Can't get any hand sanitiser and do not want to be in crowds searching for some then Shobana Dissanayeke, and James McEvoy provide some insight To slow the spread of coronavirus we’re being told to wash our hands more, preferably with soap and water, or failing...
In Disney’s Frozen, the eternal optimist Anna displays remarkable resilience in the face of sisterly separation, danger, a perpetual winter and talking snowmen....
Are you having a case of school refusal in your home? Help is at hand with these 6 tips from ReachOut The battle to get your kids up and ready for school is as old as time. But what can you do if your child’s resistance...
This week’s ABC’s Four Corners exposed an elite Melbourne school for failing to adequately respond to the grooming of a student by a former athletics coach, who is now a convicted offender. Larissa Christensen, Nadine McKillop, and Susan Rayment-McHugh report what parents should know and...
Among the almost one in four Australian families that only contain one parent is a small group who have been through a particular kind of hell: widowed parents of young children, writes Klay Lamprell. “It’s coming up to a year and I’m just starting to wake...
Marika Guggisberg, asks how can parents teach their children to be safe online when many teenagers use mobile phones and social media almost constantly. Children are gaining access to these devices and platforms at increasingly younger ages. This is a challenge for parents who need to...
Working shifts and raising a family can be a struggle, but there are ways it can be managed....
Professors in education Sue Dockett and Bob Perry outline the factors that lead to a successful transition to school. Children start school in Australia at different ages and at different times, depending on which State or Territory they happen to inhabit. For example, in NSW and...
Summer holidays are the perfect chance for parents to try more positive reinforcement, says Clinical psychologist Renee Mill as she considers how it affects children’s self-esteem. Being realistic is often hard for parents because they truly want to boost their child’s ego, and worry that being...
Since when did adulthood equate to no fun, asks Kerry Littrich. I remembered having the same thought as a child; that when I became a grown-up I would do whatever I want, whenever I wanted to do it and there would be no-one to boss me...
