A study by psychologists at UNSW Sydney’s Parent Child Research Clinic reveals that children who display aggressive, destructive and non-compliant behaviour appear to respond positively to a new behavioural therapy aimed at both parents and children, The research could give worn-out parents new hope after it...
Another school has banned mobile phones, writes Joanne Orlando, but research shows bans don’t stop bullying or improve student grades Recently, one Sydney high school made headlines for banning mobile phones during school hours. Phones can come to school but must stay in locked pouches allowing...
ABC TV's Bluey casts a tender light on being childless not by choice, writes Sianan Healy In a recent episode of Bluey, Onesies, six-year-old Bluey asks her mum Chilli what’s wrong with Auntie Brandy, who has come to visit for the first time in four years. “Is...
Here are 3 numbers to help you decide, writes researcher Karin Hammarberg Egg freezing is promoted as an empowering option for women who want to stop the biological clock and improve their chance of having a baby later in life. But they need to know it’s...
Despite incredible advances in reproductive technology, writes Reza Nosrati, the World Health Organisation estimates that 48 million couples and 186 million individuals globally live with infertility. The journey to conceiving a child can be an emotional and physical rollercoaster, often stressful and frustrating, and sometimes heartbreakingly...
Most people who use social media have different levels of comfort about sharing photos of their kids. However, in the past few months this has blown up again when parents started commenting on an American toddler and her Wren Eleanor TikTok account. Her mother set up her...
And is that what is making them so cranky? writes Mark Sandeman, As a parent, it might feel like you are constantly giving your children worm treatments – usually in the form of chocolate or sweetened chewable tablets. In fact, most kids in Australia (or any other...
Sister Kate’s Home Kids Aboriginal Corporation (SKHKAC) has just taken ownership of a bush block that sits opposite the former Sister Kate’s Children’s Home as a new place of healing and remembrance for Stolen Generations survivors, their families, and the wider community. The bush block played...
Children’s Book Council of Australia announced, following the release of their 2022 CBCA Book of the Year Awards, the winners of 2022 CBCA Sun Project: Shadowers’ Choice Awards (SCA). These are the book winners chosen by groups of young people. During this year 2,000 children around Australia participated in...
We’re surrounded by nature, most obviously plants and animals. They’re in our backyards, on our balconies, emerging in the cracks in the footpath. While people tend to think of nature as existing ‘out there’, in national parks or at least beyond the edges of the city,...
