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.

It seems times have changed, as youngsters in 2016 are demanding everything from cash to iPads from the beleaguered tooth fairy - with some even demanding their teeth back.

Research has uncovered the startling relationship between the number of ads seen by youngsters and the amount of breakfast products they consumed as a result.

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

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.

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.

A sweet initiative between a knitting group and Kelly Tarlton's means cute woolies and funds for Plunket babies.

A US woman was surprised to find she had been charged a fee for a skin to skin moment with her newborn.

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."