Australia has delayed economic reform and now a crisis is looming
Procrastination. As your correspondent can attest, it’s an easy trap to fall into. Prioritise another task to avoid…
Family estrangement: I haven’t heard from my mother for years. Then a stranger brought me into her dark world.
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SPLITs are the new financial power couple—two incomes, no kids yet and no joint bank account
DINKs have been having a moment. Child-free millennials have spent the last few years flaunting champagne breakfasts and…
Colman Noctor: Our teens are struggling — maybe the problem is the pond and not the frog
When they surveyed 802 secondary school students, aged 12 to 19, they found that 41% described themselves as…
Study finds sharp increase in GLP-1 use among children ages 8 to 11
While it is still relatively rare for young children to be prescribed GLP-1 medications, researchers say their use…
Technology has made button batteries safer but deadly ones still being sold, Consumer Reports finds
Button batteries power many everyday items around the house, but they can pose a serious danger to young…
A 6-yr-old’s art teacher said she did her painting ‘wrong’. Professional artists disagreed.
The impulse and ability to create art is one of the highlights of being human. It’s a key…
My 6-Year-Old Couldn’t Bear Clothes on Her Skin—Then Her Eyes Went Dark
When my family first moved to the small town we now call home in Monmouth County, it felt…
Little girl started puberty as a baby due to a rare condition
A mother is considering freezing her young daughter’s eggs after she started going through puberty at just 10…
150 miles from home, hours from help: Mum speaks out over Bristol’s teen mental health crisis
The mother of a teenager from Bristol who suffered a mental health crisis and was detained by doctors…
Childhood hobby tied to better mental health, brain function as adults
It may be time to take this old-school pastime off the shelf. A growing body of research suggests…
I do a squat every time my kid says ‘mom’ — people say I’ll be ‘quadzilla’ in a week
Out of the mouth of babes, thou hast ordained…booty gains? That’s certainly the case for one savvy mom…