Looking for some movies for the days when the holidays have become too much and a little quiet time is required? Here are a few new family movies out this September and October. Streaming or Movies at home? Parents can now check Flicks online to help solve the...
Paula Maher tires of her daughter constantly coming to the party. “Look, Mummy! It’s an envelope, and it has my name on it! Open it, Mummy, open it!” My daughter, Kayla, stands before me, beaming excitedly, holding a pink, glittery envelope covered in fairies. Luckily, she...
What’s Australia doing? Asks Ausma Bernot and Joel Scanlan Roblox is a hugely popular online gaming platform that contains its own little universe of games. It is primarily targeted at children. Users can create games themselves, play games built by others, and chat with other players....
‘I don’t even know what the Australian TV shows are'. Jessica Balanzategui, Djoymi Baker and Georgia Clift look at the future implication for Aussie kids. It has been almost ten years since Netflix and Stan first started offering streaming services in Australia. This has been a decade...
Looking for some movies for the kids these school holidays (2024)? Here are 8 movies with details and summaries: 1. Inside Out 2 Availability: Released. 96mins. PG Summary: In this much-anticipated sequel, Riley is now a teenager facing new emotional challenges as she navigates high school. Inside her mind,...
Edith Jennifer Hill looks at the new documentary 'Quiet on Set' and investigates children’s television station Nickelodeon from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. The five-part series highlights the abuse many child actors faced while working for the station. The child stars on these shows...
Children’s parties are the number-one method used by competitive parents to outdo each other. Philippa Macken finds that you don’t need to be flashy to be fun. Harry was beside himself. I held his tiny hand as he hopped alongside me, barely able to contain his...
Viewing our media from a child’s perspective can be alarming, writes Wayne Warburton. Since the start of the year, we have witnessed a series of natural disasters, both here and overseas. We have watched families dislocated and financially ruined as floods swept through parts of Australia....
It’s Saturday afternoon, and the kids are all connected to separate devices. So are the parents. Sound familiar? Asks Elise Waghorn. Many families want to set ground rules to help them reduce their screen time – and have time to connect with each other without devices. But...
Aussie parents and carers from Parramatta to Perth and Townsville to Tassie will be breathing a sigh of relief! From a hilarious podcast about the human body, a detective series that investigates killer butterflies and glow worms, to art-curious kids who study what freaky snakes have...
