Tag: parenting

A mum has shared her anguish after her five-year-old daughter choked on a Cadbury Mini Egg and sadly passed away. Taking to parenting blog Mumsadvice.co.uk, she warned other parents to be aware of the possible dangers of giving young children the treats. “With Easter coming up I want to warn you all about another deadly

It’s official: George and Amal Clooney have mastered the art of parenting. On a recent long-haul flight from the US to the UK, the high-profile couple handed out noise-cancelling headphones to their first-class co-passengers.  The reason for their generosity? To pre-empt any issues with their six-month-old twins, Ella and Alexander. According to US Weekly, the

He’s known for being one of the toughest names in Australian sport. But rugby league star Nathan Peats isn’t afraid to show his sensitive side. The 27-year-old Gold Coast Titans player has taken to Twitter to praise “all the mums out there,” after admitting that he struggled to care for his young children when his

It’s no secret that splinters are the absolute pits. But with this new removal technique, the days of hacking away at your skin with tweezers are well and truly over. On Wednesday, British mum-of-two Claire Bullen-Jones took to Facebook to share her simple trick for getting rid of the little devils and its g-damn genius. 

With the average age of new mothers increasing, many couples are waiting longer to start their family. Unfortunately, one of the consequence of delaying pregnancy until later in life is that age is the most important factor when it comes to conceiving. Quite simply, women are less likely to conceive in their 40s because they

Bacon and eggs: the hearty breakfast combo that’s more often synonymous with hangovers, than it is good health. But now pregnant women have the perfect excuse to tuck into the traditional fry up (thank us later, tastebuds.) According to a new study, eating the food during the last trimester can boost your baby’s IQ. This

We had a chance to catch up with Bali based model and fashion designer, Lindy Klim, while she was in town for the Portsea Polo as a guest of Stella Artois. The stylish mum-of-four shared how she’s feeling after the birth of daughter Goldie late last year, her relaxed food philosophy and the struggle to strive

First it was scrunchies, then it was bum bags, then – for one terrifying moment – the return of the skinny brow: and now ‘90s-era baby names are suddenly back in fashion. Parenting website BabyCentre has listed their ‘90s baby name predictions for boys and girls, and they sound pretty much the same as your Year 1

Recently taken a pregnancy test and only one blue line popped up? You might wanna double check that… A staggering number of pregnancy test kits have been pulled from shelves across Australia after the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) found them to be defective. The watchdog tested all 36 products on the market, with nine manufacturers

Parenting is tough, and yet everyone has an opinion on it. It’s hard to go a day without doing at least one thing that someone else would give a side-eye to. Most parents have learned to just shut out the noise, but it can be tough when people very publicly shame you for something that’s

In case you’ve been living under a rock, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West just welcomed a baby girl to the world via surrogacy. And since it was revealed she was expecting, the reality TV star has been in full nesting mode, showing off alllll her sweet baby swag on social media. The product she’s obsessing

A young mum’s candid snap of her post-baby body has gone viral – after it resonated with women everywhere. Emily Houlston, 19, became a mother to twin boys – Arthur and Finley – on Halloween 2017. Five months after their birth, Emily shared a photo of her caesarean scar to her Instagram page alongside a candid post, which

Actress Julia Stiles only gave birth on October 20, but already she’s experiencing the joys of online mummy-shaming: and the fuss is over the positioning of her baby boy’s legs of all things. Stiles posted an adorable picture of her newborn son Strummer Newcomb Cook on Instagram six days ago, in which she is carrying him

When it comes to the trials and tribulations of parenting, Kristen Bell likes to keep it real. Between the woes of treating mastitis and her experience with anal worms, in her eyes there’s no topic too embarrassing or controversial to share. Enter: her bedtime hack for getting her kids to sleep.   At the LA

25 Essentials Every Mom Needs on a Long Road Trip With Kids There’s nothing quite like a Summer road trip. Planning your route and picking the sights and stops can be thrilling, and road trips can be a great bonding experience for families, creating memories your kids will have for the rest of their lives.

Flying with kids has (understandably) gotten a bad reputation. Most parents dread the flight and are terrified they’ll be to blame for the screamer everyone strains to ignore for a few very long hours. To those moms and dads in fear of air travel with children, I’d like to offer some solace: I’m here to

It’s natural for parents to do whatever they can to keep their children safe and healthy, but children need space to learn and grow on their own, without Mom or Dad hovering over them, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association. The study, published in the journal Developmental Psychology, found that overcontrolling

OK, confession time: I don’t know a thing about interior design. But as the birth mother to a little boy who’s being raised by a same-sex couple, I love meeting gay parents — and, selfishly, seeing if I can steal pointers that I can take back to my son’s daddies. So I was delighted to

It’s noon. So far today, I’ve fetched approximately four packs of fruit snacks, two bowls of pretzels, one strawberry bar, a bowl of blueberries and two cups of juice. My laptop is booted up and ready for me to sit down and start writing — but as soon as I get comfortable, my son needs

My twins love hugs, which is great, because their mother is a touchy-feely, in-your-face Jewess with no sense of personal boundaries. From the day my son and daughter were born, I was all up in their grill, and now that they are 6, I still hug and kiss them on the regular. For me, our