Public service unkind to mums
Two thirds of public servants who take maternity leave do not
receive promotions upon return.
Alarm over teen abuse of parents
Teenage children are bashing and bullying their parents at an
increasing rate.
Mother's make-ups and break-ups may determine child's later drug use
A MOTHER'S mood, behaviour and romantic attachments during the first five years of a child's life can determine whether they later take up drugs or engages in delinquent behaviour, a study has found.
Messy, unwieldy and unfair
Who's Your Daddy? Is the child care system out of control?
Risks remain for pregnant quitters
Smokers who quit in their first pregnancy still have a higher risk
of underweight or premature babies.
The great waste debate
Essential Baby It's cost vs convenience when choosing
between cloth and disposable nappies.
No justice for parents
Essential Baby It's easy to be judgemental about parents -
until you become one.
Pink link to inequality
Parents should reject the myth that daughters are all sugar and
spice, writes Monica Dux.
Flexible parents searching abroad for live-in help
ALMOST unheard of a decade ago, au pairs are increasingly popular
among families unable to find child care or put off by the fees of
up to $100 a day.
Why teens thrive on sleep
Teenagers who get less than eight hours' sleep do not perform as
well at memory tasks, a new study has found.
Study questions fertility choices
LITTLE Jensen Jance is by all accounts the perfect baby. At two
weeks old, his mother reports, he eats well, settles easily and is
even allowing her some sleep.
Empty wombs
Essential Baby Coping with the broken promise of a
miscarriage.
More to babies than a bonus
A new analysis suggests the baby bonus has only played a "modest"
role in lifting the fertility rate.
Child care faces a web of infamy
PRESCHOOLS and child-care centres that breach regulations, such as failing to meet staff-to-child ratios or not implementing strict safety measures, will be named and shamed on the internet.
Wiggle to power
Essential Baby If you're a parent, you know who's really in
charge of the world - The Wiggles!
Blended families step up
Blended families are the fastest growing family type in Australia,
increasing by 50 per cent over 10 years.
Breastfed bubs' expansive taste
THE food a mother eats can flavour her breast milk in just minutes and can last for up to eight hours, new research shows.
IVF turns 30
More than 3 million babies globally, and at least 80,000
Australians, are the result of 30 years of IVF.
Child burn injuries on the rise
Doctors urge parents to be more vigilant as the number of children
suffering household burns surges.
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zipper says:
The only thing that's unfair about child care is that the public (other taxpayers) have to pay for it. What's out of control... More
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Hey Sacha,
Sorry to butt in on a very interesting topic, but where can your readers write to you. Some Age bloggers (most no... More
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