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After more than 30 years, popular animated series, The Simpsons, has retired one of its longest running and outdated gags. In a recent episode, Homer Simpson says he no longer strangles his son, Bart, stating that times have changed. What impact does violence in media and entertainment have on our children?

The neighbourhood playground, a great place for children to mix and make friends, but for parents, it can be a high-stakes, high-stress environment. You're there looking after your own kids, but what about other people's children? Should you ever step in? What is the etiquette?

According to research being carried out in the US, the rise in the number of young people feeling lonely over the past decade matches the growing popularity of smartphones. But, is tech alone behind the trend?

Exhausted, grumpy, and just plain over it? We may feel it, and so may our kids, as the end of term three approaches, but when is a mid-year slump more than just that and how do we help push through it?

Our names are what define us, but most of us don't get to choose them, that decision is normally left to our parents, but what happens if the name submitted to the registry is deemed inappropriate? Dr Bailey Bosch speaks with Channel 9 News about baby name dangers.