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New Zealand's most famous teen dad is helping other young parents find their feet by raising cash to send them on leadership courses.

An etiquette expert reveals why the little prince is never seen sporting trousers. Ever.

Prepare yourself for some parenting comedy gold.

A mother has spoken out about her method for natural pain relief during childbirth.

Unscrambling letters to reveal the word 'this' wasn't the first choice for one student.

A teenager has become an internet hero for dabbing as his dad is sworn into Congress, with Speaker Paul Ryan painfully unaware of what is happening.

Evie Farrell and her daughter have been travelling around the world since last February and have decided to extend their one year trip.

A mother posted a series of Facebook Live videos documenting the 24-hour labour, starting with her first hospital trip after her waters broke.

Thirteen-year-old Danny Fitzpatrick was bullied mercilessly at school. He wrote a poignant letter about his ordeal, before taking his own life.

Fitness guru Chontel Duncan made headlines over her full set of abs during pregnancy. But she has now revealed the downside to a super-toned body.

As the royal family arrived in Canada, Kate was spotted employing a parenting technique praised by experts, but not favoured by the Queen.

A lovestruck teen desperate to contact a girl has been epically schooled by her father via a text exchange gone viral.

Model Alicia Douvall became infamous for her addiction to plastic surgery. But what effect has it had on her clever, sensible daughter?

Dozens of women could have become pregnant with a stranger's child after a Dutch IVF clinic mixed up batches of sperm during fertility

A 6-year-old Arkansas girl used her sleeping mother's fingerprint to unlock her iPhone and buy US$250 worth of Pokemon toys on Amazon.

Some might say mothers-in-law get a bad rap. But this pregnant woman's letter about her in-law from hell does nothing to save the stereotype.

In a post started by How To Dad, hundreds of fathers have taken to Facebook to share their Face Swapped selfies with their babies.

All Black Israel Dagg's wife Daisy is pregnant with the couple's first child.

There's a rise in boomerang kids - people who are like George Costanza and are forced to move back home to live with their parents.

The mother of a disabled child claims she found an angry note posted on a car that shamed her for parking in a handicapped space.

Scientists have found a protein that can stop the immune system triggering early labour, which is believed to happen in response to infection.

The myth surrounding Santa Claus is doing children more harm than good according to an expert.

This man's Facebook post about how he and his wife divide their roles has gone viral for all the right reasons.

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A mother is livid after Santa promised her son a toy that would blow the Christmas budget.

Stephanie Hicks was told her father would disown her over her interracial relationship.

While you might be raiding your local stores for Hatchimals, millionaire parents are spending up to $35k on presents for each of their kids.