Why a musical instrument is the perfect gift this Christmas, says Wendy Hargreaves, and some suggestions for which ones you could get. Christmas is the season to be jolly, but it’s wrapped in some cheerless trials. There’s car park mania, pre-dawn pilgrimages to purchase seafood, and...
Here is a very cute Donna Hay Christmas snowman, which will surely excite the kids! Not everyone loves Christmas pudding, but once made, it will keep for up to 2 weeks in a dry place. The ingredients are all store-bought; all you have to do is...
Parents need to be like Big Ted and ‘talk aloud’ while they use screens with their kids, report Kate Highfield and Susan Edwards Screen use and internet safety are two of the top concerns Australian parents have about their kids’ health and wellbeing – even ranking...
What can we do about it? Steve D'Alessandro looks at our options This piece is part of a series on the great internet letdown. Read the rest of the series. It is difficult to spend any time on the internet these days without being inundated with advertisements. In...
New video game redefines the neurodiverse narrative “Distracts others, has trouble paying attention and finds it difficult to follow instructions” – these are just some common observations parents, teachers and workplaces often make about people who are neurodivergent. Challenging Neurodiverse Stereotypes through Gaming University of South Australia researcher...
Halloween is an annual celebration on October 31. It originated with the ancient Celtic festival of Samhain, when people would light bonfires and wear costumes to ward off ghosts. In the eighth century, Pope Gregory III designated November 1 as a time to honour all saints;...
Chris Zomer and Sumudu Mallawaarachchi show you 3 things you can do about it. Ever found yourself unable to resist checking out a social media notification? Or sending a random picture just to keep a Snapchat “streak” going? Or simply getting stuck staring at YouTube because it...
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,...
Karley Beckman, Claire Rogerson and Tiffani Apps look at how kids under 13 use social media. Earlier this week (September 2024), the federal government announced it is going to introduce a social media ban for children. It hasn’t nominated a minimum age yet, but the focus of...
As Vicki Englund lurks in the shadows of parties past, she bows to peer pressure and procures a performer for the party present. Pre-birthday-party tension. Every year, a couple of months before my daughter’s birthday, it starts. Most mothers and some fathers are familiar with it,...
