Parenting

An ABC investigation into the $2 billion residential care system finds children in three of the biggest states are being preyed upon by child sex abusers when they should be safe in state care.

Network 10 presenter Narelda Jacobs and midwife Cherisse Buzzacott open up about their experiences of motherhood — navigating joy, grief and loss, blended families, rainbow families, sleepless nights and why it takes a "ready-made village".

From the mother-daughter bond to the romantic, With or Without You explores love in all its forms.

A lifeline for new parents in one of Victoria's most disadvantaged towns has shut its doors — not for lack of impact, but lack of funding.

The Queensland Law Reform Commission is currently reviewing criminal defences, including one that allows parents to use "reasonable" force to control a child.

100 years ago, women composers were expected to give up their career to raise a family. Composing mums today are still advocating to get the support they need to thrive.

A call service for new and expecting parents facing perinatal and infant mental health symptoms has seen a rise in the number of men seeking help.

A child born to an overseas commercial surrogate is in legal limbo, with experts estimating hundreds of other Australian children are also living with uncertain parentage.

Becky Lucas, Luke McGregor and Jen Carnovale are comedians returning with their first shows since becoming parents. How has parenthood shaped them and their jokes?

A Brisbane couple could face prosecution after they admitted to using a commercial surrogacy service to have a baby abroad, but experts say the laws need to change.

The drug, given as an injection under the skin, combines fragments of a protein found in the beta cells of people with type 1 diabetes and vitamin D to calm the immune response.

Experts weigh in on whether it's OK for parents to have downtime on their phones instead of playing with their children.  

Census data shows the number of one-child families in Australia has more than doubled in the past 40 years. We spoke to mums who are happily "one and done" to learn more. 

Children often tell their parents about bullying before teachers. So what can parents do if their child is being bullied?

Kiri Pritchard-McLean has had to keep her stand-up career very separate from her life as a foster carer. But now she can bring the two together, with hilarious results.

Last week the federal health department accepted an expanded definition of infertility that would allow LGBTIQ+ couples and single people like Sarah McBride to be able to access Medicare rebates for assisted reproductive technology.  

My son is the same age as the teenager in Adolescence. Watching it together made me realise the reality of the school kids in the show is the shared reality of our own child.

Minecraft or Dog Man? Looney Tunes or Snow White? This is what to catch — and what to miss — these April school holidays.

The NSW government has announced that for the first time in 20 years, no children in the state will be forced to live in high-cost emergency accommodation after the end of Alternative Care Arrangements.

While there is no research to indicate swearing around children is directly harmful, some experts say it may be damaging in ways we don't expect.