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10,000 parents seek post-quake help for traumatised children

Reactions included bed-wetting, tantrums, disruption to sleep and eating patterns and nightmares.

Top tips to avoid 'family fatigue'

Children need time and space just to play - if not they'll end up psychologically damaged, says a British parenting writer.

<i>Dita De Boni:</i> Won't somebody think of the children?

The extreme cosseting of our children was highlighted by the recently-aborted 'Abstain for the Game' campaign.

Kimberly Stewart & Benicio del Toro welcome a daughter

It’s a girl for Kimberly Stewart and Benicio del Toro! The daughter of rocker Rod Stewart gave birth on Sunday.

Disastrous first dates go viral on Twitter

First dates can be hell - and if you're part of one, there's now a chance the experience could be immortalised on Twitter.

<I>Shelley Bridgeman:</I> Signs on cars

Reactions to these signs continue to be polarised. Some people wouldn't be seen dead with one on their vehicle while others rush to The Warehouse and snap them up.

Model dumps flirty Prince Harry

Tracey Barnett: Technology stifling people's empathy

Our unconscious ability to read people and make snap judgments is threatened by technology's impersonal nature.

Unemployment forces Kiwi to love from afar

No gay marriage for Bert and Ernie

<i>Shelley Bridgeman:</i> Fluctuating web fascinations

By 10pm my web surfing tastes are about as lowbrow as it's possible to be.

BFF just a bully in disguise

'Friendship bullying' is rife among female high school students with nearly half of Kiwi girls saying they have been bullied by their mates.

Garth George: Political claptrap skirts real solutions to child abuse

When the apron strings are bound too tight

What happens when parents try to control the lives of their adult children?

Glee star emotionally open because of wife

Jane Lynch says her wife helped her be a more emotionally open person.

Gay minister and partner expecting baby through IVF

Barking mad: Life with the world's tallest dog

Giant George may be the world’s tallest dog — 1.5m tall and 2m long — but his owner, Dave Nasser, says he’s a big softie.

UK women forced out of jobs by rising cost of childcare

Female unemployment in Britain exceeds one million as childcare costs escalate.