22 h. ago Some experts claim you CAN choose the sex of your baby by timing when you conceive

Trying for a girl? Tuck a wooden spoon or pink baby clothes under the bed - or pop a nickel in your mouth during conception.

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25 h. ago Baby name experts lists 12 classic 'vintage' names that are making a comeback

SJ Strum has shared that it may be better to look at the past for baby name inspiration, rather than making up weird and wonderful names. And these ones are making a comeback

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4 d. ago Baby name expert's three rules can help you avoid 'common pitfalls'

A baby name expert has shared the three key things to keep in mind when it comes to choosing a moniker for your little one, which should help you avoid common pitfalls

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5 d. ago Baby name expert lists three things you must do before naming your little one

Baby name expert SJ Strum has shared how you can avoid embarrassing baby name fails and ensure you're choosing a moniker that will suit your child throughout their life

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6 d. ago Harry Kane at Bayern: how a marriage of convenience turned into true love | Andy Brassell

After scoring 100 goals in record time, the striker is open to extending his stay at a club where he is now treasuredAs the flight carrying Bayern Munich’s squad and staff glides into the south-western corner of Cyprus in Monday’s early evening, some of their experienced, decorated players might reflect that, until very recently, they never expected to be here as they gaze out of their windows. Their hosts, Pafos, have certainly come a long way to breathe this rarefied air, removing from their path along the way no less a name than Crvena Zvezda, whose vintage team themselves vanquished Bayern in an epic semi-final on their route to becoming European champions back in 1991.Finding yourself somewhere you didn’t necessarily expect to be is a continued theme from Bayern’s weekend. Yes, they certainly expected their routine 4-0 win over Werder Bremen (a name that, like the boys from Belgrade, has known more glorious incarnations in the past) on Friday night, but for once it felt like it...

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6 d. ago 'I'm a baby name expert and these are my predictions for top monikers in 2026'

SJ Strum, a baby naming expert, shared the names she thinks will be seriously popular in 2026, and they fall under three categories and have some gorgeous monikers to consider

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1 week ago I’m a bioacoustics researcher. This is what a baby’s cry can actually tell us

Many parents feel immense pressure to become ‘cry experts’

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2 w. ago Lucy Letby could 'meet tragic end' in prison as expert calls for her to be freed

As a crowd of supporters grow in favour of releasing the convicted baby-killer, an expert warns that prison may provide an early demise for former nurse Lucy Letby

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2 w. ago BRIAN VINER reviews One Battle After Another: Paul Thomas Anderson has made something Academy Award winningly special

Now that he's turned 50 and his baby-faced good looks have faded, Leonardo DiCaprio is becoming an expert at playing middle-aged men gone to seed.

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3 w. ago Gen Z ditch 'classic' smells as Vanilla and Strawberry scents top list of favourites

New research has revealed the most popular scents among Gen Z, and it's not the usual 'classics'

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3 w. ago Fergus Neal: the 10 funniest things I have ever seen (on the internet)

The standup shares his list of classic Australian japers – including Judith Lucy, Norman Gunston, Paul Hogan and Black ComedyGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailThe internet for me started off as forbidden fruit. Attending a Steiner school meant anything online or online-adjacent was banned. It was the type of education where you don’t learn how to read or write until year 5 but the school made it mandatory to learn the violin and Chinese in year 1.What ensued was my peers and I graduating as an illiterate, Mandarin-speaking orchestra – at one of the only government Steiner schools in Australia. I assume if you put those skills into seek.com, the computer explodes. I quite hope the government doesn’t find out – I can assure them I have contributed to the economy exponentially by selling mid-winter lanterns and beeswax at farmers markets in Nimbin and its surrounds to enlightened fluoride-free minds. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago 10 vintage 'old lady' baby names that are making a resurgence this year

Some parents are turning to older names that have fallen out of favour, leading to a resurgence in vintage 'old-lady' names.

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