This Month
Four steps to cut your technology addiction (and your kids’ as well)
The government is planning to impose age limits on social media for children. But how are adults’ screen addictions driving the next generation’s scrolling?
- Hannah Wootton
- Opinion
- Social media
To keep teens off phones, let them travel alone
A UK TV presenter was shamed for allowing her 15-year-old to travel without her. But to keep teens off screens, we need to let them loose in the real world.
- Sarah Manavis
August
The one thing I didn’t expect when I took paternity leave
For this new dad, it was the unexpected emotions around returning to work that really caught him by surprise.
- Craig Wright
All this parenting advice is getting in the way of parenting
The plethora of tips and guidance, especially online, is leading parents to believe there is one right thing to say for every situation.
- Caitlin Gibson
July
I gave up my phone as an example to my teenagers – it was disastrous
Before you ban your kids from using smartphones, ask yourself why.
- Bethan Ryder
June
The mysterious tyranny of trendy baby names
So you think that the unique name you picked for your kid makes you different? Turns out that’s a trend.
- Daniel Wolfe
May
Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk
Experts say letting youngsters scroll social media, watch videos or eat in front of the TV is “dangerous” and may be fuelling a growing obesity epidemic.
- Laura Donnelly
This record-breaking runner is also a boss and single mother of three
Helen Ryvar, who runs her own business, swears by her relentless morning fitness routine – she’s out of the door by 4.15am, rain or shine. Here are her tips.
- Steve Douglas
Inside the fight for smartphone-free childhoods
A rising number of parents around the world, who have become addicted to handheld devices themselves, want to ban under-16s from having them.
- Pippa Bailey
April
Being a mother really does age you, new study finds
Research by Columbia University in New York has shown that pregnancy takes such a toll on the body that it causes a woman to get older faster, internally.
- Sarah Knapton
‘I thought bing, bang, boom, I’ll be pregnant. But IVF was different’
Olympic gold champion Kaillie Humphries is used to success, so she was unprepared “for things not working perfectly” when trying to start a family.
- Rosina Butcher
Why Millennials are spending thousands on children’s parties
Parents from Generation Y are spending a lot of money on their children’s parties despite the cost of living crisis.
- MaryLou Costa
The enduring appeal of the super-strict parenting regime of Gina Ford
For some, she is a saviour. For others, pernicious. Yet 25 years after her first book was published, her tomes account for 25 per cent of the childcare market.
- Arabella Byrne
Can you have kids AND nice furniture?
Is it best to put off owning something you’d enjoy, or keep a beloved heirloom locked away until some later, safer date? I decided to ask the experts.
- Caitlin Gibson
March
We should teach people how to parent
No one knows how to raise kids merely by instinct. Structured, formal education is linked to good outcomes for families.
- Faith Hill
February
Gender pay gap shrinks at fastest rate in 20 years
The “encouraging” change is largely thanks to fathers spending more time looking after their children and doing housework, according to the latest HILDA survey.
- Hannah Wootton
January
Parental leave change could end retirement ‘baby debt’
Small business advocates have called on the federal government to make parental leave payments directly to workers, ending costly administration for operators.
- Tom McIlroy
- Opinion
- Opinion
The four absolute truths I’ve learnt about parenting
Children are not born understanding how to help their community. They need parents to model that for them.
- Amy Joyce
December 2023
Paris Hilton v the Crunchy Tradwives: a modern parenting story
The reality TV star is not so different from many of you, it turns out, as she baulks at changing her child’s nappy.
- Monica Hesse
Why parents in Japan can’t give their kids whacky names
About 4000 people a year change their moniker in a country where it’s frowned upon to stand out.
- Hikari Hida
