Parenting
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Raising a baby is hard, but naming one is harder
In a world overflowing with Charlottes and Charlies, Oscars and Olivers, choosing a baby name is an impossible task.
- by Thomas Mitchell
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Is your teen oversharing online? Here’s why that could be a good thing
For many parents, the response to our kid’s social media posts is rooted in our own experiences of stigma.
- by Devorah Heitner
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Healthcare
‘Deadly’ Perth babies’ hospital move sets top doctors on collision course with minister
A leaked document shows the fears health professionals hold about a government decision to locate higher risk births away from the state’s children’s hospital.
- by Michael Genovese
How to make Perth more family-friendly: Fewer ‘plastic fantastic’ playgrounds and big ovals
You know the drill: walk your kid to the local and get bored out of your mind, or all pile in the car in search of a better experience. But is there another way?
- by Emma Young
Post-baby relationship blues are common. Here’s how to overcome them
Research has found the hardest time of a couple’s relationship might just be after they have a second child. But why?
- by Sarah Berry
How to talk to kids about the Hamas-Israel conflict, according to experts
Conversations with kids about the conflict may be difficult, but they are important.
- by Caroline Zielinski
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Beige parenting is as boring as it sounds. So why is it trending?
If you dress your child like an overpriced Scandinavian sack of potatoes and style their room like a tatami room, according to the trend, their behaviour will be just as serene.
- by Shona Hendley
Opinion
Reality TV
The best thing about reality TV pregnancies? How fake they are
You’d think that during such a vulnerable time I’d resent the pantomime, but I felt more drawn to them than ever. Their fantasy was my Middle Earth, Narnia and Westeros.
- by Wendy Syfret
‘This isn’t at all the life I wanted’: How being childless affects dating
Dating is hard enough as it is. But if you can’t have, or don’t want, children it can become far more complex.
- by Lauren Ironmonger
These mothers were handed the wrong babies. A year later they have been reunited with them
First there were suspicions, then there were DNA tests. Then, in the weeks leading up to the swap, there were bonding visits.
- by Chris Barrett and Karuni Rompies
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I used to be a fast walker - then came my toddler
Since being forced to embrace moving at a glacial pace, I’ve noticed how poorly our city is set up, and just how obsessed with time optimisation we’ve all become.
- by Caroline Zielinski