Christmas is coming, and with it, many challenges for parents of young children. Catherine E. Wood advises keeping calm and carrying on with your routines. You likely have one festive event after another, late nights, party food, way too much stimulation, tired kids and tired parents....
With school holidays bringing more children outside, experts warn that pedestrian injuries remain a major risk. Here’s what parents need to know about today’s hazards — and the practical steps that keep kids safe. Getting Street Wise: Helping Children Stay Safe Around Traffic As the six-week summer...
As Australia prepares to introduce a social media ban for under-16s on December 10, many children are worried about losing touch with their friends. While platforms must take steps to block underage accounts, experts say the real work will happen at home – where parents will...
Did you know handwriting can boost your child’s brainpower? Discover why learning to write by hand still matters — for creativity, focus and lifelong learning. The lost art of handwriting In an age where children spend hours each day tapping and swiping, the simple act of writing...
A new report reveals how pressure to “be tough” is harming boys’ wellbeing. Learn what parents can do to help teens build healthier ideas of masculinity — and grow into kinder, more confident young men. New report reveals how pressure to ‘be tough’ is harming boys’...
A new national report calls for earlier, evidence-based action to keep vulnerable children safe, supported, and out of the justice system. What if the key to preventing youth crime wasn’t tougher punishment, but better care, earlier on? A new report from the Australian Human Rights Commission...
We need a lot more data, write Daryl Higgins and Gabrielle Hunt. How should daycare centres respond? Parents have spoken about harrowing cases of their young children being abused by other children in daycare centres, as part of an ABC investigation into the New South Wales...
Is that likely to happen in Australia? Researchers Jennifer Koplin, Desalegn Markos Shifti and Rachel Peters say the Testing is different, but new findings support the current guidelines in Australia. A new study published in the journal Pediatrics shows peanut allergies are becoming less common in...
Professeur Nicolas Mathevon reports on why a baby’s cry is a simple, powerful alarm and why maternal instinct is a myth. The sound slices through the quiet of the night: a muffled sob, then a hiccup, quickly escalating into a high-pitched, frantic wail. For any parent...
So, what is it? asks Gemma McKibbin, and how should we respond appropriately Allegations of sexual abuse by early childhood educators have rocked Australia in recent months. Now, the ABC’s investigation into the childcare sector has revealed hundreds more cases – this time committed by children against...
