The first thing you notice about Queensland four-year-old Ash Saunders is his bright, beautiful smile, but when he started showing signs of being unwell on a family holiday, his parents - Nataasha and Adam - knew something was wrong. In January 2022, after a month of...
A new study by Mandy Hagstrom, shows much of what we’re told about gym exercises and resistance training is from studies of males, by men Shutterstock When you lift weights, why are you doing what you are doing? Who told you to train that way – coach,...
Paul Kidson writes, It’s that time of the year when reports on student learning come home. Anxiety for students and their parents and caregivers often tags along. Long gone are the days when a school report was handwritten page, with wisdom like “tried hard, but needs to...
With upcoming winter events and high rates of flu and COVID circulating in the community, it’s important that we keep doing the little things that will make a big difference this winter, yet many families never get around to thinking about being fully vaccinated! Most news...
Suzanne Bell draws attention to the recurrent nature of the grief experienced by parents of children with disabilities. An overwhelming sense of loss is a natural reaction when your child is diagnosed with a disability of any kind. It is often unrecognised, however, that a parent’s...
If Rory and Lorelai's relationship is your parent/child goal, these tips can help get you on the right track....
Most parents don’t pick a parenting style, writes Cher McGillivray The program Parental Guidance has been showing on Channel 9 this month. This is the second season of the show that pits 12 sets of parents with very different parenting styles against each other to work...
Monash University and VicHealth have collaborated to create "Kids Building Future Healthy," an educational edition of Minecraft aimed at children between the ages of 9 and 12. This unique initiative encourages children to design communities in the game where people are connected, physically active, and have...
The headspace National Youth Mental Health Foundation conducted a survey of 3,107 young people, which revealed the following: Desire to Disconnect: Approximately 51% of the young people surveyed expressed a desire to disconnect from social media platforms. Fear of Missing Out (FOMO): Despite wanting to...
Ku-ring-gai Philharmonic Orchestra’s 39th NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition winners announced Willoughby resident and Wenona Girls' School student, Hayley Lau, emerged as the overall winner of the 39th NSW Secondary Schools Concerto Competition. The event took place at the Concourse Concert Hall in Chatswood and showcased...
