Why Kids should be involved in their health care.

Children have a right to learn, play and grow, write Stuart Ekberg, Anthony Herbert and Katie Ekberg. Here’s how to make that happen....

01 July, 2026

Should Australia consider the Netherlands’ proposed ban on ‘Kidfluencers’?

The Netherlands is considering making it illegal to use children under 16 in paid social media content, framing it as child labour. With Australia's under-16s social media ban already in place, it raises an uncomfortable question: who is really benefiting when a child becomes the...

01 July, 2026

When Work Makes You a Better Parent

Kylie Ladd reflects on the relief, guilt and quiet joy that can come with reclaiming working time after the intense early years of parenting. When my youngest child started school, for the first time in almost nine years, large chunks of each weekday belonged solely to...

25 June, 2026

Is Australia’s social media ban for under 16s working?

When Australia banned under 16-year-olds from using social media in December 2025, it became a test case for a policy now being pursued by governments around the world...

25 June, 2026

Dads Don’t Have To Carry It All: Why Small Conversations Matter

During Men’s Health Week (15-21 June), parenting experts were encouraging dads, granddads and father figures to talk more openly about stress and family life — for their own wellbeing and their children’s too. A simple way dads can support their wellbeing Many parents and carers are feeling...

21 June, 2026

The government is reforming child support. What’s changing?

Bruce M Smyth looks at what’s changing – and what’s been missed Many parts of the federal government’s budget have been hotly debated in recent weeks. But budgets are dense documents. There are always important measures that receive very little attention. One of these is planned changes...

14 June, 2026

How the food industry shapes your child’s fussy eating

Your toddler demands a Bluey-themed yoghurt and has a tantrum when offered something else. If it’s not a Nutella sandwich, your child’s lunchbox comes home uneaten. Researchers Juliet Bennett,  Alex Broomand David Raubenheimer look at fussy eating and the food industry. And the dinner table can become...

13 June, 2026

Why play matters — even when screens are involved

On International Day of Play (June 11), early childhood experts say it may be time to rethink how families talk about technology, learning and screen time. For many parents, screens and play can feel like opposites. One is often seen as active, imaginative and social; the...

11 June, 2026

How to Make Teeth brushing Easier for Kids

Teeth brushing can feel like one more daily battle for tired parents, especially when children wriggle, stall or clamp their mouths shut. But with the right approach, brushing can become calmer, quicker and more consistent — and help protect children’s teeth from early decay. Why kids...

11 June, 2026

Thinking of taking your child to a chiropractor? Here’s what parents should know

Paediatrician Dr Scott Dunlop believes parents thinking of taking their baby or child to a chiropractor should ask two important questions first: is it safe, and is it effective? As a general paediatrician, I see children of all ages, including many newborns. It is not unusual...

11 June, 2026