Why focusing on how and why you eat may be the key to healthy eating
Why focusing on how and why you eat may be the key to healthy eating.When most people think about “healthy eating”, they usually focus on what they eat...
26 June, 2026
Why choosing a school holiday program can be tricky
Alyssa Milton, Emily Eglitis and Kate Harrison Brennan have done the research and say here’s how you can identify a good one When the bell rings at the end of each term, there is a happy buzz as kids leave school for the break. But for...
25 June, 2026
When Work Makes You a Better Parent
Kylie Ladd reflects on the relief, guilt and quiet joy that can come with reclaiming working time after the intense early years of parenting. When my youngest child started school, for the first time in almost nine years, large chunks of each weekday belonged solely to...
25 June, 2026
Teen Privacy: When Parents Should Step Back
— and When They Should Step In. Into Adolescence As children move into the teenage years, privacy becomes more important — but so do trust, boundaries and calm parental involvement. “Private!” “Keep out!” “Don’t come in!” For many parents, the first signs of adolescence are small but unmistakable:...
25 June, 2026
Is Australia’s social media ban for under 16s working?
When Australia banned under 16-year-olds from using social media in December 2025, it became a test case for a policy now being pursued by governments around the world...
25 June, 2026
Only 37% of Year 10 students meet our national standards for digital skills
The latest round of national testing has shown Australian school students’ skills around digital tools, such as computers and tablets, has dropped....
24 June, 2026
Dads Don’t Have To Carry It All: Why Small Conversations Matter
During Men’s Health Week (15-21 June), parenting experts were encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to talk more openly about stress and family life — for their own wellbeing and their children’s too. A simple way dads can support their wellbeing Many parents and carers are feeling...
21 June, 2026
Three ways to avoid being fooled by AI slop
Many AI-generated videos can trick you and create a very compelling narrative. Silvia Montaña-Niño and T.J. Thomson take you through the steps to check for the fakes. Global society makes billions of images and uploads hundreds of thousands of hours of video on the internet every...
18 June, 2026
More Than a Haircut: Why Hairdressers Often Become Trusted Listeners
A trip to the salon can be about much more than a trim, colour or manicure. Hair and beauty salons are described as spaces of self-care. But when people share more with their hairdresser than their therapist, who is really doing the care work? Asks...
18 June, 2026
The government is reforming child support. What’s changing?
Bruce M Smyth looks at what’s changing – and what’s been missed Many parts of the federal government’s budget have been hotly debated in recent weeks. But budgets are dense documents. There are always important measures that receive very little attention. One of these is planned changes...
14 June, 2026