Twenty minutes is all it takes:The sweet spot where kids’ boredom turns to play
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Twenty minutes is all it takes:The sweet spot where kids’ boredom turns to play

There have never been more ways to keep our kids entertained,but parenting educator Genevieve Muir says the overscheduling of our kids is a problem.

  • byLauren Ironmonger

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Nepo babies come in many shapes,but fashion nepo babies are the worst of all
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Nepo babies come in many shapes,but fashion nepo babies are the worst of all

It doesn’t bother me that Kaia Gerber inherited her mum’s looks and career. But my blood boiled when she wore Crawford’s Versace dress to her birthday party.

  • byWendy Syfret
Babynomics:Is starting a family good for you,or just for the nation?

Babynomics:Is starting a family good for you,or just for the nation?

Having children can be a joy,but they don’t come cheap. They are also important to the economy.

  • byRachel Clun andShane Wright
‘My rock’:Marian Robinson,Michelle Obama’s mother,dies at 86

‘My rock’:Marian Robinson,Michelle Obama’s mother,dies at 86

A black woman who grew up in the 50s in segregated Chicago,Mrs R moved into the White House to watch her daughter become first lady of the United States.

  • byKrissah Thompson
How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding

How the Olympics helped a generation of girls fall in love with skateboarding

Female skaters like 14-year-old Chloe Covell are inspiring more girls than ever get into skateboarding.

  • byGyan Yankovich
I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?
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I regularly travel for work. Why do people keep asking who’s looking after my child?

These questions are no doubt benign in their intention. But my husband also travels for work,and I’m willing to bet no one asks him who has our daughter.

  • byMelissa Singer
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A social media ban for under-16s won’t work. Here’s what will

A social media ban for under-16s won’t work. Here’s what will

Calls have been growing louder for age limits to be raised from 13 to 16. To add to the momentum,some say a ban is the only way to protect our kids. But is it?

  • byNicole Jameson
I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria,I’d probably have none
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I’ve fathered five children in NSW. If I lived in Victoria,I’d probably have none

The state government’s donor recruitment drive may have good intentions,but without a review of family limits the idea of donating sperm feels too risky.

  • byGary Nunn
I’m a bona fido dog lover,but stop telling me a fur baby is the same as a kid
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Opinion

I’m a bona fido dog lover,but stop telling me a fur baby is the same as a kid

Last week,I passed another woman with a pram,but hers contained a plump little sausage dog,not a furious-for-no-reason two-and-a-half-year-old.

  • byHannah Vanderheide
The boys knew nothing about my son’s struggles. Yet somehow they knew what to do

The boys knew nothing about my son’s struggles. Yet somehow they knew what to do

One day,these boys will be men. Seeing how they treated my son - who’s happy just to be out on a basketball court with them – gave me faith in the future.

  • byTamara Walsh
What do King Charles and Margot Robbie have in common? They’re both avid kidulters
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What do King Charles and Margot Robbie have in common? They’re both avid kidulters

It’s easy to assume that toys speak only to kids and that once puberty hits,we stop needing their comfort. But that assumption would be wrong.

  • byShona Hendley