Roblox has been put on notice yet again over child safety concerns.

A key message for parents is that they must remain vigilant in monitoring their children’s use of games and other online platforms....

08 October, 2026

Why more than half of children and teens are using AI for personal reasons.

Knowing when certain ideas might be harmful or negative often depends on understanding the context and circumstances of each person....

07 October, 2026

How can Year 7 and 8 students make the most of their electives?

Many students in years 7 and 8 begin choosing their own electives at school for the first time, write researchers Donna Pendergast and Katherine Main. These are typically subjects such as technology, arts, languages and music, that are taken alongside core units, including English, maths...

06 October, 2026

More pharmacists will be able to vaccinate children under 5

More pharmacists will be able to vaccinate children under 5. Here’s what you need to know....

04 October, 2026

Thriving Kids will start in October

Thriving Kids could be an opportunity to rethink disability support around children’s everyday lives rather than around appointments and therapy sessions. It could bring support closer to families and make communities more accessible rather than always asking children to adapt....

02 October, 2026

Talking to your children about consent and sexual violence can be hard.

While we tend to focus on building adolescents’ knowledge, starting conversations about consent as early as possible, and having them as often as possible, is the best approach....

30 September, 2026

Teens want more advice about navigating consent but teachers’ sex ed skills are falling short

Schools should be supported to develop a whole-school approach to relationships and sexuality education, in which school leadership is engaged and all staff have some capacity to respond to issues relating to consent, respectful relationships and sexual wellbeing....

30 September, 2026

Why are parents increasingly abusive towards teachers and principals.

How can schools respond to excessive communication demands, verbal abuse and threatening behaviour. Public schools are also taking new steps to try and curtail abusive parents....

28 September, 2026

How many packs of Pokémon cards do you have to buy to catch ’em all?

Probably hundreds, and most will be quite boring. Nathan Garland looks at the real mathematics of  trying to collect the 30th Anniversary card set....

24 September, 2026

Would your child recognise the early signs of online grooming?

Online grooming does not always begin with an obviously inappropriate message. New Australian research suggests some approaches can look surprisingly ordinary at first — making it important for children to know what to watch for and what to do if something feels wrong. A recent Adelaide...

23 September, 2026