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How to Enjoy Easter Chocolate Without Wrecking Your Kids’ Teeth Expert dental tips from the Australian Dental Association to keep little smiles healthy this Easter Easter Fun Doesn’t Have to Mean a Sugar Overload Dentists aren’t here to take the fun out of Easter—they just want to help...

Sarah Jefferson advises how to help your child return to school after a long illness, new diagnosis or an accident It is very common for children to have a day or two away from school due to illness. But children can also miss much longer...

Precision timing means cocoa butter melts at just the right temperature by Jennifer Thomas and Ray Dagastine Ever wondered why chocolate melts in your mouth and not your hand? It’s all to do with precision melting, says chemical engineer Professor Ray Dagastine. “Cocoa butter is a critical...

You could be at risk of measles, write Archana Koirala and Kristine Macartney.  Here’s how to ensure you’re protected. On March 26 NSW Health issued an alert advising people to be vigilant for signs of measles after an infectious person visited Sydney Airport and two locations...

Nominations Open for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize – Children & Young Adult Category Submissions are now open for the 2025 ARA Historical Novel Prize, Australasia’s most prestigious literary award for historical fiction. With a total prize pool of $150,000, the Children and Young Adult (CYA)...

Lucinda Bertram tries to deal tactfully with her daughters’ prolific artistic output. “Oh, it’s lovely,” I hear myself saying as, yet again, my daughter walks proudly towards me at the end of the preschool day, holding a mountain of biscuit and tissue boxes glued together. “It’s...

To be honest, there is not much on over the Easter school holidays this year that really screams out as being great for kids. Better than most are Snow White, which has been reprised by Disney once again, adding many twists to the original story, and...

Chocolate is drooled over as the “food of the gods”, but here are some facts and chemistry you might not know, including the dog question, report by Julia Cleghorn and Mick Moylan By name and by nature, chocolate is worshipped the world over. But what is...

How to help kids open up and say more than ‘fine’, Madeleine Fraser has some great 'chat' tips for parents One of the first things parents want to ask their children after school is “how was your day?” We simply want to know how they are...

Liz Sturgiss gives an overview of the symptoms to look out for in school-aged children. As a GP and mum to two boys, I have many experiences of trying to navigate the school morning when my boys aren’t feeling well. It always seems to happen on...