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8 things to get you through the looong days of parenting

8 things to get you through the looong days of parenting

"The days are long but the years are short" has got to be one of the truest parenting clichés ever spoken. But sometimes, those days -- especially for parents of young children -- are truly too long, and it can be all too easy to forget how fleeting the years are. The frequent night...
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Lonely mum? You could pick up at the playground thumb

Lonely mum? You could pick up at the playground

Want to be friends with that cool mum you see on the playground every day? Break the ice...
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Are you a guilty parent? thumb

Are you a guilty parent?

It’s almost impossible to breeze through parenting without feeling a sense of guilt...
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An OMG guide to deciphering what teens are saying thumb

An OMG guide to deciphering what teens are saying

BY SOPHIA PHAN Do you have no idea what kids are saying? Learn your YOLO's from your...
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Are you a tiger mother? thumb

Are you a tiger mother?

Pushy parenting just stepped up a gear!  Should learning should be fun, or do you...
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10 tips to make parenting cheaper thumb

10 tips to make parenting cheaper

With the cost of raising a family at an all-time high, it pays to find ways to keep costs...
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These 12 very surprising tips will make you a better mother thumb

These 12 very surprising tips will make you a better mother

You want to be the best mother you can be -- and surprisingly, sometimes that means...
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May we present : The Parenting Olympics thumb

May we present : The Parenting Olympics

So the Olympics are over and I for one will probably not really miss them.
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Would you let your teenager wear this? thumb

Would you let your teenager wear this?

Recently, a story on the news piqued my interest as I sat there trying to feed my 16-...
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The lounge-room habit that could lead to murder thumb

The lounge-room habit that could lead to murder

My child is sensitive and smart, he’s kind and intelligent, plays sport has a large...
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You know that smacking your child is not okay? Now read this thumb

You know that smacking your child is not okay? Now read this

As parents, we all know that smacking is a big no-no - yet occasionally, we're pushed...
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Make sure your teenager reads this thumb

Make sure your teenager reads this

Lawstuff Australia, in partnership with the Children's Legal Services of Legal Aid...
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12 things you can stop worrying about thumb

12 things you can stop worrying about

As a parent, worrying seems to be part of the job description - but are you fretting too...
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Would you let your tween wax? thumb

Would you let your tween wax?

We asked our iVoices to take on the subject of tween waxing, given the controversy in the...
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My daughter is more beautiful than me thumb

My daughter is more beautiful than me

Last week I grew a little older and a whole lot wiser. It happened in the least expected...
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If you have a daughter you need to see this thumb

If you have a daughter you need to see this

Did you know that at age 14 girls drop out of sport at twice the rate that boys do?...
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