When a child hurts, validating their pain may be the best first aid. Whether it’s a scraped knee or a fear of needles, how you respond to your child’s pain can significantly shape their ability to manage pain in the future, according to new research from...
Australia continues to be one of the safest countries globally for IVF treatment, the latest data shows. A new report from UNSW Sydney reveals that IVF in Australia and New Zealand has reached a milestone in safety, with fewer twins and triplets being born through IVF...
Some children just aren’t that into parties, writes Clare Wishart. Why do we have parties? What are we celebrating in that nebulous notion of ‘turning’ a new age? When I was growing up, I wondered what all the fuss was about. Now, I am a mother myself,...
Sibling relationships are some of the longest-lasting relationships we have in our lives, report researchers Marissa Nivison and Sheri Madigan Half of Canadians and around 80 per cent of people worldwide have at least one sibling. Sibling relationships are unique from all other relationships because siblings...
I think my child is having panic attacks. What should we do? Gemma Sicouri, Annabel Songco, Chloe Lim and Jennie Hudson look at the symptoms and what to look out for. In the movie Inside Out 2, 13-year-old Riley, who has recently started puberty, has a...
New teen accounts on Instagram are a welcome step, but real ‘peace of mind’ requires more, writes Tama Leaver As Australia and other countries debate the merits of banning kids under 14 from social media, Meta has announced a significant “reimagining” of teenagers’ experience of Instagram. These...
Here are some new books for the middle school readers. Two of them give lots of information about animal conservation and care and two books are for young sports fans, with missing koalas in the mix. Turtle Moon by Hannah Gold, illus. by Levi Pinfold, pub. by HarperCollins...
We asked 5 experts, writes Fron Jackson-Webb One in four Australian children aged two to 17 are classified as above a healthy weight, based on their body mass index (or BMI, which is weight divided by height squared). The Australian College of Nursing says school nurses can...
Reluctance turns to relief when Andrew Bartholomew finds that helping at his daughter’s school is actually quite enjoyable. “Don’t we pay fees?” I demanded. “We pay fees, go to meetings – I even do the occasional Saturday morning working bee!” My wife had just told me the...
School bullying is depressingly common, writes Andrew Trounson, but having a group of friends, not just a single “bestie”, may bolster a child’s resilience. Surviving school bullies may be a numbers game. Having a group of friends to rely on rather than a single “best” friend appears...
