A new scheme is being introduced in the UK in a bid to cut cot death rates.

Photo captures the hilarious moment a hungry baby mistakes a bare-breasted statue for his mother.

Rather than giving his daughter a lecture about her provocative pics, one dad thought up a different idea.

"When my friends started getting pregnant, there was a tectonic shift. Suddenly I realized that there was no place for me in this new phase of their lives."

A photo of a mum feeding her baby during her wedding ceremony has encouraged others to share their breastfeeding bridal pics. Photo / Facebook

A mum has penned a heartbreaking open letter after her son was the only child in the class who was excluded from a birthday party.

It's simple, says this Kiwi dad.

The teacher used apples to demonstrate to her class the damaging impact of bullies, in a lesson that has resonated with adults and children alike.

OPINION: It's all too easy to look at other parents and well up with envy every time they rave about how well their child is sleeping, says Emily Writes.

Born with a rare condition in which his brain was growing outside of his skull, Bentley was expected to die shortly after birth. But he's proved doctor's wrong.

OPINION: It's not the cranky keyboard warriors that hit a nerve, says Emily Writes. "The thing that upsets me is the assumptions made about me by my fellow mums."

As the birthday date drew closer and they had not received any rsvp's, Daniel's parents started to fear it would be another birthday that ended in tears.

National has been remarkably conciliatory so far for a party so long in power. An extension of paid parental leave deserves its consideration.

Growing numbers of men are looking after their children to let their spouses pursue careers but this can come at a terrible cost, writes Lucy Cavendish.

Wife Tana has miscarried their fifth child at five months pregnant.

A Hong Kong-based businessman is suing Cathay Pacific for allegedly leaving his 12-year-old son unattended at an airport.

From a size 22 to a 10 in less than a year.

OPINION: A stay-at-home father asks: "What made me think this was a good idea?"

OPINION: Shelley Bridgeman explains the pros and cons of tracking her teenager's whereabouts, and her husband's.

Sleep experts have released guidelines on the optimal amount of shut-eye from four months old to adulthood.

OPINION: There are myriad paths a child could take as they become an adult. Emily Writes considers who her son will become, and how best to help him get there.

A mother has described the moment her young daughter choked on part of a plastic spoon during a flight.

Seven former nannies confess to some eye-opening antics - all of them genuine.

Initially distraught over her discovery, this mother was surprised to learn what was really in her daughter's bedroom.

She was told to terminate her pregnancy because her baby had Down Syndrome. But keeping her was the best thing this woman ever did.

Most little princesses like tiaras. This one prefers tomato sauce.

Study reveals the role that delivers the most job satisfaction.

She's 17, gay, and was being held against her will. But after her extended family got involved, Sarah was released.

WARNING: GRAPHIC IMAGES. These are the horrifying pictures posted by a desperate mother who doesn't want other parents to go through the same trauma she's had to endure.