What to do when you and your partner have different parenting styles
At some point, every couple will disagree on how to raise their children. But managed well, it can clarify our approach to parenting.
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Parenting my ageing parents
From a hand on an elbow going up and down the stairs, to a ramp or an inclinator, takes how long?
Learning this as a newlywed saved my marriage
"As a 23-year-old woman, I’d never thought of marriage in those terms—but I soon discovered that he was right."
Here’s why the Swedish know what shared parenting really means
This model of the nuclear family, with one parent at home, is a relatively recent phenomenon.
Let’s allow men to be dads
On first inspection, it looks like things are moving in the right direction. Most dads in Australia do take time away from work when their child is bo…
6 family conflict resolution secrets
Let’s face it: There isn’t a family on the planet that hasn’t had to deal with conflict at some point or another (some families more often than …
Study proves raising children in the city is difficult but these two mums wouldn’t have it any other way
Families with young children living in high-rise apartments find it harder to meet and mix with other young families, according to new Deakin Universi…
Toddlers: all the perks of a sociopath, none of the stigma
You could spend the next couple of years fighting with your homegrown terrorist or you could lean in, my friend.
I watched my mum rip the shirt right off my father’s back.
Shirt buttons popped and hit the tiled kitchen floor. That’s the first memory that usually comes to mind when asked about my life growing up.
How to help a friend who lost a child
Learn how to comfort a friend who is grieving, and the best thing to say to someone who lost a child.
Children in separation: Supporting and helping them
Here are seven important habits parents need to cultivate to help and support children in separation.