Once considered “just care,” early learning is under growing pressure to deliver quality education for children under five. The need is clear: 90% of brain development happens before age five, and children who attend high-quality early learning are 40% more likely to be developmentally on track...
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...
The 2025 CBCA Book of the Year Winners has just been announced. It's the 79th CBCA Book of the Year Awards winners list and the CBCA's 80th Year of incorporation. The List of Notables was published at the end of February. The Shortlist was announced at the...
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...
NAPLAN is just one test, writes Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education Rawpixel/ Getty Images The latest round of NAPLAN results is out, along with a string of news reports about “students falling behind” and “failing”, and experts sounding the “alarm” about school progress. In March, all...
Researchers asked five experts if YouTube should be included – four out of five said no. Why? The Austalian government has confirmed video-sharing platform YouTube will be included in the upcoming social media ban for children aged 16 and under. Narong Khueankaew/Shutterstock In recent days, the platform –...
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...
