Babble Wrap: Fathers Go Missing In Baby Boom
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Babble Wrap: Fathers Go Missing In Baby Boom

Almost 30,000 children aged under 10 in NSW do not have anyone to call dad. Figures released by the NSW Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages show 29,144 babies born between 1999 and 2009 do not have a father identified on their birth certificate. The Daily Telegraph Protein 'Key To Premature Births' Premature labour, the major cause of deat...
Advice Columnists Says Single Parents Can’t Become Doctors
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Advice Columnists Says Single Parents Can’t Become Doctors

Your whole life may change when you become a parent, but according to an advice columnist peddling herself as “The Career Doctor” (trademarked name, apparently, but I can’t do the TM), single parents should just stop dreaming. Immediately! Says Jacqueline Hornor Plumez, Ph.D., if you’re a single parent, don’t bother applying to medical...
Divorce Not Always Bad News For Kids
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Divorce Not Always Bad News For Kids

New research from the Australian Family Institute suggests that we have some pretty outdated attitudes when it comes to single parenthood. Not only is the sterotype of the unwed single mother on welfare untrue, but being in a sole parent family doesn’t necessarily lead to adverse outcomes for children. Institute Director, Professor Alan Hay...
Married Vs. Single Mums: Who’s Got It Easier?
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Married Vs. Single Mums: Who’s Got It Easier?

One could hardly envy a single mother if she's struggling emotionally or financially. But what about single mothers who are doing fine? Have you ever found yourself thinking she's lucky? She has it so much better -- so much easier -- than the married mothers out there? Over at Motherlode blog in the NY Times, Lisa Belkin asked: which is easier,...
Babble Wrap: Dad in Hospital After Mother’s Day Breakfast Goes Wrong
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Babble Wrap: Dad in Hospital After Mother’s Day Breakfast Goes Wrong

Dad in hospital after Mother's Day breakfast goes wrong A mum waiting for her Mother's Day breakfast in bed this morning was unaware her two children were setting the kitchen on fire. news.com.au Solo parents face hit in budget Labor's feelgood budget centrepiece of multi-billion-dollar pension boosts is headed for strife if the Government ign...
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W Magazine Amputates Demi Moore’s Hip

5:43 PM Okay, we know the gorgeous mother of three likes plastic surgery, but wasn’t it a bit presumptuous of W magazine to liposuction Demi Moore’s thigh without her approval?... read more

Johnny Depp Drunkest Man In NYC (Brilliant Video)

5:00 PM After an evening out with punk legend Patti Smith in New York on Wednesday night, the newly re-crowned Sexiest Man Alive, one J Depp, looked like he was back on the set of Fear and... read more

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Star Baby: Nicole Kidman & Keith Urban’s Baby Uggs It Up

5:14 PM I think there is some kind of law in place that Aussies Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban have to put a pair of the Australian born Ugg boots on their daughter, Sunday. It’s... read more

Boy’s Retro Lounge Set

10:00 AM I can’t think of a reason not to love this Boy’s Retro Lounge Set. The bold colours are amazing and the set appears to be extra comfy. The set includes a matching white s... read more
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