Tamra Palmer found her son’s fussy eating hard to swallow. Until she found a secret weapon. They said it would happen. Maybe not overnight, but it would happen. And finally, after five years, I heard those magic words: “Actually, Mum, I love lasagne! Could I have...
Christmas can bring all sorts of problems for parents when children are expecting more than they will receive. This handy guide can help! Ten-year-old Sara keeps her holiday wish list in a notebook, adding new items as she watches Saturday morning cartoons. The list is six...
Is our desire to keep our kids constantly stimulated actually having the opposite effect?...
Dr Lauren Arundell, from Deakin University, Melbourne, is urging parents to take the time during the holidays to enforce screen time limits with children. A staggering 85 per cent of parents said they would reduce their child's screen time upon hearing that the risks include...
From board gaming cafes to a new crowd-funded Jane Austen parlour game started by two Aussie sisters, family board gaming is the new black! So what will be the big game names at Christmas 2019 and treasured year after year? Family Board Games for all ages 1)...
Helping kids recover in the aftermath of bush fires, cyclones, floods or other natural disasters is a challenge for the whole family. The Salvation Army have put together some tips for helping your children after a natural disaster. Kids can be particularly vulnerable following a natural...
If you’re assessing your child care options for next year, now is the time to find out how the Government’s child care package will work for your family. It may not be worth going back to work at all as the latest Social Impact Report...
Back in July 2019 we invited every interested Australian to complete the First National Working Parents survey and the full Report will be released in November. The national survey has found 62 per cent of parents and carers report difficulties looking after their own physical...
Education is for every child, with or without a disability....
For very young children, their first understanding of how the world works and how people interact come from the stories they hear. Nan Williamson looks at how resilience can be developed through reading to children. A songline is a map of Country and helps one feel...
