ikea hack: diy painted cushions
These simple DIY cushions are ideal for a fun crafternoon. Tiny helping hands optional...
21 June, 2021
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Pause For Thought
When Ondine Sherman meets another parent at a picnic, she is prompted to wonder about some social vagaries. “We’re going for a picnic,” said my friend Vanessa. “Beautiful spot, heaps of kids, and a riverbank where they can run around.” I agreed. Me, my husband Dror,...
01 June, 2021
5 Tips on how to have ‘the period talk’ with your daughter
Kristy Chong talks about how to have ‘the period talk’ with your daughter If you cast your mind back to the day you got your first period, what do you remember? Were you scared of this new experience and did you know what it was? Did...
26 May, 2021
Flexible work arrangements help women but only if they are also offered to men
Flexible workplace policies designed to improve gender gaps in employment and pay might actually make things worse for women, write Leah Ruppanner and Jordy Meekes. Flexible work has been on offer to both men and women in many companies for decades. However, it is usually women...
06 May, 2021
Children need sleep but bed time matters, too
For children, it's not just about getting enough sleep, reports Yaqoot Fatima. Bed time matters, too Adequate sleep is key to good health, well-being and proper functioning across all life stages but is especially critical for children. Poor sleep can inhibit rapid growth and development in...
28 April, 2021
The questions and answers kids need to have about COVID-19.
Karen Ford, Andrea Middleton and Steven Campbell asked children around the world what they knew about COVID. This is what they said. During the pandemic, children have been separated from family and friends, schools have been closed and there have been limitations on important activities, such...
18 April, 2021
Getting Kids Back into Street Play
Remember when kids played in the street? It’s time to do that again. Aussie families are stepping out onto the playground right outside their front door - the road....
08 April, 2021
9 Snail Mail Things Kids Will Love
Why not introduce your kids to the amazing handwritten world? Jenna Templeton shares some snail mail favourites to inspire you to put pen to paper. ...
08 April, 2021
Young people are hungry for good sex education
Shelly Makleff has found a program in Mexico that gets it right. More than 30,000 people have signed a petition, launched by ex-Sydney school girl Chanel Contos, demanding for consent to be at the forefront of sexual education in schools. The text in the petition states: Those...
05 April, 2021
Indoor Activities for When Your Kids Are Stuck Inside
With recent reports revealing that up to 30% of an Australian child’s waking time is spent in front of a screen, mums all around the country are beginning to look for ways to entertain their little ones during the holiday months when the weather might...
31 March, 2021