parenting

Couple get DNA test as a joke but it uncovers result that left entire family shocked

Couple get DNA test as a joke but it uncovers result that left entire family shocked

Health
Sarah Carter

A couple from Utah were left stunned after a DNA test they took for fun revealed an Earth-shattering truth. Vanner and Donna ...

Meet Chris Martin lookalike kids with ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow: Apple and Moses

Meet Chris Martin lookalike kids with ex-wife Gwyneth Paltrow: Apple and Moses

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Sophie Anderson

Chris Martin is not only headlining Glastonbury with Coldplay, he’s also a proud dad. The singer songwriter, 47, is the father of two ...

Positive Praise at Age 3 Reduces Problems by Age 7

Positive Praise at Age 3 Reduces Problems by Age 7

Health
Sarah Carter

Summary: 3-year-olds who responded positively to parental praise had fewer behavioral and emotional issues by age 5-7. Children whose behaviors were less ...

‘I was screaming that I wanted my epidural, begging the staff over and over again’

‘I was screaming that I wanted my epidural, begging the staff over and over again’

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Sarah Carter

Leigh Milner had one requirement for her upcoming birth: she wanted epidural pain relief. “I dreaded being in agony and knew I’d ...

Parental Distraction Negatively Impacts Child-Parent Interactions

Parental Distraction Negatively Impacts Child-Parent Interactions

Science
Dr. Thomas Hughes

Summary: A new study finds that any form of parental distraction, whether from screens or non-digital activities, negatively impacts parent-child interaction. Both ...

I swore I never wanted a husband or a baby – now I have both

I swore I never wanted a husband or a baby – now I have both

Health
Sarah Carter

I wasn’t always such a pessimist. Like most girls, I was raised to romanticise having a family. I used to make scrapbooks ...

Sepsis symptoms explained as father is left ‘fighting for life’ after ‘pulling out ingrown hair’

Sepsis symptoms explained as father is left ‘fighting for life’ after ‘pulling out ingrown hair’

Health
Sarah Carter

Last week, the world was horrified by the harrowing news that a father in the States was given a ‘four percent’ chance ...

We lost 14 babies between us – but now we’re mothers

We lost 14 babies between us – but now we’re mothers

Health
Sarah Carter

“When you’re desperate for a baby and people urge you to ‘keep trying’ it’s not necessarily what you want to hear,” says ...

The one thing I wish people would stop asking me when I tell them I have an autistic child

The one thing I wish people would stop asking me when I tell them I have an autistic child

Health
Sarah Carter

So I suppose I can partly understand the fact that people without any experience of neurodiversity might wonder why autism and ADHD ...

Eating disorders in boys are hard to spot – would you know if your son had one?

Eating disorders in boys are hard to spot – would you know if your son had one?

Health
Sarah Carter

He took it as a wake-up call, undertaking therapy and meditation to take back control of his eating. Today, he maintains a ...