Is Harry Potter, the highly successful book and movie franchise, and all its various spin-offs, finally losing momentum? Louise Grimmer, Gary Mortimer and Martin Grimmer, investigate. By the 20th anniversary of Harry Potter in 2017, over 400 million Harry Potter books had been sold worldwide and...
Stephanie Brown reflects on whether raising her daughter to be obedient might be limiting her life. One main reason society functions is because most of us choose to follow rules, although of course the inclination to obey them varies. When my daughter started school, a gorgeous girl...
Coronavirus and Kawasaki disease in children: it's an intriguing but unproven link report David Burgner, Davinder Singh-Grewal, Linny Kimly Phuong, and Ryan Lucas Doctors in the United Kingdom and other European countries have recently reported small but increasing numbers of critically ill children with features of...
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, Brett Mitchell suggests it’s a good time to understand how cleaning can help prevent the spread of disease and what you can do to cut the risk of infection in your home. Coronavirus is mainly transmitted from person...
This article was developed by Raising Children Network in collaboration with Meredith Rayner, psychologist. Physical distancing or self-isolation? The rules about physical distancing and self-isolation are changing all the time. For the most up-to-date information, you can check Healthdirect’s physical distancing guidelines and self-isolation guidelines. This article is...
Parents, you don't always need to entertain your kids says Mandie Shean boredom is good for them Most Australian children are stuck at home due to the outbreak of COVID-19. They need to find ways to socialise, do their school work, exercise and entertain themselves. It’s...
COVID-19 has laid bare how much we value women's work, and how little we pay for it reports Lyn Craig. The COVID-19 pandemic has turned our lives upside down. Amidst the upheavals, it has laid bare how little we normally pay for “women’s work”. Australia has very...
In this Covid-19 atmosphere, where parents have to become the teacher for their child teaching in isolation from home, we look at what makes a great teacher and why parents will appreciate them more when our closed schools reopen. It’s well-known that teachers have the biggest...
Asha Bowen, Christopher Blyth, and Kirsty Short look at the case presented for the kids to go back to school soon. In mid-March, cases of COVID-19 – the disease caused by SARS-CoV-2 – dramatically increased in Australia and the government responded with an effective public health...
Educators and government have long talked about 21st Century learning, but COVID-19 presents an opportunity to reevaluate our attitudes to modern education - right here, right now reports Brendan Hitchens, Asia Education Foundation, University of Melbourne. “We will lose many things in the course of fighting...
