Having a baby later in life can boost your brainpower.

Scientists say pudgy older fathers live longer, are more attractive to women and are better at passing on their genes.

A couple finally realised their dream of adoption in a big way when a series of coincidences led them to taking on four in the space of 24 hours.

When the singer Adele spoke this week about the agony of postnatal depression, it brought back awful memories for Judith Woods.

Ruth Spencer finds 10 gadgets to make new parenthood that bit easier.

Shelby Slagle waited 27-years for a normal heartbeat, and more than two years for the heart transplant which would save her.

A new study explains the birth order puzzle, and the impact of changes to parenting behaviours.

Eight years after she shot to fame, "Octomom" has returned to the spotlight to discuss her much-hated public persona.

A devoted dad went to great lengths to ensure his daughter wouldn't miss out on Halloween - despite being on a flight at the time.

From make-up remover to throat gargle and even deodorant: The top uses for breast milk you never knew about.

As a new parent, it's scary to realise that 90 per cent of the brain's growth happens in the first five years of your child's life.

After the birth of my child, I thought that I would feel so much joy, but instead I'm irritable, worry constantly and feel totally overwhelmed. Is this normal?

A mum has caused controversy by asking other parents if they think it's okay to leave a five-year-old home alone while 'running an errand'.

Despite the tragedy at Dreamworld, Renee Golland, her husband Matthew and three kids will still be going to the Gold Coast for a family holiday. This is why.

How to Dad star Jordan Watson has spent the morning dissecting just what it takes to be Mike Hosking.

What people see right now is an adorable little boy with Down syndrome. But what happens when he grows up? asks Charles Moss.

But her pet pooch Elmo could be the key to saving her life.

Kelleigh Burkett is living with secondary breast cancer. She says the charity Sweet Louise is a huge help for those diagnosed with the incurable illness.

"This is a helper. This is kind of like having as night nurse or nanny."

COMMENT: Once you fix the kids, you get fewer violent adults down the track.

Today's kids have never experienced a world without the internet. Rose Hoare asks how parents and grandparents are coping in a new, high-tech world.

The packed school lunch has been elevated to a form of art.

At just four years of age Bella Devyatkina is wowing the world with her language skills.

Like most people, I knew basically nothing about miscarriage until it happened to me, writes Alice Callahan.

Why being a stay-at-home father is a testosterone-free existence, writes Keir MacKenzie.

An Icelandic politician has been praised worldwide after delivering a parliamentary speech while breastfeeding.

When Sophie Hughes flew 16,000 kilometres to visit her tiny nephew Oscar, she arrived with a special present - the gift of life.

An American baby born with an adult-sized tongue can finally breathe, and smile, on its own.

COMMENT: When it comes to feeding our kids, Megan Nicol Reed believes our approach is all wrong.

When strangers ask Craig Heatley how many children he has, he has to pause before deciding how to answer.