Women who have never been in a relationship are paying thousands of dollars to get pregnant.

Over a third of parents have never spoken with their children about sex, a survey reveals.

Is peace merely the absence of conflict? Jill Goldson discusses how we find it in a seemingly peace-deprived world.

Un-cool mums know there are more important things in life than their own egos, writes Verity Johnson.

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.

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.

Forget rugby club boozers, it turns out that stressed mums are the latest drunken hell-raisers - swapping tea after school for a glass (or three) of wine.

Cate Blanchett, the new face of Armani, talks neurolinguistics, marital compatibility and clothes with Lisa Armstrong.

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.

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.

Society has "gone too far" with hygiene, and parents should expose children to bugs and different foods as babies, a leading scientist says.

Fears that young people are influenced by popular culture should not be the basis for arbitrary banning of award-winning books.

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.