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Even self-professed exercise junkie MJ Ong struggles to keep up her regimen with a baby in tow. I’m not your average postgraduate student. On the first day of my doctorate course I was eight weeks pregnant. Ironically, my research is on pregnancy and exercise. I was...

Kris Bordessa’s sons have a tendency towards truncation in their communication The bright, bold colours of billboards and street signs intrigued my oldest son, Brad, long before he could read. “What does that say, Mum?” he’d ask from the back seat as we whizzed down the...

Despite years of research, Lara Silko discovers you can never pre-determine what type of parent you will become When I was doing my psychology honours research in the mid-1990s as a fresh-faced 20-something, parenting looked pretty simple. I learned it could be conceptualised along two lines:...

Try this stunning 15 minute recipe from Jamie Oliver Ingredients Salad: 50g cashew nuts 1 tbsp sunflower seeds 2 tbsp sesame seeds 200g fine rice noodles 1 romaine lettuce 1 large carrot 1 bunch of radishes ½ a cucumber 1 big bunch of fresh coriander 3 spring...

Michaela Fox encourages mothers to trust their instincts more and listen to others less. It’s a predictable script: you become a mother and sentence yourself to a lifetime of guilt – or so it appears. I overheard a conversation between two mothers at the park recently,...

Kate King waxes lyrical about bygone times, before realising she is a different person now she is a mother. One night recently our children gave my husband and me a rare and unexpected treat: they were asleep by 7 pm. As we gently pulled their bedroom...

Jeannie Herbert asks whether the gap between education outcomes for Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians can be closed. Professor Jeannie Herbert A.M  is Foundation Chair of Indigenous Studies at Charles Sturt University. She was born and raised in the Kimberley region of Western Australia. Her grandmother was...

Are you always looking for gluten-free ideas for your family? Here’s a great easy to make, crunchy slice from Sally Wise. Gluten Free Chocolate Crunch 1 cup gluten-free plain flour (I used Well& Good brand) Half a cup of sugar 1 cup desiccated coconut 1 cup crushed gluten-free Weet-Bix (about...

Here’s a great vegetable main meal or side dish from Sally Wise. For a vegetarian option substitute sliced tomatoes, sprinkled with a little salt, pepper and sugar on top instead of the bacon and you have a tasty dish vegetarians will love. Kale and Semi-dried Tomato Rice...