Family

New mums are embracing a different approach when it comes to getting their pre-baby bodies back — wearing an old-fashioned girdle. Jessica Alba recently admitted she used a corset to get back her toned tummy and post baby figure, and it looks like she isn’t the only one. “I wore a double corset day and […]

The family of Allison Baden-Clay have marked the anniversary of her death with moving written tribute.

Many women say they feel isolated and lonely following the birth of their first child, but a new study has revealed that a baby actually improves your social life. The UK research found that women make an average of nine new friends upon the birth of their first baby, and in the first year this […]

Family man Hugh Jackman has vowed to 'do anything' to protect his brood following a bizarre attack on the actor by an alleged stalker who is said to have previously targeted his children.

Women might like their men muscle-bound and svelte, but babies prefer fatter fathers, a new study has found. Researchers from the University of Sheffield concluded that infants favoured chubby men because their bodies were more feminine and familiar. Psychologists showed photographs of toned male models next to images of overweight men to three groups of […]

Heidi Klum's family holiday in tropical Hawaii turned into a dramatic rescue scene as her eldest son Henry was caught in a dangerous rip.

If I had a dollar for every time someone asked me “Aren’t you going to try for a boy?”, well … I may not be a rich woman, but I’d have had a fair few free lunches by now. I’m the mother of two girls, and no, I am not going to ever try for […]

After nine years of hoping and dreaming for a child, and five years of IVF, TV journalist Leila McKinnon and her husband, Nine Network supremo David Gyngell, now have a beautiful red-haired baby boy to call their own, writes Michael Sheather. Leila McKinnon hadn’t considered the possibility of children before she met David, but by […]

Kylee Davie’s four-year-old daughter Veronika was born with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and a congenital heart defect. She wasn’t supposed to live, let alone walk, but last month, Veronika strode into school for her first day with all the other kids. To celebrate World Down Syndrome Day on March 21, Kylee shares a letter she’s […]

Like it or loathe it, sometimes there’s no denying the power of social media. A US couple has been granted a Facebook miracle after raising $33,000 to adopt a child in just three days. Jack and Jessica Hance, a youth minister and family minister from Louisiana, started their journey through the complicated adoption process more […]