A child abuse expert says she is "cautiously optimistic" that the latest review of Child, Youth and Family will finally lead to big changes.

Once children would sit at the table and simply eat whatever was put in front of them. These days? It's a bit different.

When it came to others' children, I was a supermarket tisk-tisker, an in-flight smirker, a cafe-going eye roller. Then I had my own kids.

A study found that teens can juggle lots of information at a high speed meaning they make the fewest slips when fibbing.

We all hope our children will surpass us one day. But you don't want it to happen while they're still at primary school, writes Matt Heath.

Shelly Cawley slipped into a coma during childbirth. Her family was told it was time to say goodbye. And then she heard her newborn baby cry.

Can you consider yourself a parent without having or adopting children of your own?

Rising numbers of pre-school children are being allowed to play with tablet computers and watch TV in bed, research shows.

Trichotillomania is a body-focused disorder characterised by the compulsion to pull out your hair. If you love a Trich sufferer, it can be frustrating.

The more I get the "be grateful" comments the more I feel like I can't talk about the hard parts of parenting, or the things I'm struggling with, says Emily Writes.

Actress Kim Cattrall has divided public opinion after insisting she still considers herself a mother despite not having any children of her own.

Parents with four or more children were found to be the most satisfied of all the groups because the family provided a large support network and they were "rarely bored."

More than half of mums and dads spend more than 40 hours a year trying to keep up with the latest school curriculum, research found.

Infants born at 25 to 28 weeks also showed major improvement in survival without significant disease or disability.

Both my kids have a mean perfectionist streak; I sometimes fear they are going to fire me, writes Deborah Hill Cone. We need to remember that mistakes are okay.

Parents recognise that their children don't fit into specific molds. They want their children to have options in the clothes they wear, books they read and toys they play with.

Pinterest posts make party ideas look so effortless and inexpensive...but they're not, writes Rhonwyn Newson.

Mums wield enormous power over decision-making - but 85 per cent put the needs of the family before themselves.

Parent guilt is real. And it's normal. Here are tips to help deal with it.

Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder is costing New Zealand up to $70 million a year in lost productivity, new research suggests.

The act of telling a group of children that they are winners just for showing up waters down and devalues the very concept of winning.

In the era of platonic parenting and conscious uncoupling, friendly, even triumphant #divorceselfies have become increasingly common.

A teenage girl pretended for months that she was pregnant with triplets, no less, using "Fake a Baby" products.

Simple tips to help children deal with disturbing current affairs, while managing our own volatile and powerful feelings.

The life-long negative impact of helicopter parenting was similar to that experienced by people who have suffered a bereavement, experts say.

To mark Father's Day, former Campbell Live staffer and freelance journalist Ali Ikram muses on modern fatherhood.

Eric Watson writes about what being a dad has taught him.