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Tue 25 Jul 2017

Devastated mum believes this would have saved her baby's life

WHEN her son Knox was just three-months-old, Elisha Palmer put him down for a sleep one day and he never woke up.

Parenting
25th Jul 2017 6:30 AM
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Surprise! Baby born on kitchen floor

The last thing Rachel Finucane was expecting was to deliver her third child on the kitchen floor of her Maryborough home.

Parenting
25th Jul 2017 5:00 AM
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Mon 24 Jul 2017

Man ordered to pay $82k child support for kid who isn’t his

A TEXAS man is battling a court order that mandates he must pay tens of thousands in child support for a child that he did not biologically father.

Parenting
24th Jul 2017 11:30 AM
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More parents using photographer to capture baby’s birth

WHEN Amanda Schenk gave birth to her daughter, Chloe, she didn’t want to do it alone: she wanted a professional photographer by her side.

Parenting
24th Jul 2017 9:33 AM
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Sun 23 Jul 2017

'Why I took my kids to Splendour'

Child minding at the awesome Little Splendour too good to pass up

Parenting
23rd Jul 2017 7:17 PM
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‘My wife didn’t tell me she was trying to get pregnant’

QUEENSLAND dad Scott's wife is 11 weeks pregnant and he’s heartbroken. He didn’t want another baby and now he doesn’t know what to do.

Parenting
23rd Jul 2017 6:15 AM
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Parents are freaking out over Teen Vogue’s anal sex guide

TEEN Vogue’s “Guide to Anal Sex” is sparking a slew of outrage — including one mum so incensed, she burned a copy of the mag.

Parenting
23rd Jul 2017 5:30 AM
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Sat 22 Jul 2017

Let kids play with fire and power tools, researchers say

THE idea of letting a two-year-old sit next to an open fire, or a five-year-old use power tools is the stuff of nightmares for some parents.

Parenting
22nd Jul 2017 7:00 AM
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Baby going home with dad after mum's tragic death

JOHN Petrak will finally take his baby girl home today — eight tearstained days after the love of his life died hours after bringing her into the world.

News
22nd Jul 2017 6:11 AM
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Elite school brings in sleep expert

ONE of the top schools in the state has brought in a sleep specialist after a study of its students’ nocturnal habits revealed many were sleep-deprived.

Parenting
22nd Jul 2017 5:25 AM
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Fri 21 Jul 2017

More Qld parents delay sending children to school

MORE parents are choosing to delay sending their children to school as they struggle with knowing when they are ready.

Parenting
21st Jul 2017 6:41 AM
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Thu 20 Jul 2017

Working mum's solution to the 'medicated drop-off' for sick kids

A SUNSHINE Coast mum has come up with a novel solution to problem of what to do when you have to go to work, but your young kid wakes up with a fever.

Parenting
20th Jul 2017 5:00 AM
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Wed 19 Jul 2017

Twins born at 23 weeks survive despite being 'too young to save'

ALBERT and Molly weren’t meant to survive. Born four months premmy, they’re among the youngest babies to have lived having been delivered at such a young age.

Parenting
19th Jul 2017 8:30 AM
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Mum mistakes meningococcal disease for 'just the flu'

KAREN thought her daughter Jenna was vaccinated against meningococcal and when she fell sick one night in winter, she assumed it was just the flu.

Parenting
19th Jul 2017 8:00 AM
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Tue 18 Jul 2017

'It was our choice whether or not to let our baby boy go'

A Queensland mother shares her heart-wrenching story after contracting listeria when she was pregnant with her first child.

Parenting
18th Jul 2017 8:00 AM
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‘Simple’ maths quiz one in 1000 can solve

Can you find two answers to this ‘simple’ maths question? Only one in 1,000 people are smart enough

Parenting
18th Jul 2017 2:30 PM
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Newborn fights for life: 'Don't let anyone kiss your baby'

JUST two hours after parents Nicole and Shane Sifrit said their vows at their wedding ceremony, the newlyweds were rushing their newborn baby to hospital.

Parenting
18th Jul 2017 6:30 AM
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IVF couple opens up about losing their unborn twins

MILLIONAIRE Gold Coast couple Sam and Max Delmege have spoken of their heartbreak after revealing they have lost their unborn twins.

Parenting
18th Jul 2017 5:46 AM
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Swinging through life (not with the greatest of ease)

A trip to a trapeze school goes very wrong for one family

Lifestyle
18th Jul 2017 5:00 AM
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Mon 17 Jul 2017

Your child comes home with a tattoo. Here's what to do

"I keep thinking of his skin, his precious skin, inked like a pig carcass. I feel as if someone has died."

Columns
17th Jul 2017 8:57 AM
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