Before Jessica Rabbit, there was a redhead even more famed and beloved (and modestly attired) -- iconic dolly Raggedy Ann celebrates her centennial birthday this year, but remains as youthful as the...
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Take a Look at Maternity Leave Around the World
If you were part of the corporate world before you became a mum, you're probably (or should be) well-versed in your country's maternity policies -- but do you know how mothers in other parts of the wo...
Study Finds Shorter Mums Have Shorter Pregnancies
When mummy-to-be is short in stature, there's usually the prediction that baby will be little, too - quite simply because a smaller uterus means limited growing space. But a recent study reveals th...
Study Reveals Having Kids will Probably Make You Miserable
Babies. They're awfully cute to kiss, cuddle, coo at and post ridiculously innumerable Instagram pics of. But when they're your own, you can't simply return to sender once the fun's over -- so just ho...
Comfort Objects: a Moving Photo Series of Kids and their Beloveds
Does your child have a comfort object - a favoured blankie, teddy or dolly who tags along everywhere, soothes sore knees (and feelings) and whose particular presence at bedtime is an essential prerequ...
Why a Finnish Baby’s First Bed is a Box
For the last 60 years, Finland's newborns have been drifting off to lala land within the cozy confines of...a cardboard box. Gifted by the government as part of the Maternity Grants Act of 1937, th...
120 days of baby-led weaning – video
There's a video circulating the net that's approximately 4 minutes' worth of a baby munching his way through fruit and vegetables. And maybe some other stuff. That's it. What makes the clip cool, ...
Five tips for taking AWESOME photos of your kids
As parents, nobody knows better than us that time flies by - way too fast. Capturing those ephemeral moments of childhood on camera is the closest we can get to preserving the memories; but the pre...
The drama of life before birth: incredible images within the womb
Swedish photographer Lennart Nilsson spent over a decade documenting "the drama of life before birth", through a series of captured images in-utero. The result is a breathtaking colour essay on lif...
New rap video: what new motherhood REALLY looks like
Did anyone tell you, before you had babies, how rough the first few weeks/months/YEARS of motherhood were actually going to be? Probably not. Ever heard a rap song break the not-so-pretty postpartu...