Parenting
Opinion
Illness
It started as a headache. By evening, James was unresponsive to his name
After losing core years of his young life to COVID-19 lockdowns, my teenage son’s life was almost claimed by an entirely avoidable illness.
- by Fiona Hall
Latest
Like her own mum, Alice couldn’t birth her baby – but she can breastfeed her
Inducing lactation is not often talked about. But here, Australia’s first IVF surrogate child – and her mum – discuss their experiences, 36 years apart.
- by Alice Clarke
Opinion
Australian music
Cold Chisel can tell you everything about your parenting skills
Anyone who’s seen Chisel or just listened to the radio since the 1970s will know what I’m on about.
- by Kate Halfpenny
Opinion
Real life
Why Starbucks is crashing in the US, but booming in Australia
After decades of struggling to meet our high coffee standards, Starbucks is enjoying record profits Down Under thanks to a new generation of customers.
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
Opinion
Declining birth rates reveal something very scary about our national mindset
While we wait for governments to catch up with the changed roles of women and men, of parents and grandparents, there are things we must do ourselves.
- by Jenna Price
Opinion
Gender
Calling men toxic may feel good, but it won’t save a single boy from the ‘manosphere’
When we use school intervention programs that don’t work, we run the risk of making the problem worse than it was before.
- by Ahona Guha
It’s a risky business, yet more older women are choosing to become mums
Experts say the risks of “geriatric pregnancy” have changed with time. So what’s driving the trend?
- by Sarah Berry
Opinion
Tripologist
What your child needs to know before they depart on a gap year
It’s close to a parent’s worst nightmare. Our daughter calls from Nepal and is crying uncontrollably, unable to actually speak.
- by Michael Gebicki
Opinion
Social media
Kids’ social media ban might be just as tough on flat-chat parents
This ban sounds like a toothless folly that smacks of Anthony Albanese wanting to be seen as doing something.
- by Kate Halfpenny
The TikTok trend encouraging teen boys to get fit, try steroids and starve themselves
According to experts, the “looksmaxxing” trend is targeting vulnerable young people. So, how safe are the measures they’re taking?
- by Penry Buckley
Forget the bank, what about the storage unit of mum and dad?
The long-forgotten hobbies of my offspring live on in cardboard boxes – teetering towers of them, stored in the garage, shed or attic.
- by Richard Glover
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