While most parents realise the value of a good education, teaching their kids how to manage money is often overlooked. Introducing good habits early on can help set them up with a successful financial future.

Wouldn’t it be great if we all had a dog as clever as Penny? The German Shepherd and collie cross can keep herself entertained for hours by playing fetch…on her own. Penny’s owner, who posted the video to his YouTube account under the name “hockeygator” said Penny was rescued from a shelter four weeks ago. […]

A gay couple have spent $100,000 to undergo a controversial IVF treatment that will ensure their sixth child is a girl. Barrie and Tony Drewitt-Barlow travelled from their native Britain to the US to visit a fertility clinic that specialises in sex selection, a process which is illegal in the UK and Australia. The couple […]

The next time you’re feeling a little blue, look no further than your pet pooch for comfort. British researchers have found that dogs can identify with sadness just as people can, whether they are familiar with a person or not. A study conducted by Dr Deborah Custance and Jennifer Mayer, both of the Department of […]

Although they weren’t too impressed, these kittens were due for a much needed wash after being left at the Sutherland Shire Animal Shelter, Taren Point, NSW. Andrew Spicer, who volunteers at the shelter with his mum and uploaded the video to YouTube, filled us in on the details. “The shelter has an overload of cats […]

Apparently, when it comes to finding a life-long partner, even animals can get it wrong. Bibi and Poldi, the world’s oldest “married” giant tortoises, have “divorced” after 115 years together, and are now living in separate enclosures at the Reptilien Zoo Happ in Austria. “We get the feeling they can’t stand the sight of each […]

“Sexting” is a new and worrying trend among teenagers – sending nude pictures of themselves via their mobile phones. Here’s what all parents should know about this phenomenon. Kissing behind the bike shed at school and passing love letters in class are so passé. These days, teens are engaging in “sexting” — sending naked texts […]

Becoming a mother turns women in compulsive Facebook users, a new study has found. Researchers from Ohio State University interviewed 154 mothers and 150 fathers and found that 44 percent of mothers reported using Facebook more after giving birth than before. Around 29 percent estimated they used the social networking site the same as before […]

Nicci will never forget the day she walked into her four-year-old son’s bedroom to find him turning blue on the floor. Despite his tender age, William had suffered a cardiac arrest. Nicci called paramedics and performed CPR for six agonising minutes before they arrived to revive him. As Nicci looked on, horror-struck, paramedics shocked William’s […]

As parents, the hardest thing Lee and Amy have ever done is watch their five-month-old daughter go through a complex, rare and life-changing surgery. “My wife Amy and I knew that the operation was highly dangerous, and there was a possibility that we would lose her,” Lee said. “We were worried that after the surgery […]