Crafting and art work can be very rewarding for children on many levels, says clinical psychologist Renee Mills. It can help you connect with your kids by just spending time with them. Whether it’s fathoming up a new Easter hat design for the annual school Easter hat...
Childhood is an important time for healthy development, learning, and establishing the foundations for future wellbeing. Most Australian children are healthy, safe and doing well. However, childhood is also a time of vulnerability and a child’s outcomes can vary depending on where they live and...
This mum believes that sometimes our children will face difficult situations that we will not be able to remove them from; but our job, as parents, is to help them through those hard times. ...
Imagine having your period and no money for pads or tampons. Would you still go to school? asks Sarah Duffy, Michelle O'Shea and Patrick van Esch The New South Wales Education Department said last week said it would trial a program to hand out free pads...
US coalition lodges complaint to FTC over maths game Prodigy. At first glance, Prodigy seems like a fun way to interest children in math. In reality, it jeopardises children’s relationships with learning at a time when so much is already working against their success. (Campaign for...
Dr Kurt Gebauer writes about the increasing number of children coping with acne and earlier-onset puberty. 16 per cent of girls and six per cent of boys reach puberty at eight to nine years of age. Children will inevitably morph into teenagers, with all the attendant...
Here is a mixture of new and old mystery books that will please any budding sleuth! The Violet Veil Mysteries: A Case of Grave Danger by Sophie Cleverly and illustrated by Hannah Peck (HarperCollins, paperback RRP $16.99) Age Group 8+ years The author is known for her Scarlet...
Patricia Tan and her toddler have an uncomfortable encounter at the park. My son and I are laughing and enjoying a sunny afternoon at our local playground. When he zooms down the slide and lands at my feet, he is approached by an older boy with...
Schools are no different from any other part of society, writes Jane Wilkinson. They have their issues, challenges and a wide variety of human nature. In late October 2019, Victorians were shocked to hear of sustained anti-Semitic bullying occurring in two public schools. The Victorian Education...
Let’s start by putting aside the bugbear that it is even possible to “cancel” children’s author Dr Seuss, writes Kate Cantrell and Sharon Bickle As Philip Bump wrote recently in The Washington Post, No one is ‘cancelling’ Dr Seuss. The author, himself, is dead for one thing,...
