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...
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...
Facing The Mirror: Nicole Ryan is momentarily overwhelmed by the mediocrity of motherhood. Mirror Moments and Midlife Questions Is this what a midlife crisis feels like? At 37 years old? Is this considered midlife? If 40 is the new 30, then I’m still in my prime. But...
Susan Macciocca finds common ground with other parents while chatting at the park. The playground: a rare space for connection We avoid making contact with strangers in our society. On the bus, we avert our gaze. In the lift, we stare blankly at the walls rather than...
When Kathy Muhlhan moves her family interstate, she takes on the invisible load of helping everyone settle in—while trying to feel at home herself. Taking on More Than Just the Move I like to think of myself as the house manager. I keep everything running smoothly. The...
The teenage years are great, aren’t they? writes clinical psychologist Jari Evertsz Just as we feel that we’ve got the hang of managing our primary school-aged kids with all their different sporting activities, their quirky food preferences and their love of sofa cuddle-time, along comes High...
Researchers watched 150 episodes of Bluey, writes Bradley Smith. They found that it can teach kids about resilience for real life. She’s six years old, lives in Brisbane and might just be one of the best resilience coaches on television. We’re talking about Bluey, the animated Aussie pup...
New research shows how domestic violence harms young people’s schooling, report Steven Roberts, Kate Fitz-Gibbon and Rebecca Stewart Every school around Australia is almost certain to have students who are victim-survivors of family and domestic violence. Taiki Ishikawa/ Unsplash, CC BY The 2023 Australian Child Maltreatment Study found...
Marlena Katene, a recent Year 12 student living with cerebral palsy, believes that every young person deserves more than just a plan — they deserve a dream. In this powerful first-person piece, she shares how a future shaped by inclusion, support and belief can change...
