Parenting

Parenting A study found the ideal number of hours students spent playing video games or trawling the internet that led to an improvement in their NAPLAN test results.

Motoring The name means something that suits your character and brings the perfect elements together … and the Skoda Kamiq delivers.

Parenting Spiteful scribble on a napkin greeted one Aussie mum when she returned to her car after a shopping trip with her family.

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Parenting Parents in NSW are being warned common household products pose a serious poisoning threat these summer holidays. Here are the top dangers at home.

Parenting It’s something that parents usually hide from their children – but this woman has revealed the surprising reason she is upfront with them.

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News A fun family day at a Sunshine Coast beach turned into an excruciating night in hospital for a 14-month-old who suffered burns to her feet.

Parenting Take a look at the first part of our series celebrating all the beautiful bubs born in the Coffs/Clarence region in 2020

Parenting There’s been an upswing in “unique” names in the past decade, but these are the Aussie baby names you’re less likely to hear now.

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Parenting A dietitian says new guidelines being introduced overseas recommending kids under two don’t eat cakes, lollies and added sugars should be introduced here.

Crime ‘You were too busy with your own selfish reasons and drug addictions to even look after your own children’

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Parenting New research has identified the foods pregnant and breastfeeding women should consume to prevent food allergies in their children.

Parenting Stuck in hotel quarantine over Christmas, a mum has spoken out about the food served for her baby, saying she was told it was because the bub wasn’t paying.

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Parenting A mum has been shamed over a lunch box she packed for her small child which some parents labelled “extremely dangerous”.

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Parenting It’s been a tough year so Santa has taken the unusual step of writing a letter to check that the Christmas spirit is alive.

Parenting Vulnerable new parents are waiting months for paid parental leave to kick in, with one woman told she is “one of thousands” in limbo.

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Parenting The mum was stunned to discover her son had made a shocking claim about her in his school work – prompting her to issue a hilarious rebuttal online.

Technology Apple’s latest update makes it possible to give kids a smartwatch without a smartphone, and experts say it could be attractive for some parents.

Parenting The girlfriend of Australian Paralympian Dylan Alcott has revealed an embarrassing incident following the couple’s first time.

Parenting The death of a four-year-old girl has led to a push for a blind cord safety device to be distributed more widely.

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Parenting Three children have died after swallowing these commonplace items since 2017. Now manufacturers are being forced to lift their game.

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