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Your weed habit may be messing with your sperm
New York Times: A growing body of research shows that cannabis use damages male fertility.

‘Unable to refuse’: Mum traumatised by birthing staff’s failure to adhere to tikanga
'A hospital midwife made her negative comment about our choice to keep the placenta.'

How to keep your kids safe online
Kids are growing up online, deeply immersed in social media and video games.

Barack Obama’s ‘deep deficit’ with wife Michelle
Obama claims he was in a 'deep deficit' with his wife after leaving the White House.

Editorial: We are losing the battle to protect our kids from online harms
OPINION: The pervasive nature of the internet has changed where our kids are safe.

Opinion: Netflix’s Adolescence - is social media really to blame? What can parents do to help
OPINION: Adolescence is not actually a show about the evils of the internet.

Watch: Hero dad leaps across collapsing walkway 50 storeys high to save family in killer quake
'I just moved instinctively – ran, reacted, focused only on moving forward.'

Generation Minecraft: How a pointless video game took over the world
Times: It has retro graphics and no way to 'win' – but the Minecraft juggernaut rolls on.

Why Olivia Munn feels motherhood is like landing on Mars
The star revealed how the adjustments of motherhood led her to a moment of vulnerability.

Tears in Heaven: Clapton’s tragic promise before son’s fatal fall
The day before his son's death, Clapton made a promise he could tragically never keep.

Advice: My partner won’t let my children stay with us. Help!
New York Times: 'She suggests that I stay in an Airbnb with my children.'

‘Monster’ under child’s bed turns out to be real
A babysitter checks under the bed to ease a child's fear – and finds a living nightmare.

Ask an expert: How do I let go of the fear my family won’t approve of my partner?
She feels like she’s living a “double life” hiding her partner from her sisters.

Tech for babies is booming. Here’s what one parent found helped the most
New York Times: Baby on the way? The flashiest gadgets might not be the answer.

Karl Puschmann took his kids to Womad. ‘You should too’
Opinion: 'Womad is the perfect event to expand young (and old) minds.'

Sia’s secret baby – and his fantastic name – revealed as she files for divorce
The Chandelier singer is splitting from her husband and court docs contain a bombshell.

Ask the therapist: ‘Gentle parenting’ is spoiling my granddaughter – what should I do?
New York Times: Is a lack of discipline turning this 10-year-old into a brat?

Watch: Checkout worker stands up to ‘racist’ customer
The video went viral, with almost 250,000 views and thousands of comments.

Hayley Holt on life after TVNZ: ‘The start of a whole new chapter’
The broadcaster opens up on her choice to step back from her television career.

Why Netflix’s Adolescence is a chilling watch for parents
Review: 'A drama so quietly devastating that I won’t forget it for a very long time.'

Kaiapoi young parents’ college enrolment surges with 17 new students
The college offers van pick-ups and lunch for pregnant and breastfeeding mums.