Your toddler demands a Bluey-themed yoghurt and has a tantrum when offered something else. If it’s not a Nutella sandwich, your child’s lunchbox comes home uneaten. Researchers Juliet Bennett, Alex Broomand David Raubenheimer look at fussy eating and the food industry. And the dinner table can become...
Teeth brushing can feel like one more daily battle for tired parents, especially when children wriggle, stall or clamp their mouths shut. But with the right approach, brushing can become calmer, quicker and more consistent — and help protect children’s teeth from early decay. Why kids...
Paediatrician Dr Scott Dunlop believes parents thinking of taking their baby or child to a chiropractor should ask two important questions first: is it safe, and is it effective? As a general paediatrician, I see children of all ages, including many newborns. It is not unusual...
Here’s what you need to know, report Amit Arora, Hannah Dahlen, Jessica Appleton and Lynn Kemp If you’ve ever taken your child to a maternal, child and family health nurse for a growth check, you might have felt a mix of curiosity and anxiety. As health professionals,...
Alison Fogarty, Grace McMahon and Monique Seymour ask "Are you worried about your preschoolers’ anxiety?" Here’s how you can help. New research on a group of Australian preschoolers suggests more than 40% are dealing with an anxiety disorder. The study, led by Monash University and published in...
Many parents know the feeling: a movie is rated PG, but ten minutes in, the kids are hiding behind cushions. New Australian research suggests families want screen ratings that better flag scariness, self-harm, sexual violence and age suitability. New Australian research says parents want clearer screen...
More than 500 early learning and outside school hours care services across NSW and Victoria were visited without warning this week as regulators stepped up efforts to strengthen child safety in childcare settings. Here’s what parents need to know about the latest compliance blitz —...
When Kym Armytage’s son’s daily meltdowns didn’t ease with age, discipline or parenting books, she began to wonder what else might be going on. Her family’s experience led them to explore food intolerance — with professional help. When the “terrible twos” don’t pass My son has issues....
With more creativity than you might think, report Annabel Blake, Eduardo Velloso and Marcus Carter In 2022, the founders of chatbot startup Character.AI launched a platform where anyone could create interactive characters powered by artificial intelligence (AI). The app exploded, quickly growing to more than 20 million...
Many parents want social media platforms to do more to keep children safe online. But when safety tools involve scanning private messages, the question becomes more complicated: where does protection end and surveillance begin?...
