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‘The 5 tricks I use to make the school term feel easier.’

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'When I tell people I'm only having one child, their reactions are very telling.'

Why we need to stop calling parenting issues 'seasons'.

'It cost me less to travel full-time with my daughter than to live in Sydney. Here's how I did it.'

Apparently these Millennial names are officially 'old'.

OPINION: 'No amount of cherishing your kid now will let you skip feeling melancholy later.'

In 2009, Octomum was the world's most famous mother. This is what her life looks like now.

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Kelley opened her DMs to 'regretful parents.' She was inundated with stories.

Women told us the one thing their dad did that made them close. The answers were unexpected.

A Father's Day 'boycott' and questionable song lyrics: The controversies behind TikTok's Matt and Abby.

'I've been a teacher for 30 years. Now, I'd rather work at McDonalds than step into a classroom again.'

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5 DIY sensory activities for your kids that won't break the bank.

'I stayed in my 8 year marriage for the kids. Then something unexpected happened.'

'My son is 7. I can't trust him to live in the same house as his little sister.'

'I forgive you.' Lily Collins' complicated relationship with her father, Phil Collins.

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'I'm a single man and want to have a baby on my own. I wasn't prepared for the opinions.'

17 women on the tips and tricks that helped them most with a toddler.

Hannah Vanderheide

10 years on from Robin Williams' death, this is what his children's lives look like now.

'I just took my toddler overseas. These are the 7 hacks to actually enjoy your holiday.'

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Suzanne Heywood was 'trapped' on a boat for 10 years. She finally managed her 'great escape'.

Cassandra Green

The kids' comedy that will make you want to hold a family movie night.

The unspoken politics of playdates (from a 'hot mess' mum of three).

'It's cake night baby!' Hamish Blake has unveiled his daughter's 7th birthday cake creation.

It's never too early to have these 3 conversations with your kids.

'To the mums with kids struggling at school, I see you.'

'So they just pursued it.' Why Harry Connick Jr's three daughters all live in Australia.

It's been three years since Cleo Smith was abducted from a campsite. This is her life now.

Rebecca Gibney was heartbroken after being cheated on. Years later, she met a 'beautiful, tall New Zealander'.

We've watched Robert Irwin grow up on our screens. This is his life now.

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This is actually what it's like to be a 14-year-old girl in 2024.

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When Rosemary Redmon died she had one wish: for her granddaughter to marry her husband.

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'I was best friends with my step mum. When we both got pregnant everything changed.'

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A day in the life of a single mum living in a caravan due to cost of living.

Christine and Janie hated the 'clinical' sperm donor process. So they posted an ad on Facebook.

'My son is 7. I can't trust him to live in the same house as his little sister.'

'I forgive you.' Lily Collins' complicated relationship with her father, Phil Collins.

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'I’ve got a family of 6. Here’s how I save money on my groceries.'

'The worst pain imaginable.' Why women are recording their IUD insertions.

When Sonia Kruger's dad was sick, her former boss reached out. They've been together ever since.

'I’m scared of what will happen if I choose to not have kids.'

'My MIL thinks my toddler looks nothing like his dad. She just made a startling request.'

'I'm a single man and want to have a baby on my own. I wasn't prepared for the opinions.'

'A (funny) letter to my body before kids.'

The headlines making busy mums feel guilty today.

17 women on the tips and tricks that helped them most with a toddler.

Hannah Vanderheide

'When your child has a tantrum in public, there's one thing I want to say to you.'

'I lost my baby at six months. My sister's "gesture" after his death made me cut her off.'

'I just took my toddler overseas. These are the 7 hacks to actually enjoy your holiday.'

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'My distant, strict parents are now loving, attentive grandparents. It hurts more than I expected.'

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'Why I don't care if my crying baby bothers you on the plane.'

Rebecca Sharley

The unspoken politics of playdates (from a 'hot mess' mum of three).

'My dad went into aged care at 90. What happened next horrified me.'

Women told us the one thing their mum did that made them close. They all said the same thing.

This is actually what it's like to be a 14-year-old boy in 2024.

Jacqueline Woodwell was pregnant for 17 of the last 18 months. She's finally in her third trimester.

Cassandra Green

'I was reading bedtime stories with a glass of wine. A question from my son stopped me in my tracks.'

'My husband asked me to leave my job to become a stay at home mum, so I asked for half of his company.'

Gen X and Millennials just discovered 'dishonest harmony'. They blame the Boomers.

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