For some babies it can take months, even years, before their heads are graced with luscious locks, it took this girl just a few weeks in the womb.

A 13-year-old Auckland student came home with a maths puzzle that left his parents scratching their heads. Can you solve it?

The girl at the centre of the "Cash Me Ousside" meme has racked up over 3.4 million Instagram followers. Now she's cashing in. How bow dah.

Bring the beach life to your table.

Almost 30 potential surrogates have contacted a couple who went public with their fertility issues.

"The physical sensation of walking on the bricks, as thousands of parental feet have felt before him, was clear..."

COMMENT: There seem to be two extremes of parenting - ignorant slacker and obsessive perfectionist.

While there's a lot of discussion from the female point of view about sex after babies, men are more reticent on the matter, writes Greg Bruce.

COMMENT: You know you're sucking pretty badly as a parent when your children behave so badly at the doctors that they suggest a parenting course.

At a special assembly in London, Kate Middleton revealed one of the most important lessons she is teaching her two young children.

Hard-working and outgoing children breed the same traits in their peers.

Healthy eating is known to play a crucial role in the development of a child.

Will my child be happy at school? Will they make friends? Will they do well?

If you have more than two children you're at risk of heart disease, new research suggests.

Just weeks after becoming a nanny to 2-year-old Talia, Kiersten Miles put herself on the line to save the little girl's life.

A daycare has sent a strongly worded message to parents which has gone viral. Do you agree with the message?

While most of us can appreciate a joke about poo, preschoolers and children often find it hilarious on a completely different level. But why is this?

Experts say women should make sure they eat certain foods to avoid a miscarriage.

A grandmother has been fined after a 2-year-old was filmed standing up in a convertible travelling on the Southern Motorway.

A young woman paralysed in a freak accident has revealed her incredible determination to make her motherhood dream come true.

COMMENT: Quality education will help our children into better relationships, writes Tracy Clelland.

They say the best things come in small packages. Well, that's not quite the case when it comes to 6kg baby Brian Junior.

Olivia Agnew weighed just 630g when she made her premature arrival into the world last October - almost a year to the day her brother passed away.

Having something tasty and fun to eat is perfect lunchbox fare.

At the age of 18, a teen has discovered that the woman she believed to be her mother had, in fact, kidnapped her at birth.

Even their mother was shocked when they were born.

These days there are options galore when it comes to bestowing a surname on your child. To help new parents navigate this minefield, here are six possible approaches.

Nicole Kidman has revealed the toughest elements of raising her two daughters.

Woman who have a lack of vitamin D while pregnant are more likely to have a child with autism, a study has found.

OPINION: These summer holidays have presented me with umpteen long and uninterrupted spells with my children, writes Megan Nicol Reed.