Daylilies are so named because each flower only lasts for such a short time — sometimes truly only a day, sometimes for a few days.

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 […]

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.

Michael Jackson's 14-year-old daughter has told Oprah Winfrey about her battle with school bullies.

Dancing with the Stars judge Josh Horner will put his own dance skills to the test when he tours the country next month with the Aussie stage revival of the classic Broadway musical, A Chorus Line. Horner, who plays Zac in the musical, comes to the role with plenty of onstage experience, having started his […]

“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 […]

Savanna Jackson might be just three years old, but that doesn’t stop her mother spending $4600 every month on fake tans and makeup. Lauren Jackson has defended her daughter’s extravagant beauty regime, insisting her monthly spray tans ensure the other pageant contestants don’t have an “unfair advantage”. “I just want her to have the best […]

There’s something about the balcony at Buckingham Palace that brings out Prince Harry’s flirtatious side. The 27-year-old royal turned on the charm for his sister-in-law Catherine, the Duchess of Cambridge, during yesterday’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations. Harry and Catherine giggled throughout the balcony appearance while Prince William remained sombre and serious, perhaps contemplating the fact that […]