Location sharing, shared passwords and connected devices are now part of everyday family life. But when technology is used to monitor, intimidate or control someone, it can become a form of abuse — and new Australian research suggests many people may not recognise it....
Probably hundreds, and most will be quite boring. Nathan Garland looks at the real mathematics of trying to collect the 30th Anniversary card set....
If you’ve decided to separate from your partner, and you have kids together, it’s normal to worry about the potential impact on them, writes Jaimie Northam, Although some studies have shown a higher risk of mental health problems for children of divorced parents, separation is not...
There is an image from Ethel Turner’s 1894 Australian children’s classic novel, Seven Little Australians, that has stayed with me for more than 50 years....
Online grooming does not always begin with an obviously inappropriate message. New Australian research suggests some approaches can look surprisingly ordinary at first — making it important for children to know what to watch for and what to do if something feels wrong. A recent Adelaide...
Australia’s childcare safety changes are turning one. It has been a tumultuous and frightening time for Australian families and educators, writes Daryl Higgins....
When a First Nations child dies unexpectedly, Australia often reaches for the same responses: to blame, seek more inquiries, implement tougher laws and stronger powers to intervene....
Identifying children with developmental delay has many possible benefits. But the system needs to be able to follow through and offer support to families when delays are identified....
Recently, write Vaughan Cruickshank and Nicholas Hookway, a group of Australian primary school principals called for more male primary school teachers, saying boys needed more “male role models”....
As young people progress through high school, they start making plans for what they will do when they leave. What factors influence their plans? And importantly, what helps them stay until the end of school?...
