks before he is shot during Turning Point's visit to Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah, Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025. (Tess Crowley/The Deseret News via AP)

Warning as kids view Charlie Kirk shooting videos

Social media giants face an urgent “whack-a-mole” battle to remove Charlie Kirk shooting footage as Australian children access violent content.

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Bullies zero in on disabled kids – five things schools must do to stop them

More than seven in 10 students with a disability are bullied at school – accused of “faking” their condition, mocked, shoved, excluded, harassed. Hear their heartbreaking stories.

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Susie O'Broen column on kidults

Meet Australia’s ‘kidults’: Is it our fault they’re useless?

The other night I caught up with school mum friends to talk about our favourite topic – the learned helplessness of our adult children at home, writes Susie O’Brien.

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Explained: How to choose the best private school

Beyond the glossy brochures and carefully crafted tours, here’s what parents really need to know about picking the perfect school for their child.

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