Nan’s Homemade Viennese Biscuits

These are the biscuits I used to eat at my nan’s house. I wanted to pass on some family recipes to my children so we started with this melt-in-your-mouth shortbread. 

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25 April, 2019

Resting Easy

Kate Triglone believes that no parent should feel guilty for asking someone to look after their children while they catch up on some sleep. Last week I asked my mum to babysit my three-year-old son so I could have a sleep. My husband was a little...

24 April, 2019

Moments Of Truth

Family photos lead Tobi Raj to reflect on her experience of postnatal depression. Which came first – the crying, unhappy baby or the crying, unhappy mum? I still don’t know. My mother claims my depression set in while I was pregnant. We were having a beach holiday,...

24 April, 2019

Routine Worries

While her high expectations for her son have not come to fruition, Kathie Karapalidis realises he is doing just fine. Getting back into the school routine is daunting. There’s the morning ritual that, quite frankly, had its day last year, and the bedtime routine, which creeps...

24 April, 2019

Nothing Better To Do

Christine Wellfare steps back and lets her children learn on their own. I first learned about plagiarism in Year 3. My homework task was to write a poem about an Australian animal. It’s funny, but 26 years later I can still remember the poem (“The ringtail...

24 April, 2019

An educated decision to choosing a school

Parents use all manner of criteria to choose the best school for their children, writes Lucinda Bertram. It was one of the most stressful decisions of Leanne Jeffs’s life. “I think there is a lot of pressure on parents today to find ‘the right school’ for...

24 April, 2019

Call Of Duty

Louise Bettison looks at how defence-force families cope, and sometimes struggle, with the effects of deployment and frequent relocation. In Perth, a young woman posts on internet bulletin boards, seeking advice about her pregnancy. Having recently relocated because of her husband’s defence-force obligations, she has no...

24 April, 2019

Genetic testing guidance for parents

Genetic testing can give you vital information if you're planning a family, advises Dr Di Milnes Not so long ago, diagnosis of a recessive condition such as adrenoleukodystrophy was only possible after a child developed symptoms.  For many rare conditions, the time from onset of...

17 April, 2019

Breaking The Gene Code

Philippa Macken explains how our own genetic cocktail can have fatal consequences for our children. Part of the fun of pregnancy is imagining what traits you’ll pass down to your baby. Perhaps they will inherit your dark curls or your partner’s wicked sense of humour. But...

17 April, 2019

A Matter of Identity-gender dysphoria in children

“We’re not talking about a male toddler who pops on a frock occasionally or a little girl who acts like a tomboy...

17 April, 2019