Kids dressing up as older people is harmless fun, right?

No, writes Lisa Mitchell, it’s ageist, whatever Bluey says. A child once approached me, hunched over, carrying a vacuum cleaner like a walking stick. In a wobbly voice, he asked: Do you want to play grannies? The idea came from the children’s TV show Bluey, which has episodes, a book, magazine editions and an image filter about dressing...

EDITOR’S PICKS

Here’s how growing your own food and foraging can help your ballooning grocery bill.
Up to 3.7 million Australian households have been hit by food insecurity this year, writes Kate Neale. Many for the first time. Of these households, four in five say the reason is the rising cost of living, as interest rates rises and many other cost...
Editor
30 November, 2023
Christmas Nougat
A festive favourite enjoyed by all ages. An old school friend of Paul’s, Daniel Zanello, of Italian heritage, told him his nonna swore that you could judge good nougat by its chewiness. It should be soft and chewy in just the right way: it shouldn’t...
Vanessa Fairweather
23 November, 2023
The Government’s response to the Privacy Act Review brings good news for children
And a lot of work for children’s advocates! writes Rys Farthing Privacy protections for children are woefully lacking in Australia. Regular readers of small screen will be all too familiar with some of the problems this has led to, from apps that track and use...
Editor
23 November, 2023
Navigating the pollen season when your family has asthma or allergies
by the National Asthma Council Australia’s Sensitive Choice Program Can you feel something in the air? Pollen season (usually October to December) poses an extra challenge for families with asthma, allergies or hay fever. Pollen is one of the most common environmental triggers in...
Editor
16 November, 2023
6 books to help talk to your child about climate change
Many children and young people are anxious about climate change, write Pauline Jones, Anne Hellwig and Annette Turney. What does it mean for their future? But can adults face the dilemma of how to talk to children about these incredibly serious issues without upsetting them further?...
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09 November, 2023
Tiny pocket parks make a big impact on urban living
Miniature-sized parks could help insert more public recreational spaces into our cities. In growing cities, where we need to squeeze the most out of every parcel of land, where do we find the space for new parks and other outdoor recreational areas? Some inner-city councils...
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09 November, 2023

Celebrating Mothers

How to Financially Prepare for Children in a Cost-of-Living Crisis
The better you prepare ahead of time, the smoother the journey once you welcome your baby, writes author Ana Kresina Whether your desire for kids has been a lifelong dream or a realisation that kicked in at age 30 when your ovaries went into overdrive,...
Editor
30 November, 2023
The National Child & Family Hubs Network support service launched
National Child & Family Hubs Network Revolutionizes Support Services for Australian Families The network brings together expertise from health, early education, NGOs, community organizations, research institutes, universities, philanthropy, and government to strengthen the capacity of the existing 460 Hubs across Australia. The goal is to...
Editor
26 November, 2023
‘Egg timer’ tests can’t reliably predict your chance of conceiving or menopause timing
Can it really predict your chance of conceiving? Dr Tessa Copp from the Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney University, unpacks the hype surrounding ‘egg timer’ tests, which claim to be able to predict both women’s chances of conceiving and when menopause might occur for...
Editor
23 November, 2023
Six pregnancy terms you probably won’t hear again, including ‘high risk’ and ‘failed’
Medical terminology evolves alongside our understanding of medicine, writes Sarah Aubrey. As time goes by, new terms are adopted while others are abandoned. In midwifery, there should always be a strong emphasis on the language we use, particularly in pregnancy. The language midwives use is...
Editor
23 November, 2023