Apple’s new age verification is a game‑changer for kids’ safety online.

Ultimately, what we’ll need is industry-wide standardisation, so parents and children alike see uniform safety enforcement regardless of what kind of devices they use, and websites and apps can easily and reliably learn a user’s age from their device.

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Do Halloween treats hype kids up?
As you brace for the excitement, it can be helpful to understand how sugar and ultra-processed foods can affect kids’ sleep – and why sticking to some routines can make a big difference.
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29 October, 2026
How do you know if your chosen high school is right for your child?
Choosing a high school can seem enormous. How do you know if one is right for your child? Across Australia, reports Tania Leach, Year 6 families are doing the rounds of high school open nights, information evenings and tours. Perhaps in your area, you don’t...
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22 October, 2026
5 fun ways to teach kids about money before high school
From pretend shops to saving for something special, Gemma Beames shares five simple ways to help primary school children learn about money – without lectures, spreadsheets or expensive apps.
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22 October, 2026
7 of the weirdest things coffee does to your body
Coffee is a chemically complicated plant extract containing hundreds of bioactive compounds. These can have all kinds of weird and wonderful effects in your body, even when you’re drinking decaf.
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15 October, 2026
9 ways students can deal with school setbacks and change
In other words, students who get better at handling adversity in academic life may also become better at handling disruption. And students who get better at handling disruption at school may become better at handling adversity.
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08 October, 2026
Girls can play anything now — so why are women in sport still judged by their bodies?
Girls have more sporting opportunities than ever, but women are still judged by appearance. What message does that send to young athletes?
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01 October, 2026

Celebrating Mothers

Balancing study and motherhood: what I hope my kids learn
Balancing study, work and family life takes being organised to a whole new level. One mum shares the exhaustion, guilt and unexpected lessons that come with returning to study while raising three children.
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01 October, 2026
Vitamin K shots stop internal bleeding in newborns. Why are some parents refusing them?
Babies aren’t born with enough vitamin K, which is essential to clot blood, report Zohra Lassi and Engida Yisma. This is why it’s recommended in Australia that all newborns receive a vitamin K injection at birth. Without it, they’re at risk of vitamin K deficiency...
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18 September, 2026
What’s a doula? What do – and don’t – they do during childbirth?
A birth doula is a support person a woman can privately hire during pregnancy. They usually attend the birth and provide non-clinical comfort measures such as massage, assistance getting into different birth positions, and emotional reassurance.
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17 September, 2026
How motherhood reshapes the brain
Becoming a mother also brings about an extraordinary shift in priorities. As the late British psychotherapist and author Naomi Stadlen wrote, “motherhood can be relentless. The dependency, the need, the constant pull of being someone’s entire world…”
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17 September, 2026