Parenting
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Mental health
When it comes to kids, mothers are saddled with the ‘mental load’
The particulars of running children’s lives are boundless, enduring, invisible and stressful, but who does it all is rarely measured. New research finds it is almost always mothers.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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‘My sacrifice until she’s an adult’: Parents reduce work to support year 12s
To help their children through the difficult final years of high school, a number of parents - mainly mothers - are scaling back their work and making themselves more available at home.
- by Wendy Tuohy
Sixty countries, 110 licences, 1000 products: How Bluey conquered the world
The lovable blue heeler and her family is a merchandiser’s dream, and BBC Studios’ Fiona Lang is dreaming very big indeed.
- by Karl Quinn
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Parental leave
Extra parental leave for NSW workers who split child-rearing equally
Teachers, nurses and other public sector workers will be able to access 14 weeks’ paid parental leave under a plan aimed at encouraging both parents to spend equal time raising their newborns.
- by Angus Dalton
Opinion
Sunday Life
How I’ve lasted 23 years in the hardest job in the world
Despite all the tantrums and eye-rolling, there are moments that make my chosen career as a parent blissfully worthwhile.
- by Kerri Sackville
‘I’m trying to keep my @*#% together’: Being a surrogate mum in Ukraine
Commercial surrogacy was a booming industry for Ukraine. Then Russia invaded.
- by Susan Dominus
Opinion
Early childhood
Why don’t you just chill, Mum? (Apparently this is not jumper weather)
Yes, it’s winter, but my son is dressed for the tropics.
- by Meena Evers
Cheeky Prince Louis was on a ‘complete sugar high’: Tindall
Sweets behind the scenes explain Prince Louis’ exuberant antics at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee celebrations, says Mike Tindall.
- by Victoria Ward
Opinion
Royal family
I stand with Kate Middleton (pre-schoolers are not meant to be tamed) and with Prince Louis (pageants are boring)
The backlash against the Duchess of Cambridge over her four-year-old son’s behaviour at the Queen’s Platinum Pageant is absurd.
- by Kerri Sackville
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Kids’ sport
Reality TV show blamed after young dancers penalised for inappropriate costumes
A debate has erupted in the Sydney dance community over age-appropriate costumes, choreography and music for young dancers on the competition circuit, with dance insiders blaming shows like Dance Moms for normalising skimpy outfits.
- by Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Opinion
AI
Artificial children? For all the upsides, there’s a big danger
Sure, you’d skip childbirth and nappies. You could mute them in the car. But you could also let them go far too easily.
- by Samantha Selinger-Morris