What do children think of economic inequality? Writes Kelly Kirkland, we did an experiment to find out COVID-19 is increasing economic inequality around the world. On the one hand, the number of people in extreme poverty is on the rise for the first time in decades. The...
YouTube Kids is a colorful, stripped-down version of YouTube, full of animations, bright colors, and cartoon avatars meant to keep the youngest internet users engaged. Loved by many parents, it's been dogged by concerns over its advertising, branded content, and inappropriate clips slipping through for a...
Time-poor parents, or parents who are at a loss as to how to teach their children about cyber safety or sex education or other life lessons, often wish that schools could take on these tasks. But we also expect schools to provide our children with...
HarperCollins Children’s Books Australia is thrilled to announce it has acquired world rights to two picture books by sisters Bethany ‘Beth’ and Sibylla ‘Byll’ Stephen, better known as the ARIA Award-winning children’s music duo Teeny Tiny Stevies. The ABC Kids breakout stars from folk-pop band The...
The proposed national curriculum has downgraded it even further, reports Emily Ross and Margaret Marshman. Financial literacy means having an understanding of financial concepts and risks, and the skills, motivation and confidence to make effective decisions across a range of financial contexts. In Australia, many young people...
The term 'sporting parent' has had a negative connotation for too long. It paints the picture of enraged parents turning up for battle at their child's weekend sporting fixture, writes author Nathan Parnham. What's wrong with wanting the best for your child if you go...
Dr Ginni Mansberg and Jo Lamble look at strategies for friendships and bad influences Your teen’s friends Now your child is a teen, it’s natural that you have less input into their friendships. They won’t necessarily be friends with the children of your own friends, as so...
We have all met the parent who thinks their kid is the next Picasso or Einstein regardless of the evidence. But it’s hard to know if these beliefs are helpful or harmful, report Philip D. Parker, Jake Anders, Rhiannon Parker and Taren Sanders. Overly optimistic parents...
...let’s work with schools to allow them to teach the curriculum, while we do as much as we can at home to prepare them for adulthood. Write Dr Ginni Mansberg and Jo Lamble Working with teachers Kids have always complained about some teachers and it can be...
Not sure how to broach the sometimes tricky post-game conversation? We get a sport-parenting expert to share some of his top tricks. ...
