Social media ban for kids will exempt ‘low-risk’ platforms

The government’s social media ban for kids will exempt ‘low-risk’ platforms. Lisa M. Given looks at what this means. In a speech to the New South Wales and South Australian government social media summit today, Federal Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland announced more details of how the federal government’s proposed social media ban would actually work. The...

EDITOR’S PICKS

Tackling Declining Financial Literacy in Australian Youth
A Free educational teaching course to tackle declining financial literacy rates in Australian children, has been launched. Financial Basics Foundation has launched Cashed Up, a free suite of financial literacy courses designed for Australian high school students. Supported by Australian Retirement Trust, the program aims to...
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17 October, 2024
70+ ideas for family fun this Halloween
Halloween is an annual celebration on October 31. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honour all...
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17 October, 2024
Portion Caution for Kids
What portion sizes are you giving your kids? A Nutritionist gives her recommendations for kids' serving sizes.
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12 October, 2024
The design tricks keeping your kids hooked on games and apps
Chris Zomer and Sumudu Mallawaarachchi show you 3 things you can do about it. Ever found yourself unable to resist checking out a social media notification? Or sending a random picture just to keep a Snapchat “streak” going? Or simply getting stuck staring at YouTube because...
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10 October, 2024
How can parents promote positive sibling relationships?
Sibling relationships are some of the longest-lasting relationships we have in our lives, report researchers Marissa Nivison and Sheri Madigan Half of Canadians and around 80 per cent of people worldwide have at least one sibling. Sibling relationships are unique from all other relationships because...
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03 October, 2024
Why your gas stove might be making your asthma worse
Researcher Nusrat Homaira looks at what this means and what you can do about it. We may think of air pollution as an outdoor problem caused by car exhaust and smog. But if the air inside our homes is polluted, this can also affect our...
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26 September, 2024

Celebrating Mothers

Dressed For Success?
Sarah Jameson faces the first major challenge of her son’s school year: coming up with a costume for ‘colonial’ day. Our first child started school this year, and it has been the most wonderful experience. The first hurdle, however, presented itself on Tuesday in the...
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10 October, 2024
How It Is…Parenthood
Wendy James considers the lifetime commitment that is parenthood. When the receptionist asks for my daughter’s date of birth I am slow to respond. Is it the 23rd or the 24th? May or June? The woman laughs, shakes her head and clucks: “How could Mummy...
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24 September, 2024
The temptations of childhood are many!
Martha Wegner gives into the contemplation of temptation. “Mum, I have something to show you.” Grim words spoken with a sombre expression. A slight look of panic around the eyes nearly gives him away. My son has something to show me all right, and it...
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12 September, 2024
Not Always For The Best
Linda McIver comes to the conclusion that sometimes, near enough is good enough. This morning, I picked a fight with my six-year-old, Chloe. I didn’t set out to fight, of course, but she was really pushing my buttons. Her claim that she had finished her...
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29 August, 2024