A new Parent Connection Kit offers quick, research-backed ideas to help families connect in meaningful ways—boosting resilience, communication and confidence through small everyday moments How micro-moments build confident, resilient children Modern parenting is a constant juggle – work, school routines, digital distractions, and the nonstop mental load...
Bethan Winn offers practical, playful strategies to keep those mental muscles in shape, with five practical tips any family can start to practice. We've all seen it: a child asking Alexa for homework answers instead of looking it up, or reaching for a calculator for times...
Disturbing new findings from ABC’s Four Corners expose how child predators have exploited weaknesses in Australia’s early learning system. Early childhood expert Dr Marg Rogers outlines the four conditions that let abuse thrive — and what needs to change to finally keep children safe. Yet more...
Some nights just call for simple, wholesome dinners that come together quickly with minimal fuss and maximum flavour. Writes Donna Hay. I've gathered one of my four favourite one-tray, too easy, recipes to make weeknight cooking effortless and delicious. Crispy haloumi and lemon risoni bake Ingredients 1...
Author and journalist Virginia Tapscott, in her new book All Mothers Work, argues that to value care properly, we must start by changing the words we use. We often talk about mothers “returning to work” as if the countless hours spent feeding, cleaning, teaching, and comforting their children...
The recent Four Corners investigation into Australia’s childcare system has uncovered deeply troubling gaps in child safety. Experts say it’s a wake-up call for all of us — parents, carers and educators — to do more to protect children from harm. When Systems Fail, Communities Must...
Unpaid ‘women’s work’ is worth $427 billion, writes researcher Leonora Risse All those thousands of hours that Australians put towards unpaid household work and care – cooking, cleaning and caring for family members – are an essential thread that keeps our economy stitched together. But they’re not recognised...
Do kids cost more now? Asks expert, Ben Phillips. Calculating the cost of raising kids is complicated. Australians are having fewer children than ever. At 1.5 babies per woman, the fertility rate is at a record low. Many attribute this to the cost of having and...
A UK hack shows Australia needs to be very careful about its CCTV trial for daycare centres, reports Lauren Brocki, Alicia Phillips and Kelli-Anne Price It has been a horror year for early childhood education and care in Australia, amid ongoing reports and allegations of abuse...
Education experts say flexible school models could curb teacher burnout and boost student success — it’s time to rethink the school day. Reimagining the School Day The traditional 8:30 am to 3:15 pm school day was designed for another era — and it’s no longer serving modern...
