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Babies don't imitate parents, says study

While imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, it seems it's only a fluke if a baby copies your silly facial expressions.

Stirring up memories

Anne Tiernan had a difficult relationship with her unhappy mother. But, she recalls, baking was the one activity with which her mother could convey her love for her.

Push to boost paid parental leave

Babies and parents mobilise for 26 weeks' paid parental leave

New mum Rose Byrne: I'm still in a fog

She might have looked glam on the red carpet recently, but like any mum, actress Rose Byrne is finding life with a new baby exhausting.

Shelley Bridgeman: A part-time empty-nester

OPINION: After 13 years at home, Shelley's daughter has headed off to boarding school. It feels like the end if an era.

Mum's giant bundle of joy

An Australian mother has given birth to a baby boy weighing 5.9 kilograms (just under 13 pounds).

Emily Writes: When baby sleeps a whole night

T-shirt challenges dad stereotypes

A slogan on a t-shirt has drawn attention to widely-held beliefs that fathers are less involved in children's lives.

Cancer scare pushes deadline for having kids

A young woman is urging others to get tested for a cancer-causing gene which has brought forward her plans for starting a family.

'Humiliated' woman's letter to airport

A mother has penned a furious open letter to Heathrow Airport over an incident at security that she claims "humiliated" her.

Ginger Gorman: The question you should never ask a woman

OPINION: Surely, there are a hundred other - non-invasive - ways to make small talk, writes Ginger Gorman.

Epidural leaves woman paralysed

A new mother's joy turned to terror after a routine epidural went horribly wrong.

Why I regret giving my children cell phones

I was pretending to watch Paw Patrol with my 3-year-old daughter when my iPhone pinged.

The 'royal' baby names rejected in NZ

Names that resemble a title or rank were the most likely to be declined by the Department of Internal Affairs last year.

Morning sickness clue to babies' sex

Emily Writes: Parenting intentions versus realities

OPINION: Emily Writes knows how hard it is to go against how you want to do things as a parent. Here she explains why sometimes, for your own wellbeing, you have to.

Is it a bread roll, or a chubby baby?

Twitter is awash with a new food versus body part craze. This time, it involves the impossibly chubby arms of babies being likened to bread.

School bans short skirts so 'hefty' girls aren't bullied

A UK head teacher has come under fire for her new policy on student uniforms.