Australian kids BYO lunches to school. Researchers Liesel Spencer, Katherine Kent and Miriam Williams ask What would it take to introduce at-school meals? Australian parents will be familiar with this school morning routine: hastily making sandwiches or squeezing leftovers into containers, grabbing a snack from the...
A new ADA survey reveals many Aussie parents delay their child’s first dental visit, skip flossing, and still serve sugary drinks—despite knowing the risks. Most children’s first dental visits come too late Most parents take their young child for their first dental visit years later than recommended,...
With a government review underway, report Marilyn Campbell and Shannon O'Brien, we have to ask why children bully other kids. The federal government has launched a “rapid review” to examine what works in preventing bullying in schools. Led by mental health experts, the review will inform a...
Forming a healthy emotional connection is key for a child’s development, sense of security and future wellbeing, writes Lily Trew From the earliest days, the emotional bonds or attachment that develop between a child and a parent are key. That attachment lays the foundations of how...
Discover practical energy-saving tips for families. From heating hacks to smart laundry habits, here’s how to reduce your power bills—especially during winter. Warm Smarter, Not Harder Winter heating can be one of the biggest energy drains for households. To stay warm without blowing your budget, set your...
Pooria Pasbakhsh answers this and other messy recycling questions. Have you ever gone to toss something into the recycling bin – a jam jar, a pizza box, a takeaway container encrusted with yesterday’s lunch – and wondered if you’re doing it right? Perhaps you asked yourself:...
Brands want us to trust them, reports Paul Harrison. But as the SPF debacle shows, they need to earn it It’s quite unsettling to discover something so central to our cultural rituals – the “slop” in the Aussie mantra of “Slip! Slop! Slap!” – can no longer...
How can we support them better? ask researchers Lucy Lu and Jennifer Hammond About one quarter of Australian school students are learning English as an additional language or dialect. This means their first language or dialect is something other than English and they need extra support to develop...
Lisa Johnson comes to the realisation that she is reliving her own past disappointments through her son. The Dance, the Awards, and the Quiet Fury Every second year at my son’s school, there is a dance. Each child attends a series of lessons to learn dances such...
How can school playgrounds be set up to stop it? Brendon Hyndman has some ideas. Children spend thousands of hours in playgrounds at school. A lot of this time does not have the same levels of teacher preparation and supervision as classrooms do. Research shows school playgrounds...
