Kids - Mamamia

Ruby Franke's kids endured years of abuse. Every day, her eldest daughter makes an emotional plea.

'I could've turned out a lot worse.' The crime-riddled childhood of Leighton Meester.

'I was called a wonder woman for going back to work so soon after birth. It almost broke me.'

'I hate my kid's friend. Can I stop them from coming over?'

Solo parenting and book writing: A real day in the life of Phoebe Burgess.

These low-cost private schools welcome students mainstream schools have left behind. Now they’re thriving.

Ben Affleck's cousin is the worst part of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.

Why is everyone obsessed with the 'dirty soda' trend?

In 2009, Octomum welcomed eight babies at once. Now a new member has joined the family.

Isabella Thompson

"I used to get high with my mum's friend at 10." Drew Barrymore's 'unfathomable' childhood.

'I just think he's magic.' The private life of Colin Farrell and his two sons.

TikTok's Matt and Abby are facing criticism. It stems from one decision made on a family cruise.

'I never had kids or grandkids. The grief only hit me in my 60s.'

'I'm expecting twins with my ex. His new girlfriend is acting like I'm her surrogate.'

'It cost me less to travel full-time with my daughter than to live in Sydney. Here's how I did it.'

In 2009, Octomum was the world's most famous mother. This is what her life looks like now.

Jessica Kingston

Jana Duggar just proved everyone wrong.

Cassandra Green

When Rosemary Redmon died she had one wish: for her granddaughter to marry her husband.

'I was best friends with my step mum. When we both got pregnant everything changed.'

Isabella Thompson

A day in the life of a single mum living in a caravan due to cost of living.

'My son is 7. I can't trust him to live in the same house as his little sister.'

The real-life people behind the characters in Boy Swallows Universe.

Shannen Findlay

When Sonia Kruger's dad was sick, her former boss reached out. They've been together ever since.

'My MIL thinks my toddler looks nothing like his dad. She just made a startling request.'

'I'm a single man and want to have a baby on my own. I wasn't prepared for the opinions.'

'I just took my toddler overseas. These are the 7 hacks to actually enjoy your holiday.'

'It was just a matter of time.' Why Jimmy Barnes abandoned David Campbell when he was a baby.

Women told us the one thing their mum did that made them close. They all said the same thing.

Screen Time

'No screens on school days': 4 parents share exactly how they manage their kids' screen use.

OPINION: 'Mobile phone bans are making our kids irrelevant in the world they're growing into.'

What on earth is Tiktok? The social media app everyone under 20 seems to be on.

"I was a bad mum": Zoe Marshall on the guilt she felt after complaining about her child to a friend.

A crisis of parenting: What's really going wrong with our kids in 2019.

The grayscale hack that will have your kids handing your phone back.

"How the ‘Momo Challenge’ saved my family."

"The 17-rule contract I made my teenage son sign before giving him a mobile phone."

"He's not allowed anymore": The popular kids' TV show Zoe Marshall has banned in her home.

A dad's brutally genius invention makes it impossible for your teen to ignore your texts.

Jimmy Kimmel's latest viral prank shows the reality of kids and Fortnite.

Billi FitzSimons

Do we need to send kids to a $4000 military-style boot camp to thwart tech addiction?

This homework hack will save your weeknights. All you need is screen-time.

Kate and Will ban devices from their nursery.

"I tried the app that tracks how much time you spend on your phone - and it was confronting."

New guidelines say toddlers should have zero screen time. Here's what you need to know.

The one toy banned from Prince George and Princess Charlotte's playroom.

Jamie Oliver explains how he stops his teens' all night phone binges. All parents will want to listen.

Yumi Stynes on why she goes through her daughters' phones.

What and how should parents be advised about ‘screen time’?

Alicia Blum Ross and Sonia Livingstone

'I'm a clarity coach who helps women decide whether or not to have kids with these 5 questions.'

Feel guilty all the time? You’re probably the ‘parentified daughter.’

Julia asked mothers if they regretted having their children. She received 10,000 responses.

'What I feared most after my daughter died saved my life.'

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Gen X and Millennials just discovered 'dishonest harmony'. They blame the Boomers.

'I'm giving my kids the master bedroom, and I've never been so ashamed.'

Barry Hall and Lauren Brant met on I'm A Celebrity. Years later they had a 'shotgun' wedding.

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It's never too early to have these 3 conversations with your kids.

'My husband cheated on me. He said he did because he was jealous of how much I loved our son.'

'I tried the family car you're seeing everywhere and I have thoughts.'

'I live between two countries raising my daughters. It's as difficult and wonderful as it sounds.'

'I felt overwhelmed with my 4yo at the playground. Then I saw a pregnant mum of 3 under 4.'

'I chose to have a baby on my own using a donor. I just holidayed with 24 women who did the same.'

A Netflix documentary claims Jonathan has 1,000 kids. He's telling a different story.

Meet the 'serial sperm donors' trying to populate the world.

Elizabeth Smart was abducted more than 20 years ago. This is her life now.

Jonathan has impregnated more than 1,000 women around the world. He won’t stop.

Your kids will be obsessed with this exhibition that celebrates animation. And it's only $7.

Ant Middleton vowed he would never get married again. Then he met Emilie.

Isabella Thompson

These 3 things will change the way you think about kids' play.

Hannah Vanderheide

Katharine McPhee was 21 when she first met her now-husband David Foster. He says she was 'fat' back then.

Isabella Thompson

Jessica Alba and daughter Honor weren't seeing eye to eye. Now the look-alike pair are closer than ever.

Amanda Stephens

Snezana Wood thought 'desperate women' went on The Bachelor. Then her daughter convinced her to apply.

'My son went off to rugby practise. Then I got the phone call that changed my life forever.'

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