Family

Parents might say they don’t have favourites, but research shows they are lying. Jordan Baker reports on the science of parental preference and its life-long effects. When US writer Kate Tietje confessed that she loved her son “just a little bit more” than her daughter, she provoked an enormous response. Yet, surprisingly, there was more […]

On the surface, Georgie Gardner appears to have a perfect life. She has a loving husband, two healthy children and a fulfilling career as a news reader on Channel Nine’s Today — but underneath the flawless facade lurks a traumatic childhood that has made her what she is today. Georgie was one of four children […]

One in four Australian children are overweight or obese but should their parents tell them they are fat? US socialite Dara-Lynn Weiss has sparked worldwide controversy for doing just that. Weiss opened up about her seven-year-old daughter’s battle with her weight in the April issue of US Vogue. Related: Why girls are having sex at […]

On Boxing Day 2011, celebrity chef Matt Golinski lost his wife and three daughters when a fire devastated their family home. Matt survived the fire, but sustained third degree burns to 40 percent of his body. He was unconscious for weeks and only recently learned of his family’s fate. Now, Matt’s colleagues and friends — […]

Today, she is an Australian household name winning two ARIA awards with countless nominations, but as a child, like many other school-aged children Vanessa Amorosi was bullied. “I was bullied throughout primary and high school,” she says. “It made me feel horrible being bullied as a kid it affects you, it makes you sad. I […]

From TV brats to natural born serial killers, prospective parents have been given stark warnings about the dark side of child-rearing. So, asks Bettina Arndt, are the naysayers about parenthood right? It’s a mesmerising image. The gaunt mother stands stock still surrounded by road workers, clutching her baby pram right next to the booming rat-a-tat-tat […]

The Celebrity Apprentice was a tough gig, but it was a mere warm-up to Shane Crawford’s next job. Sue Smethurst discovers the family man behind the television and footy star. Behind the scenes of the boardroom bust-ups and charity challenges of last year’s hit TV series The Celebrity Apprentice, Shane Crawford was secretly preparing for […]

A new US study has found that although working mums are busy, that’s the way they like it. The study, which surveyed employed mothers, found that most would work even if they didn’t have to, however, they were also looking for new ways at being the ideal employee managing both motherhood and work commitments. Unlike […]

As children head back to school, parents breathe a collective sigh of relief — but that relief may be short-lived as the bills start to pile up. Get an 'A' in budgeting wih these handy tips.

A rare genetic disorder means Eva Pym will stay smaller than most, but this adorable 18-month-old girl has a huge heart, writes Glen Williams. They say good things come in small packages, and little Eva Pym is proof of that. She may be tiny, but this precious little girl is proving to be a big-hearted […]