The chairman of Swiss trading house Louis Dreyfus Commodities reportedly intends to take a brief pause before returning to work full-time at the end of April.

Have you ever been given advice beginning with "In my day..."? Emily Writes discusses why you shouldn't take parenting tips from those in the know from ages ago.

Sorry Angela and Beverley, the most unpopular baby names have been revealed.

COMMENT: Emily Writes weighs in on the realities for parents as a major report identifies health and behavioural risks for children in childcare.

His fist-clenching, grumpy-faced image became a viral sensation.

Allowing men to take a greater share of the burden of contraception. Photo / Getty

And faces backlash over his new breastfeeding campaign.

COMMENT: You will have seen this topic covered before. Sometimes the discussion goes around in circles: What effect will it have on their brains? Are they in danger? Could it be a positive?

A new policy in Sweden proposes expectant fathers should be able to "legally abort" their unborn child.

COMMENT: Learning what it's really like to be a solo parent.

One woman's search for her biological mother - and her surprising discovery.

Relationship expert Jill Goldson weighs in on the best steps to aid children through a custody battle.

And how parents can make the best of children waging war on each other.

An extremely rare but not impossible case.

Study finds "developmental immaturity" may be an underlying factor when children are assessed for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.

For the edgy babies out there.

One photo, two very different bellies.

I've been trying to get my kids to litter. It's not easy. They're tidy Kiwis. When I was a child we threw stuff everywhere, writes Matt Heath.

We know our DNA helps form our own offspring's genetic makeup. Now scientists have thrown something else in the mix.

Feeding babies peanuts at least three times a week could protect them from developing nut allergies in later life, a study has found.

The force is strong for this pint-sized pink Stormtrooper

The inside word on the rambunctious little royals.

And the bribes, prayers and my top tantrum tricks compiled into convenient lists.

Are you considering Younique or J'Zayden instead of Charlotte or Oliver?

Parents are being urged to keep an eye on snacks they are putting in their children's lunch boxes which can seem healthy.

Arama Mackie-McGillan knows there's something different about his birthday this year.

Girl's rare 'cri du chat' condition one of many highlighted during awareness day.

How to stop that little busy body getting into everything.

The toy maker's latest attempt to represent "the world we live in today".