Mothers share why they wish they'd just gone for one of the classics when they named their babies.

At best, this Roadkill Pet Halloween costume - sold by the Duchess of Cambridge's family firm for seven-year-olds - could be described

By now, shouldn't we all be aware of what mental illness looks like? Kyle MacDonald explains why Mental Health Awareness Week, which began on Monday, is crucial.

Posing on the latest cover of Harper's Bazaar, Paltrow opens up about her foray into fashion, her ballsy daughter and being content in her 40s.

As a child, Ash Goddard was proud of her unique hair colour. But all that changed when she started high school.

A new book about the effects of marital breakdowns reveals the impact on children, as told by them.

COMMENT: Baby talk plays an important role in development and babies prefer it to other types of speech.

When it comes to disciplining teens, tough love tactics sound good, but most approaches are more tough than love, writes Kyle MacDonald.

The next time you're at a restaurant and the kids are moaning, "Where is our food?" maybe this will help.

Women around the world have documented the pain, anguish, anxiety and joy that having a baby brings.

Sarah Michelle Gellar will "never push" her children to be actors.

A US woman has been convicted over several child abuse acts, including her role in what prosecutors called a "baby fight club."

Labour leader Andrew Little says Labour's child policies are still in development after appearing to recommit to the 2014 'Best Start' policy of $60 a week payments for newborns.

Six rainy-day activities to keep the kids engaged and you sane these school holidays.

Not your typical sick note, this mother's explanation for her teenage daughter's absence has gone viral.

A mother is warning parents to be cautious of germs on shopping trolleys after her baby ended up in ICU.

COMMENT: I've been putting my kids at risk lately and, apart from a few major incidents, it's working out great.

Baby-led weaning, or getting your infant to eat finger food, could hold the cure for childhood obesity.

The little Princess is heard uttering her first word in public at a children's party in Canada.

COMMENT: I talked to other parents about what they did and didn't like about the age spacing between their kids, here's what they said.

COMMENT: Parents can foster the inherently sympathetic nature in young ones.

I truly do feel like someone is missing from my life. Even though I have a partner, I will always be searching, writes Rachel Kramer Bussel.

New research reveals the quality of parenting in same-sex partnerships.

The Duchess of Cambridge pulled out all the stops in an eye-catching designer dress as she and Prince William began the second day of their royal tour of Canada.

IS 50 too old to be a new mum? Everyone seems to have an opinion on how old is too old but this older mum knows what it's actually like.

Most women will disagree. But as his last child leaves for university, Brian Viner argues that it's tougher for dads.

There's a common view that having a baby will be fantastic, but that's not the reality for all mothers.

How Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie clashed over raising their kids and the impact divorce will have on them.

Emily Blunt has waded into a sensitive debate about motherhood.

Despite warnings, the parents of a healthy baby ploughed on with a "high risk" and ultimately fateful home birth, a coroner has found.