How to rebalance screen use after the holidays

Watch shows together, talk about them and have dance parties, writes Jennifer Stokes As January lingers, families may find themselves struggling with what a friend of mine has labelled the “electronic nanny”. Children have been out of their normal routines for weeks during the holidays. Some have yet to go back to school. Meanwhile, parents are back...

EDITOR’S PICKS

What should you look for in digital resources for your child with autism?
Researchers Kelsie Boulton and Adam Guastella ask if apps and digital resources can support your child with autism or ADHD. Neurodevelopmental conditions such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and autism affect about one in ten children. These conditions impact development, behaviour and wellbeing. But...
Editor
30 January, 2025
Here’s how this new PBS endometriosis drug works and who it might help
Nial Wheate looks at the drug Visanne. It’s for endometriosis and has just been added to the PBS. The drug Visanne (also known as dienogest) is the first endometriosis treatment to be added to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) in 30 years. Endometriosis is a...
Editor
23 January, 2025
Find your ‘Inner Happy’ to thrive in 2025
Elizabeth Jane encourages people to find their inner happiness rather than seeking it through external things and circumstances. The shock of a relationship breakdown after many years of marriage was the catalyst for Elizabeth Jane’s quest to find the things that gave her joy and...
Editor
16 January, 2025
Giving the gift of reading for Christmas
Giving the gift of reading is a great way to get children into books. It makes books feel extra-special when they’re wrapped up as a present for Christmas and given with love. We have listed some of the great books that we have reviewed for...
Editor
19 December, 2024
Food can play a central role in the celebrations at Christmas
To help you out with food ideas for Christmas, we have reprised some of our Childmags Christmas food articles in case you missed them. The cost of food is top of mind for many at Christmas, especially this year. If you are trying to find...
Editor
12 December, 2024
What parents should know about Meningococcal
Medical experts Phoebe Williams, Monica Lahra, Rae-Anne Hardie and Saskia van der Kooi outline Meningococcal and what you should know about this potentially deadly disease affecting Australian children. Three children in far north Queensland have recently become unwell with meningococcal disease, a life-threatening infection caused by...
Editor
05 December, 2024

Celebrating Mothers

Facing the First Day: A Parent’s Emotional Journey
Her youngest child’s first day at school has an unexpected effect on Helen McKinnon. I thought I had been waiting for this day for the past seven years. My youngest trotted off to her first day of school. (At least I think it was her...
Editor
30 January, 2025
A grandma’s legacy looms large over Kate’s family
The legacy of Kate King’s grandmother looms large over her family. My grandma died this year. I always considered myself very lucky to have my maternal grandmother in my life for so long, and now she isn’t. I was there when she suffered heart failure,...
Editor
30 December, 2024
Confronting The Past
Sarah Pietrzak is caught unawares when she is forced to confront an old, but lasting, family tragedy. I was instantly transported to my childhood when I entered the room. My team member was practising resuscitation on the baby mannequin, under the eye of an assessor....
Editor
05 December, 2024
Baby ready or not: new fertility service helps Australians get on the front foot
Doctors says concerns about being able to have children are becoming more common as people start their families later in life and awareness increases about the impact conditions such as endometriosis can have on fertility. In response to these concerns and strong demand from women...
Editor
24 November, 2024