A mother's distress at being told not to breastfeed in a shop has stirred up debate in the US.

What do you do if you start to hate the name you've chosen for your baby, and is it ever too late to change it?

Jamie's two eldest daughters were present for the birth of their new brother, something Kathryn Blundell argues no child should witness.

And shares a photo of his new bundle of joy.

Here's why you may be having trouble ridding your kids of head lice.

Hanging upside down in a pole dancing manoeuvre is hardly what most mums feel like doing in between contractions.

COMMENT: Parents can be fined $150 for being responsible for their child's truancy but I'm happy to pay the price.

For nearly two years, my son didn't talk. He expressed a great deal. Words weren't the tools he chose to get his message across.

It's kind of scaring me that we're well past the half way mark of the year. It has made me consider all that has happened in 2016

Ali Wong has been lauded as the next big thing in comedy, says Jessica Goldstein.

Georgina Fuller is not alone in indulging her daughter above her boys - but she doesn't feel guilty.

They have been hailed as a miracle solution to sleepless nights, and parents are clamouring to get their hands on them.

The famous chef shares his secret to disciplining his growing brood.

A mother reveals what life is like raising no less than a dozen children.

Emily Writes is calling for an end to mum-shaming.

A woman's 10-year battle for compensation from ACC over an unwanted pregnancy has been dismissed by the High Court.

A study has revealed the dangers of a common parenting practice.

United States efforts on the Zika virus have been so focused on prevention, almost no firm plans have been made for the care of the nation's first dozen Zika babies.

"This is not happening right now. Pinch me," said the expectant mum when she heard her third set of twins were on the way.

The popular YouTube series, How to Dad, reveals hilarious tips for how to be a Kiwi father.

COMMENT: Is it too much to ask that both parents take equal responsibility for their children? Or that their workplaces support them equally?

A new Kiwi-led study has found a third of pups born to rats fed high doses of very rancid fish oil during pregnancy did not survive beyond two days.

Researchers have found homemade baby food often contains more fat and salt than pre-packaged supermarket versions.

We're told mums today don't have the support of others like they used to. Emily Writes disagrees.

Research reveals a link between children's bedtime and obesity.

Is motherhood really the death knell of creativity? Rufi Thorpe fears it is.

Victoria Beckham's lip-kiss to her daughter Harper has divided parents. Victoria Lambert investigates.

Carterton mother Brooke Malyon would have given up the fight against cancer after her second diagnosis, if it wasn't for her "miracle baby daughter" Charlie.

After a photo posted for her daughter's birthday was trolled, mums have jumped to Victoria Beckham's defence.

Women over the age of 40 are now having more babies than those under 20 in Britain for the first time since the 1947 post-war baby