A pair of primary school boys yesterday became two of the youngest sex offenders in Britain after being found guilty of the attempted rape of an eight-year-old girl.

When I heard that Claire Wadey, the co-author of a new local book called Relax and Grow Rich was a mum with two small children, I was intrigued.

Tapu Misa writes that the growing divide between rich and poor makes solidarity and a sense of community more difficult.

Oscar-nominated actress Keisha Castle-Hughes has been praised for her decision to kick her drinking habit.

The number of Kiwi men who have a child after their 50th birthday has risen 20 per cent in the past five years.

A teaching method for caregivers of children from broken homes is "a bit like Supernanny" says the boss of a scheme aimed at coaching foster parents.

Last year, 76 per cent of British adults surveyed said they thought it was appropriate to run advertisements offering help for those dealing with unplanned pregnancies.

The Govt's decision to remove recognition for fully qualified centres 'dumbs down' the sector, early childhood educators say.

The Government's chief science adviser has warned of a "new biological reality" behind recent youth tragedies.

If parenting toddlers seems like hard work, teenagers seem in fact to be much harder, writes Dita De Boni.

The blonde in a tight, low-cut evening dress slid on to a barstool next to me and began the chat: Where are you from? How long are you here? Where are you staying?"