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Are family holidays always this hellish?

Mother-of-two, Beck Vass, was looking forward to some "magical" family holiday time. Then reality set in.

Model reveals agony over miscarriage

Australian model Megan Gale has broken her silence about the private pain of losing a child through miscarriage.

The kids maths puzzle stumping adults

Are you smarter than a six-year-old?

Mum slammed as 'the worst kind of parent'

A woman has been blasted on TV after demanding money from a friend for a new pair of shoes for her daughter.

Why kids should get outside for the summer holidays

Researchers have found that children spend far too much time inside playing on electronic devices. Here's why you should get them outdoors these holidays.

Editorial: State pay for home parent stirs interest

The 'Family First' group has put an interesting idea into debate for this election year.

Revealed: NZ's most popular baby names

The Department of Internal Affairs' list of top 10 boys' and girls' names for 2016 shows little change in the top three choices.

Mum shamed after sharing post about sex

In case you missed it: This was one of Lifestyle's most popular stories of 2016

Now singles can have surrogate babies

Single parents will be given the right to bring up surrogate babies in new move

Why travelling mum won't return home

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

Mum gives birth on Facebook live

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

Bullied teen's heartbreaking letter

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

'My six pack caused labour complications'

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.

Duchess Kate's parenting technique revealed

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

Dad's epic text battle with daughter's ex

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

'Mum looked like a monster'

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

IVF mix-up: 26 pregnant women could have stranger's baby

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

Girl uses mum's fingerprint to buy toys

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.