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"Do I have to have salad?" 

The question I am asked nearly every dinner time.

I'm not sure why they bother because the answer is always a resounding "YES!" but I guess they can always live in hope.

Salad. It's the one thing that can cause a major battle at the dinner table in most households with toddlers and teens (and maybe even husbands)! So when I came across a business that made salad look sexy and so delicious, and then discovered that they also families with kids, I knew I had to ask them how salad consumption at their mealtimes rated.

Our Teen Life series covers topics that may interest our teenage daughters. It's an opportunity for you to talk through these topics with them, as well as gain some tips from an expert.

In today's post, we speak with our guest hair and makeup expert, Niki Simpson from The Makeup School. We get some quick tips from her on makeup for teenage girls as they start on their makeup journey.

It's what we all want, isn't it? When we dream about having a family, we picture it as one big happy family. Everyone loves one another, shares toys, helps out. But if your family is anything like mine, that's just not how it happens. There's fights and squabbles, tears and tantrums...at least they're cute when they're little. And then they hit their teen years.

We spoke with Dr Justin Coulson, one of Australia's leading and most trusted parenting experts to hear about his experiences as a dad of teens and share his thoughts on how we can connect to our teenage daughters.

With parents working from home and students at home doing online learning, life is not going to be the same. Here is the ultimate guide on how you and your kids can survive this time of lockdown together including some simple and practical tips you can implement together with your children.

Slow Fashion. One of the 'it' words of the day. Ironically, it's almost so 'in' it's trendy. Yet slow fashion is far from wearing what is on trend.

Let's take a step back for a moment and discover what slow fashion really means, how much it costs and what the true savings are for the consumer and the world.

5 top tips on how to encourage your teen to have a screen-free holiday.

From a stay-at-home mum who was frustrated about not being able to find age appropriate clothes for teen girls to being the woman behind the brand, The Teen Age, designing clothes especially for girls aged 8 to 14. This is part two of her story.

This is the first part of the story about the face behind the brand. From a quiet little girl who dreamed of becoming an architect and the path that took her to designing clothes for teenage girls.

It's a period of time when life throws many curve balls. You never seem to know what's coming and you always need to be prepared. Your emotions are a rollercoaster and every day is filled with drama! And this is just for the parents!

We all want to try and live more sustainably. But how can we do that when it comes to fashion? Here are some tips on how you can move towards a more sustainable lifestyle when it comes to choosing what clothes you buy.