New research from Monash University suggests Australian midwives may one day provide contraception during postnatal home visits—a move that could make life easier for new parents. The study, published in Women and Birth, explored midwives’ views on offering services such as the contraceptive implant (Implanon NXT) in...
From Donna Hay's Easy Weeknight Dinners, a very healthy, simple and tasty meal for the whole family: Quinoa, Chicken and Kale Fritters Ingredients 500g chicken mince 2 cups (320g) cooked quinoa, cooled 2 cups (100g) trimmed and finely shredded kale leaves 200g firm feta, crumbled 2 eggs 2 teaspoons finely...
Separation is never easy, but a new Relationships Australia NSW campaign is showing families there’s a more affordable, supportive way to move forward. With cost-of-living pressures forcing many separating couples to remain under the same roof, the stress of navigating parenting and financial decisions is higher...
On their semi-rural property, Lisa Burling’s sons rise at dawn to feed the goats and collect eggs. They’ve gone from city living with no connection to the natural world, to life in-tune with the seasons, and for Lisa, as a single parent, it’s been an...
How can I help – without making it worse? Celia Harris and Penny Van Bergen have some suggestions. As school gets back, parents and teachers might each be faced with the familiar chorus of “I can’t find my school jumper” and “I left my hat at...
Parents are often told fruit is “bad” because it contains sugar, writes Nick Fuller, prompting concerns about how much fruit they should allow their child to eat. This message has been fuelled by the “sugar-free” movement, which demonises sugar with claims it’s fattening and causes diabetes....
‘I was very fearful of my parents’: researcher Kate Fitz-Gibbon, shows how parents can use coercive control on their children In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own...
Once considered “just care,” early learning is under growing pressure to deliver quality education for children under five. The need is clear: 90% of brain development happens before age five, and children who attend high-quality early learning are 40% more likely to be developmentally on track...
Campion Education has teamed up with the Alannah & Madeline Foundation to help protect children from violence, trauma, and online harm. Why child safety matters now more than ever Six in ten Australian children experience maltreatment, and half of young people report being targeted by hurtful online...
The 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Winners has just been announced. It's the 79th CBCA Book of the Year Awards winners list and the CBCA's 80th Year of incorporation. The List of Notables was published at the end of February. The Shortlist was announced at the...
