An Australian woman has created something of a social media storm after taking action against teenage boys responsible for sending her violent messages. Fed up of receiving multiple online rape threats, gaming journalist Alanah Pearce from Brisbane took matters into her own hands by tracking down the boys’ parents to tell them what their sons

Facebook has reviewed its policy after an image of a woman breastfeeding her premature baby was removed for apparently breaching nudity rules. Early arrival Emma Bond criticised the social network for taking down the picture, which showed her feeding baby girl, Carene, for the first time following her arrival in the world 12 weeks early. The

Most people have a grasp of the importance of basic modern manners; holding doors open for people, elbows off the table, not talking with your mouth full and so on. But these are modern times we live in, with new technologies and situations cropping up all the time. So just to be sure there is no

If you’re a parent with children of school age, chances are you will have an opinion on new Government measures which enable schools to fine families who take term time holidays – and it’s probably not a good opinion. The issue has been met with huge opposition, protest and petitions from parents, many of whom struggle to

New guidelines saying children do not need time off school even if they are suffering from illnesses such as glandular fever, have been met with outrage by the mother of a schoolboy who took his own life. Bullying Bereft mother Julie Brooks says strict guidelines forced her to keep sending son Simon to school despite

There can be no denying that society has very much moved on from the days when women were expected to stay at home raising the children and cooking the dinners. In many households parental responsibilities are more divided, with men often taking a more active role than that afforded by the 1950s’ stereotype. Shared parental