Pregnancy and Food Allergies: Research is trying to find the answers

Can what you eat during pregnancy and breastfeeding affect whether your child develops food allergies? Researchers Jennifer Koplin, Debbie Palmer and Desalegn Markos Shifti find some answers. Many questions pop up when you’re growing or raising a new baby. Among them, women often wonder if what they eat during pregnancy or breastfeeding will affect whether or not their...

EDITOR’S PICKS

New ‘Be Internet Awesome’ Program Helps Aussie Parents Teach Kids Online Safety
Google Australia has teamed up with Life Ed and Healthy Harold to launch a new initiative aimed at helping parents and teachers guide kids safely through the digital world. A United Effort to Keep Kids Safe OnlineWith children spending more time than ever online, the...
Editor
15 May, 2025
Half of Aussie Teens Face Chronic Health Challenges: What Every Parent Should Know
Research uncovers overlap with ultra-processed foods, sugary drinks, mental health, screen time, smoking and alcohol The Hidden Health Struggles Affecting Our Teens Nearly one in two Australian teenagers is living with a chronic illness or developmental condition like ADHD, autism, asthma, or food allergies, according...
Editor
08 May, 2025
The 2025 Young Archie arts competition is open for entries
The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a portrait for the Young Archie competition. Young Archies 2025 Finalists announced From more than 3200 (70 selected as finalists + 20 honourable mentions). The Art...
admin
03 May, 2025
When Bullying Breaks a Child: One Mother’s Fight to Be Heard
What do you do when your child is being bullied—and the school insists everything is fine? Anthea Rowan shares her harrowing journey through denial, doubt, and finally, decisive action to protect her son. The First Signs: “Some of the boys hit me” It began when...
Editor
01 May, 2025
What can you do when you kids are constantly fighting?
It’s so stressful hearing my children constantly fighting with each other. How do I cope and get them to stop? Nigel Latta has some suggestion Take a firm and non-negotiable line. I don’t favour the UN approach of endless negotiations and hollow pleas; I think...
Editor
24 April, 2025
A father’s lasting legacy on Anzac Day
Today, the ANZAC spirit continues to live on across Australia as thousands wake at dawn or stop to take a moment on the 25th of April to commemorate our servicemen and women who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our country. For Queensland Mum Julie...
Staff
22 April, 2025

Celebrating Mothers

A new website takes a close look at the evidence behind ‘IVF add-ons’
Many IVF optional extras – or ‘add-ons’ – are not supported by good-quality evidence that shows they are effective or safe, report Dr Sarah Lensen and Sara Attinger. A new website now helps patients navigate these options For many patients, IVF is a stressful and...
Editor
15 May, 2025
Pregnancy and Food Allergies: Research is trying to find the answers
Can what you eat during pregnancy and breastfeeding affect whether your child develops food allergies? Researchers Jennifer Koplin, Debbie Palmer and Desalegn Markos Shifti find some answers. Many questions pop up when you’re growing or raising a new baby. Among them, women often wonder if what they...
Editor
14 May, 2025
Embracing The Moment
Marian O’Connell finds that her response to her son’s bedtime demands turns from severe frustration to serene reflection. There is an almost imperceptible change in breathing and a certain weightlessness that overcomes a child when they finally fall asleep. This is detectable only to the...
Editor
08 May, 2025
The Hidden Dilemma of Frozen Eggs
What Every Hopeful Parent Needs to Know With the rise of egg freezing, more people are preserving their fertility for future parenthood. But what happens when those eggs remain unused? A new study from Monash University and Monash IVF highlights a growing issue: thousands of...
Editor
24 April, 2025