Art offers us different, and sometimes challenging, perspectives to consider in our lifelong relationship with the human form, writes Naomi Zouwer Since they were babes in arms I have taken my two children to museums and galleries. Because of this frequent exposure to art, seeing representations...

We reviewed 100 studies about little kids and screens, reports Sumudu Mallawaarachchi and Dylan Cliff Here are 4 ways to help your child use them well Screen time is one of the top worries for Australian parents. In a national February 2021 poll by the Royal Children’s...

Reading to kids and getting them to read more is extremely important, even if it's only for 10 minutes a day! Numerous studies have consistently shown that 10 minutes of exposure to reading materials each day is all that's needed to positively shape your child’s future. Reading...

Did you know that just 10 minutes of reading a day will change your child’s life? asks Alesha Evans While that may seem like a big statement to make, numerous studies have consistently shown that 10 minutes of exposure to reading materials each day is all...

Victoria Steele and her husband have chosen a host of girls’ names – but their baby is a boy. At 32 weeks pregnant, if anyone asked me what the hardest part about having a baby is, I’d know my answer. And it’s not the lumbering around...

New research by Dr Robyn Brown, Dr Roberta Goncalves Anversa and Ruth Jackman  from the University of Melbourne has discovered a brain pathway that drives stress-related eating, helping to explain what drives emotional overeating in women Around 20 per cent of us react to feeling stressed...

We probably remember being taught manners as children, and those who are now parents probably repeat them to their own kids. Manners can help us appear more confident, maintain more fulfilling personal relationships, and lead to us prospering at work and generally enjoying happier and...

What happens when you give a low-income family $26,000 in their child’s first year? Researchers Sharon Goldfeld, Elodie O'Connor and Sarah Gray think they’ve found out. It’s well-known that children raised in families experiencing financial stress face greater risks of psychological and educational difficulties and behavioural...

Social robot or digital avatar, users interact with this AI technology as if it’s real, report Brigitte Viljoen and Elizabeth Day Humans are interacting more than ever with artificial intelligence (AI) – from the development of the first “social robots” (a robot with a physical body...

Lucinda Bertram has a packing list for all excursions but wonders whether she goes a little too far. “Have you got your bag packed?” a friend of mine asked an expectant mother we both knew. “Not yet,” came her flippant reply, even though she was almost...