Santa Claus is coming to town! Psychologist Professor Penny Van Bergen looks at how you can manage kids’ excitement in this last build-up to Christmas. School is out, and Santa is on his way, but there’s still a bit of a wait before he wriggles down...
How it will work remains a mystery, reports Lisa M. Given The federal parliament has passed legislation to ban people under 16 from having an account with some social media platforms. In doing so, it has ignored advice from a chorus of experts – and from the...
Can Screen Time Really Impact Kids' Mental Clarity and Wellbeing? Researchers from UNSW’s School of Psychology investigate. With digital devices now ever-present in children’s lives, many parents worry about potential mental and emotional consequences of excessive screen time. Is there any truth to ‘brain rot’—the idea...
An Art Therapy Program organised by the Black Dog Institute and Art Gallery of New South Wales, found to reduce anxiety in children by 29% Creative Solutions to Childhood Anxiety A groundbreaking partnership between the Art Gallery of New South Wales and the Black Dog Institute has...
Pupil-free days may be tricky for parents, write Ellen Larsen and Mia O'Brien, but they are vital for teachers and schools. Pupil-free or student-free days may seem like an extra holiday for students and an inconvenience for parents who are juggling work and family. This week, some...
20 people, 2.4 quintillion possibilities. Stephen Woodcock looks at the baffling statistics of Secret Santa Christmas, we’re told, is the most wonderful time of the year. For many of us, however, it is preceded by one of the least wonderful times: the awkward social spectacle of...
First a little understanding of the cognitive development in children ages 6 to 8, as seen by Jean Piaget Jean Piaget was a Swiss developmental psychologist who studied children in the early 20th century. His theory of intellectual or cognitive development, published in 1936, is still...
Emma Fox prepares expectant dads for Baby Boot Camp. I’m unusual in my circle of friends in that I had my first baby quite young, while they studied and found jobs. So I’ve seen quite a few friends experience their first baby through the lens of...
Ensuring kids have manners is a perennial preoccupation for parents and caregivers, writes Sophia Waters. But so is knowing what these are and when to use them How, then, do you teach good manners to children? Modelling good manners around the home and in your own interaction...
What can we do about it? Steve D'Alessandro looks at our options This piece is part of a series on the great internet letdown. Read the rest of the series. It is difficult to spend any time on the internet these days without being inundated with advertisements. In...
