07 Oct

Why more than half of children and teens are using AI for personal reasons.

Knowing when certain ideas might be harmful or negative often depends on understanding the context and circumstances of each person....

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06 Oct

How can Year 7 and 8 students make the most of their electives?

Many students in years 7 and 8 begin choosing their own electives at school for the first time, write researchers Donna Pendergast and Katherine Main. These are typically subjects such as technology, arts, languages and music, that are taken alongside core units, including English, maths...

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05 Oct

Home solar is surging. So why do we still need the electricity grid?

Far better to build a resilient, integrated system where homes produce and store more electricity, power grids deal with two-way flows of power intelligently and large-scale renewables and storage cover the periods rooftop solar and batteries can’t respond to....

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04 Oct

More pharmacists will be able to vaccinate children under 5

More pharmacists will be able to vaccinate children under 5. Here’s what you need to know....

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03 Oct

A new ADHD drug targets three brain chemicals instead of two.

Early research has shown some promising results, but the full findings of a study looking at ADHD and anxiety have not yet been published....

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02 Oct

Thriving Kids will start in October

Thriving Kids could be an opportunity to rethink disability support around children’s everyday lives rather than around appointments and therapy sessions. It could bring support closer to families and make communities more accessible rather than always asking children to adapt....

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01 Oct

Balancing study and motherhood: what I hope my kids learn

Balancing study, work and family life takes being organised to a whole new level. One mum shares the exhaustion, guilt and unexpected lessons that come with returning to study while raising three children....

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01 Oct

How to talk to your kids about edgy or violent porn

Parents who want more information on the kinds of topics their children may have encountered can access specialised plain-language resources from health services or from sexuality educators such as Bish UK and Scarleteen....

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01 Oct

Is your teen anxious about the school formal? Body image may be part of it

If they say something critical about their appearance in front of you, avoid saying phrases such as, “don’t be ridiculous, you look beautiful”. This can dismiss their feelings and reinforce the idea that how they look is what matters....

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01 Oct

Girls can play anything now — so why are women in sport still judged by their bodies?

Girls have more sporting opportunities than ever, but women are still judged by appearance. What message does that send to young athletes?...

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