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....
Parents may have heard of the dangers of being a “helicopter parent”. Of hovering so close to their kids that they never get a chance to develop independence and resilience. But avoiding this is easier said than done, especially when most parents would agree their first...
One mother's decision to give her young son a little independence ended in a criminal conviction. Her story raises a question many parents face: when is a child old enough to venture out alone?...
Suicidal thoughts and behaviours typically first emerge during adolescence and young adulthood. This is also when peer relationships take on increasing importance in young people’s lives....
Young Australian musicians and singers have the chance to take part in an international music competition — without having to travel overseas....
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....
The challenge for education is not to erect an artificial barrier between culture deemed worthy and culture deemed popular. It is to give students the skills to recognise the difference between simply consuming something and understanding it....
A key message for parents is that they must remain vigilant in monitoring their children’s use of games and other online platforms....
Knowing when certain ideas might be harmful or negative often depends on understanding the context and circumstances of each person....
Many students in years 7 and 8 begin choosing their own electives at school for the first time, write researchers Donna Pendergast and Katherine Main. These are typically subjects such as technology, arts, languages and music, that are taken alongside core units, including English, maths...
