Major Centrelink boost coming to parental leave entitlements
Parents will soon be given 10 more days of paid parental leave from the government. Starting from July…
We’re teaching kids skills that will be outdated in 10 years—how I’m raising kids AI can’t replace
Everyone talks about AI and soft skills, yet companies still hire for elite degrees, and schools still teach…
Disability and chronic pain made motherhood isolating for Megan
Megan Blin had spent much of her young life “pretending” she didn’t have any physical limitations. But when…
How Bron Lewis went from dingy bars to hosting a MICF gala
Bron Lewis has had the fastest trajectory from winning the Melbourne International Comedy Festival’s (MICF) RAW comedy competition…
Why I watch Married at First Sight with my teenage son
The writer James Baldwin once observed that children “have never been very good at listening to their elders,…
‘Not in the house’: Mother reveals the chilling words an Amazon Alexa said to her four-year-old daughter as AI assistant asks VERY disturbing question
A mother has shared the disturbing moment an Amazon Alexa device asked her four-year-old daughter what she was…
Yale study identifies parent stress as an obesity risk factor
In recent years, rates of childhood obesity have been rising, with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control estimating…
I used to love my therapist. Then she sent me a deranged email about my daughter.
This is part of Breakup Week. We just can’t do this anymore. I first saw my therapist, we’ll…
One parenting trend is to blame for picky eating. I have a fix.
The following essay is excerpted from Picky: How American Children Became the Fussiest Eaters in History by Helen…
The four stages of the mental load explained
If you’re responsible for the mental load in your home and feel that burden isn’t understood, supported or…
Mother Offered To Pay For Her Daughter’s Wedding And Instead Took Control Of Everything Including The Groom’s Clothes, So The Groom Told His Fiancée That He No Longer Wants To Get Married » TwistedSifter
Pexels/Reddit Isn’t it insane when parents think they can control their children’s lives however they want? This man…
As raising a child tops €15,000 annually parents need a long-term financial plan – The Irish Times
On an Irish personal finance forum on Reddit last month, a parent wanted to know what other mums…