Is it Normal is the Spinoff Parents advice column. Today Alex Ker from InsideOUT gives advice to a mum of a gender curious little one.

Let's talk about sex. Baby?

Gosh mothers are lucky. They get one day a year where they get treated nicely for a few hours. Mother's Day! Hurrah!

Around the world parents pace hall ways and squeeze into bunk beds and sing songs and read books in an attempt to get their kids to go to sleep. At The Spinoff Parents we wanted to share all the ways we encourage children to fall asleep – methods that sometimes even work. Here's a collection of tips and tricks from real New Zealand parents.

We have a beautiful summer upon us and though school and kindy are back in session, our kids' appetite for leisure-time stimulation remains undimmed. Here's your crowd-sourced-from-real-parents guide to Auckland with little ones.