Instead of banning kids from online spaces, here’s what we should offer them instead, writes Amanda Third Banning children under 16 from social media sounds like a seductive idea. For overwhelmed parents navigating their kids’ lives in a digital age, this move from the Australian government...
This new approach can help make it easier and quicker to work out what support is needed, write David Trembath and Rachelle Wicks If your child is struggling with certain everyday activities – such as playing with other kids, getting dressed or paying attention – you...
Some Australian schools are still not running a swimming program, with up to 40 per cent of children missing out on key skills, writes Abbey Boyer For a country with 34,000 kilometres of coastline, it may not come as a surprise that swimming is the...
How long does the vaccine last? Phoebe Williams and Archana Koirala answer 6 key questions So far in 2025 (as of May 1), 70 cases of measles have been notified in Australia, with all states and territories except Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory having recorded...
Dr Susan White looks at why young children ask so many questions — and why do they so often catch us off guard at the worst possible times? As it turns out, their constant curiosity is more than a phase. It’s how they learn, grow, and...
Parents often delay sending kids to school due to social reasons and concerns about their physical size. It’s not about academic advantage, say researchers Penny Van Bergen, Anne McMaugh, Kay Bussey, Naomi Sweller and Rebecca Andrews If you have a child born at the start of...
It’s a risky move, writes Lisa M. Given, because the eSafety advisory explains AI companions can “share harmful content, distort reality and give advice that is dangerous”. Google has announced it will roll out its Gemini artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot to children under the age of...
Reset Moves transforms any mobile device into a 'wellbeing' companion for Neurodivergent Kids An Aussie-made app designed to help neurodivergent kids move, focus and feel better has just received a major international endorsement. Reset Moves, a wellbeing app full of fun, short physical activities, has been officially...
Google Australia has teamed up with Life Ed and Healthy Harold to launch a new initiative aimed at helping parents and teachers guide kids safely through the digital world. A United Effort to Keep Kids Safe OnlineWith children spending more time than ever online, the risks...
Students are neither left nor right-brained, writes Kate E. Williams. How some early childhood educators get this ‘neuromyth’ and others wrong. Many teachers and parents know that neuroscience, studying how the brain functions and develops, is important for children’s education. Brain development is recommended as part of...
