When her five-year-old daughter falls from a rocky ledge and escapes with only minor injuries, Kerri Sackville is left shaken by how close her family came to tragedy — and by the uneasy question of why some children are lucky and others are not....
Three more AI-powered services that create sexually explicit fake images have withdrawn access for Australians following action by eSafety, as concern grows about the use of these tools by children and teens....
Grandparents often have something young families are short of: time. Dr Gill Pennington reflects on how stories, routines, memories and everyday moments help build lasting bonds between grandparents and grandchildren....
When it comes to sharing media with their children, many parents are left weighing up two imperfect options: screen time or reading, reports Corey Martin. Screen time is convenient, but continues to be linked to developmental concerns when overdone. Reading remains the gold standard, but for...
Children have a right to learn, play and grow, write Stuart Ekberg, Anthony Herbert and Katie Ekberg. Here’s how to make that happen....
The Netherlands is considering making it illegal to use children under 16 in paid social media content, framing it as child labour. With Australia's under-16s social media ban already in place, it raises an uncomfortable question: who is really benefiting when a child becomes the...
Brewarrina children help students across Australia learn Aboriginal language through music in the Indigenous Literacy Foundation’s 2026 Busking For Change campaign....
A free online Food Follower App helps parents introduce common allergy-causing foods early and keep them in babies’ diets regularly....
Why focusing on how and why you eat may be the key to healthy eating.When most people think about “healthy eating”, they usually focus on what they eat...
Alyssa Milton, Emily Eglitis and Kate Harrison Brennan have done the research and say here’s how you can identify a good one When the bell rings at the end of each term, there is a happy buzz as kids leave school for the break. But for...
