As Australians try to maintain social engagement during self-isolation, citizen science offers a unique opportunity for families. These researchers are looking for interested parties to contribute to their projects! Defined as “public participation and collaboration in scientific research”, citizen science allows everyday people to use technology...
In these difficult times, it’s not surprising some people are looking to alcohol for a little stress reduction. But there are healthier ways of coping with the challenges we currently face, report Nicole Lee, Genevieve Dingle, and Sonja Pohlman. Bottle shops remain on the list of...
Getting creative with craft offers the perfect opportunity to spend quality time with our kids, says Shannon Wong-Nizic, craft expert and owner of Oh Creative Day. An Eggscellent Idea! From cute bunnies, sweet chicks and colourful eggs, Shannon says Easter offers so many creative possibilities and it’s...
The Australian Government* has COVID-19 updates on their new app. This Household Checklist is provided by the CDC (Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, USA) and is a general checklist for families. As a family, you can plan and make decisions now that will protect you...
The coronavirus continues to headline news outlets across the world, with the Australian government implementing self-isolation and social distancing rules to slow the spread. A lockdown also seems inevitable, reports lawyer Shikha Luddu. If you are a single parent co-parenting your children with your ex-partner, the...
The Australian Council on Children and the Media (ACCM) has provided a list you might find it handy to have a guide to age appropriate movies for children. Many thousands of titles are now at your fingertips, but which will be enjoyable, and not harmful? ACCM...
If we are to prevent family violence, we must change the attitudes and social conditions that give rise to it. Wendy O'Brien, and Kate Fitz-Gibbon report on the recommendations of the Royal Commission into Family Violence Among the Victorian Royal Commission into Family Violence’s most important...
More than one billion young people around the world are now shut out of classrooms due to the COVID-19 pandemic, report Amy Graham and Pasi Sahlberg. Even in Australia where many schools remain open, many parents have chosen to keep their kids home. Some Australian non-government...
This is the game from which the best-selling commercial dice game Yahtzee was born, invented by a Canadian couple on their yacht in 1954. It involves rolling the dice three times on each turn to try to achieve a number of set combinations. A delicious...
Your guide to the ultimate family movie night (or day) when in lockdown mode. Now we dont want to encourage more screen time - definitely not- but there might be a time you need to change down the adrenaline and try for some quiet time! Here are...
