Many families find feeding children a constant challenge. But turning to social media for advice may do more harm than good, write Georgia Middleton, Eloise Litterbach and Emily Denniss SolStock/Getty Image A favourite food is suddenly refused, someone is grumpy after a long day, and siblings fight...
Micah Boerma and Daniel You suggest 5 ways parents can prepare their kids and teens In less than four months, world-first legislation will ban Australian under-16s from specific social media platforms. Facebook, Snapchat, TikTok, Instagram, X, Reddit and YouTube will all be off limits for children and...
And it could be harming them, write researchers Liz Spry and Craig Olsson Teenagers are increasingly turning to AI companions for friendship, support, and even romance. But these apps could be changing how young people connect to others, both online and off. New research by Common Sense...
Kylie Ladd contemplates her son’s gentle nature and wonders how he will cope with the harshness of life. A Boyhood Shaped by Indiana Jones Yesterday I taught my nine-year-old son about the Nazis. It wasn’t planned, and it certainly wasn’t well executed, but I had no warning...
How can I help – without making it worse? Celia Harris and Penny Van Bergen have some suggestions. As school gets back, parents and teachers might each be faced with the familiar chorus of “I can’t find my school jumper” and “I left my hat at...
‘I was very fearful of my parents’: researcher Kate Fitz-Gibbon, shows how parents can use coercive control on their children In Australia, there is growing recognition that children and young people are not just witnesses to domestic, family and sexual violence, but victim-survivors in their own...
Susan Macciocca finds common ground with other parents while chatting at the park. The playground: a rare space for connection We avoid making contact with strangers in our society. On the bus, we avert our gaze. In the lift, we stare blankly at the walls rather than...
The teenage years are great, aren’t they? writes clinical psychologist Jari Evertsz Just as we feel that we’ve got the hang of managing our primary school-aged kids with all their different sporting activities, their quirky food preferences and their love of sofa cuddle-time, along comes High...
NAPLAN is just one test, writes Sally Larsen, Senior Lecturer in Education Rawpixel/ Getty Images The latest round of NAPLAN results is out, along with a string of news reports about “students falling behind” and “failing”, and experts sounding the “alarm” about school progress. In March, all...
Researchers asked five experts if YouTube should be included – four out of five said no. Why? The Austalian government has confirmed video-sharing platform YouTube will be included in the upcoming social media ban for children aged 16 and under. Narong Khueankaew/Shutterstock In recent days, the platform –...
