Victoria Steele and her husband have chosen a host of girls’ names – but their baby is a boy. At 32 weeks pregnant, if anyone asked me what the hardest part about having a baby is, I’d know my answer. And it’s not the lumbering around...
Far-right ‘tradwives’ see feminism as evil. Their lifestyles push back against ‘the lie of equality’ Researchers Kristy Campion and Kiriloi M. Ingram look at what this means There is a seductive simplicity to the “tradwife” trend, with its filtered representations of domestic bliss—from homesteading to homeschooling, home baking...
Sleep deprivation is no joke for new mums and dads, writes Dr Nick Fuller It can also be challenging for those with older children or teens. Just when you manage to get on top of all the sleep issues caused during pregnancy, new problems can arise,...
What happens when you pay Year 7 students to do better on NAPLAN? Jayanta Sarkar and Dipanwita Sarkar found out. Next month, we are expecting the results from the annual NAPLAN tests, which students in years 3, 5, 7 and 9 sat earlier this year. Each year,...
We probably remember being taught manners as children, and those who are now parents probably repeat them to their own kids. Manners can help us appear more confident, maintain more fulfilling personal relationships, and lead to us prospering at work and generally enjoying happier and...
There were benefits all around when twin girls who were deaf boarded with Ann Goldberg’s family. Wanted—a warm family home for deaf twin girls aged eight, from Monday to Friday while attending the local school for deaf children. Despite living next door to a school for deaf...
Joseph Kelly contemplates the decline in the popularity of siblings sharing rooms. With the arrival of my second daughter, I carried on with the mistaken assumption that my two girls would happily share a room. The assumption was based on solid empirical evidence on the topic...
Asha Bowen reports on Azithromycin and how parents can manage it while this antibiotic is in short supply for children Antibiotic shortages have become a big challenge for child health. For example, amoxicillin and cephalexin are among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics for children, used to...
‘The teacher returned the call to my ex’. Researchers Renee Desmarchelier, India Bryce and Kate Cantrell investigate why separated parents struggle to get information from their children’s school. It is increasingly common for Australian children to live in a different house from one of their parents....
Cathy Watson discovers that time is of the essence. My mother was full of adages. “Little children love one another” was a familiar chime as her little children fought relentlessly and created new ways to annoy their siblings. “God loves a cheerful giver”, she would remind...
