SHELLEY BRIDGEMAN: I've turned into one of those women I really did not want to become.

Lunches are now all about colour and style, with boiled eggs shaped like rabbits and cats, crafted sandwiches and a side of penguin-shaped sushi.

OPINION: Emily Writes shares her hopes for women awaiting the birth of their child.

While breastfeeding mothers have some horror stories to tell around air travel, one mum is praising Delta Airlines for the extraordinary treatment she received.

I saw something last week that made me realise I don't understand my children at all, writes Matt Heath.

Government's dismissive attitude to those who don't fit in reflects poorly on NZ, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

Does learning to walk and talk early signal academic excellence in adulthood?

POLLY GILLESPIE: She's a very pretty girl whose life is probably being run by a mother who is living her dreams through her daughter.

Concern over a high heartbeat reading was thought to be a fault with the device.

If the boredom methods I have outlined here don't work, try going on and on and on to them about how much harder you had it as a kid, writes Matt Heath.

Given just nine months to live, five-year-old Arian's parents have drawn up a bucket list of experiences for their curious boy, including seeing snow.

COMMENT: Shelley Bridgeman knows who's really to blame for children's irritating habits.

Packaged snacks and white bread sandwiches are staples for a lot of school lunches, even though many parents know they're not a healthy option.

Emily Writes is fed up with 'expert advice' on parenting. Here's why she's doing it her way.

Forget quinoa and kale, these basic foods for your kids' lunch box will give them the nutrition they need.

Kim Knight meets the New Zealand mothers whose carefully curated online snaps are earning them legions of followers - and in some cases, big bucks.

Being diagnosed with a disease while pregnant was a nightmare for this young mum.

A principal has slammed parents for doing the school run in PJs: What's your verdict?

Is your baby incapable of going to sleep without a swaddle? Emily Writes has 100 tips - including consoling yourself with ice cream and crying.

A woman has documented her journey of being pregnant with five babies.

Research suggests a new technique could boost the odds of pregnancy five fold.

The new generation of little Windsors continues to grow.

Check out this mum's unique way to get through labour.

Emily Writes shares what she's really learned about love since her husband became a father.

A mother's rant about her son's homework sheet goes viral.

Could this online calculator provide the answer to your child's sleeping woes?

Just this morning I asked my son, who is 7, what he wanted for breakfast. He said he wanted fish fingers. I made them, writes Deborah Hill Cone.

A young woman who was berated by a member of the public for breastfeeding her son in a supermarket says she has been overwhelmed by the support she's received.

A storm has erupted on social media after yet another example of a woman being berated by a stranger for breastfeeding in public has emerged.

Deijah Cook has claimed she was publicly shamed by a woman for feeding her three month old son in a Tauranga supermarket. Video source: Alan Gibson