Sexual sparks fly when partners do their share of chores – including calling the plumber, write researchers Simone Buzwell and Eva Johansen When a comic about “mental load” went viral in 2017, it sparked conversations about the invisible workload women carry. Even when women are in...
Pregnant women continue to be sacked, demoted and discriminated against in the workplace despite laws designed to protect them, Monash University research shows. A pilot study by the Monash Business School analysed data from calls to the JobWatch helpline and found pregnant women faced a wide range of...
New research by Mark Patrick Taylor, Neda Sharifi Soltani and Scott P. Wilson shows who’s most at risk. The evidence is clear: microplastics have contaminated every corner of the globe. We can’t escape exposure to these tiny bits of plastic (less than 5mm across) in the...
Kate King reflects as she starts to see herself in her kids. Sensible eating habits, sun safety, good manners, respect for the environment and positive relationships are some of the things I consciously model for my children. While it’s rewarding to see my little sponges absorb...
Xinyu (Andy) Zhao and Sarah Healy ask—are you a ‘contract maker’ or an ‘access denier’ with your child? Screen time was a battle for parents before COVID and it continues to be a battle, long after lockdowns have ended. The Royal Children’s Hospital March 2021 child health poll...
A study by psychologists at UNSW Sydney’s Parent Child Research Clinic reveals that children who display aggressive, destructive and non-compliant behaviour appear to respond positively to a new behavioural therapy aimed at both parents and children, The research could give worn-out parents new hope after it...
Alison Spence, Alissa Burnett and Georgie Russell look at how to deal with hangry kids and reduce the chances of it happening again Like adults, children can get “hangry” – a combination of angry and hungry. Hangriness may be caused by blood glucose levels dropping, leading...
Deborah Cooke compares the terrible twos with the unwitting feral 14s A lot has been written about the ‘terrible twos’, when your adorable gurgling cherub suddenly morphs into a bewildering admix of Norman Bates from Psycho, that nice girl from The Exorcist and Kim Kardashian (without...
ABC TV's Bluey casts a tender light on being childless not by choice, writes Sianan Healy In a recent episode of Bluey, Onesies, six-year-old Bluey asks her mum Chilli what’s wrong with Auntie Brandy, who has come to visit for the first time in four years. “Is...
Here are 3 numbers to help you decide, writes researcher Karin Hammarberg Egg freezing is promoted as an empowering option for women who want to stop the biological clock and improve their chance of having a baby later in life. But they need to know it’s...
