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Why I don't care that my son wears dresses

Why I don’t care that my son wears dresses

Seven-year-old Jack Woog loves dancing, Taylor Swift and wearing dresses. His mum, Kayte Woog, of Sydney, reveals her journey from niggling unease, to total acceptance of his flamboyance. The day before my son, Jack, started Big School, I went to him with my nail polish remover. I told him that I had to remove his […]
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Is it ever okay to write about your child's poo on Facebook?

Is it ever okay to write about your child’s poo on Facebook?

Millions of parents are choosing to share their child’s most humiliating moments on social media. Zoe Arnold asks where we should draw the line. I was doing some research online (okay, reading random items I’ve googled) and I stumbled across a gem of a blog called There’s no place like Mommy. I was reading it […]
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Why vaccines should be celebrated, not damned

Why vaccines should be celebrated, not damned

An Australian scientist has led a vaccine breakthrough that is being lauded worldwide but largely ignored in local media. Zoe Arnold asks why we’re letting anti-vaccination lobbyists stop us from celebrating a major medical milestone. There’s some big news in the medical community this week. Gardasil: the vaccine that prevents human papillomavirus (HPV), better known […]
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Luka is photographed "skateboarding" despite his body getting weaker by the day.

Clever photos free boy trapped in his own body

This is Luka, a 12-year-old boy who is trapped in his own body. His muscular dystrophy means he gets weaker every day, and can now only move his fingers, which allow him to operate his wheelchair. Unlike other boys his age, Luka can’t run, swim or skateboard but with the help of Slovenian photographer Matej […]
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How having a baby helps your social life

How having a baby helps your social life

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 […]
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Leaving umbilical cord attached latest childbirth trend

Leaving umbilical cord attached latest childbirth trend

Cutting the umbilical cord is a symbolic part of childbirth but increasing numbers of Australian women are choosing to leave the cord and placenta attached until they fall off naturally — which can take three or four days. So called “lotus births” are growing in popularity in Australia, particularly in the past two years. Lotus […]
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Study: Childbirth gives new dads post-traumatic stress disorder

Study: Childbirth gives new dads post-traumatic stress disorder

Any mum will tell you that childbirth is difficult, but dads can be equally traumatised by the birthing process, new research has claimed. An Oxford University study found that complicated pregnancies can have a big impact on fathers as well as mothers, with some new dads so deeply affected they are being diagnosed with post-traumatic […]
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Sorry Becks! Babies prefer fat dads

Sorry Becks! Babies prefer fat dads

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 […]
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