Parenting Relationships | Essential Kids

Mother-in-law's brutal exclusion of step-grandkids: 'She won't call them family'

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Mum's tooth fairy dilemma: 'I am at a loss on what to do about this'

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Couple realise huge adoption bungle 17 years after bringing their son home: 'It was only then that I saw it'

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Friendships and social skills

Making friends can be harder for some kids than others but there are ways you can help develop your child's social skills to ensure they can build healthy friendships now and in the future.

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QUIRKY KID

How to talk to children about grandparents with dementia

Helping children understand why their grandparent can no longer remember their name is a hard conversation to have, but here are ten practical tips to help guide you.

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Alison Bradshaw

Julia Roberts in the 1998 film, <i>Stepmum</i>.

Solving the struggles of step parenting

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Jo Hartley

Finding time to nurture your marriage after kids.

How to reignite love, sex and passion in your marriage after kids

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Patricia Tan

7 ways my relationship improved after having children

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Thuy Yau

Kimberley O'Brien

How to tell the kids you're separating

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Kimberley O'Brien

Why I won't make friends with the school mums

I'm too busy, you see, or too tired, or too…always something.

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Carolyn Tate

Why I'm being honest with my son about his dad's faults

I have no doubt my ex loves our son, but he's crap at showing up when it matters. Actually, he's crap at showing up at all.

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Anonymous

When we fail to consider the ethics of arguing, this makes it perilously easy to mistreat others.

Actually, it’s OK to disagree. Here are 5 ways we can argue better

When we argue, it's far too easy to mistreat others. This is why it's important to follow certain norms of argument, remain open-minded and remember what's morally at stake.