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ODD or merely naughty
Temper tantrums, answering back, deliberately annoying ... it could be that your child's not just naughty, but has oppositional defiant disorder.

Love is in the air for city's Chinese lantern festival
For Malaysian Estelle Goh and her Hong Kong boyfriend Tim Chan, this weekend will be when they celebrate Valentine's Day.

Most Kiwis happy in their love life
New Zealanders are happy in their love lives - but three-quarters of us say we're in relationships where the demand for sex is lopsided.

Happy childhood, happy life?
Dita De Boni wonders whether all the praise and positive encouragement children are given these days will make them into better adults.

Soccer star booted out of mansion
She has cast herself as the princess in the tower; he will receive the least sympathy in a public separation since Ike Turner... or Heather Mills.

Byron Bay: Hey baby, fancy a break?
Proud father-to-be Alan Perrott discovers the joys of pampering packages for expectant parents.

How Facebook can ruin your life
People will post just about anything on social networking sites. And the information could be used against them, even in court.

Controversy has viewers tuning in for Mau
The controversy around Alison Mau's sexuality in recent weeks has been good news for TVNZ where it counts - the ratings.

Is your love-making streets ahead of the rest?
A new website that allows users to find out where and when people are having sex has just been launched.

Office politics turn nasty
The Kiwi workplace is becoming more toxic, with office back-stabbing and bullying by bosses on the increase.

Longest-serving 'chained wife' breaks free after 48 years
Susan Zinkin divorced her husband in 1962 but was forbidden from looking for new love for almost 50 years.

The critical first nine months
The findings of a study released in Britain this week promise to send alarm bells ringing in the heads of parents everywhere, writes Dita De Boni.

Nicole Richie confirms engagement
Nicole Richie has confirmed she and her long term partner Joel Madden are getting married.

Lovebirds Madonna and Jesus rock in Rio
Queen of pop Madonna's tabloid-friendly romance with toyboy lover Jesus Luz is back on the boil.

Competitive kissing in Rio
At Rio's Carnival, collecting as many pecking partners as possible at one of the 650 massive street parties is truly a competitive sport.

Warring couple head for court in $40m bust-up
Two wealthy couples have split - one after the wife ran off with a hired hand.

Host suspended for explicit Mau jingle
A breakfast radio host was suspended after airing an explicit jingle about TVNZ star Alison Mau.

Celebrity split follows mistaken voicemail
Celebrity couple Adam Parore and Sally Ridge are living apart, the Herald on Sunday has learned.

Gordon Brown reveals feelings about daughter's death
The British Prime Minister fought back tears as he told interviewer Piers Morgan of the moment he realised his infant daughter would not survive.

Highway to the kiddy danger zone
Scott Kara orders a new book about dangerous things you should let your kids do but wonders whether the suggestions should be followed to the letter.

More marrying as recession fades - celebrants
Couples are rushing back to wedding chapels after putting off getting married during the recession.