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Throw an UP themed birthday party

Livia Gamble Take inspiration from the movie Up for your child's next birthday party - we show you how.

Balloon party games

Staff writers What’s a party without balloons, and lots of them. Here are a few different games to play at your kids party.

Seven years of Suri

Seven years ago today recently engaged superstars, Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes welcomed their first and only daughter together, Suri Cruise, into the ...

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Missing precious moments

VICTORIA BIRCH It's been ten years since Victoria Birch has spent Mother's Day with her mum and as the years go by it is getting harder to stay away.

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US boy, 5, accidentally shoots sister dead

A five-year-old boy who was playing with a .22 calibre rifle he'd been given as a gift accidentally shot and killed his two-year-old sister in their ...

Struggle to stay sane during school break

VICTORIA BIRCH One mother shares her school holiday diary, otherwise known as a mother's slow unraveling. Can you relate?

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Drugging kids on long haul flights

Sandy Smith Anyone who has ever flown long haul will have witnessed the distress caused to fellow passengers by screaming children, but what about the anxiety felt ...

Perfect playground for families

SHERIDEN RHODES There are many ways for families to explore Victoria’s beautiful Mornington Peninsula, Melbournian’s sunny seaside playground, a little over an hour’s ...

Dreaming of Daydream

LAKSHMI SINGH Surrounded by the pristine blue-green waters of the Great Barrier Reef, we soak up the warmth of the glorious Queensland sun and fight the urge to dive ...

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2013 Federal Budget: Changes for families

MATT WADE With the scrapping of the baby bonus, changes to the paid parental leave scheme and family payment supplements, here is an overview of what some of the ...

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