It’s safe to say the cost of childcare may come in as a close second in deterring parents-to-be from starting a family.
Australia’s fertility rate is at an all-time low,but blaming it all on the cost of living is short-sighted,say these parents who love their larger families.
In becoming a parent,unresolved issues with your own can bubble back up. One recurring dynamic,however,can irk the most:parental criticism and its psychological sibling,control.
For some parents,it’s not that they can’t afford to have more children,it’s that they simply don’t have the time to raise them.
Many parents feel guilty about outsourcing the care of their children,but it turns out childcare may actually help child development.
Many parents are at the breaking point of stress,and some say parenting has become too hard. What can we do to bring the joy back?
Gardiner Preschool,which has been on St Andrews Lane in Glen Iris for 80 years,has been given notice by the Uniting Church to vacate by the end of 2025.
Paying super on parental leave will add billions of dollars to the retirement funds of parent carers across the country. But it’s not enough.
Almost one-third of Australian families would get free childcare under a plan the federal government is now considering.
NSW has long focused on responding to domestic and family violence. Now it will turn its attention to prevention.
A study of childcare in nine developed countries found Australia’s system did little to incentivise services where they’re most needed.