Just in time for the school holidays, The Design Files is proud to announce The Design Files Kids Art Awards 2022, proudly presented by Honan Insurance Group, alongside supporting partners Gro-To, Birkenstock and the Mercedes-Benz V-Class. Now in its second year, (listed to left and below,...
What can parents do? Tim Olds, Amanda Watson and Carol Maher have some suggestions. The sun’s shining and there’s a trampoline in the backyard. Yet your kids want to spend their summer holidays lying on the couch playing computer games all day. So what can you do to...
Summer holidays and Australians have entered our most dangerous time of year for fatal drownings, reports researcher Amy Peden. The eight days from Christmas Day to New Year’s Day are once again the deadliest period for drowning, with 201 lives lost over the past 15 years,...
Susie Emery writes that this year’s Digital Australia report found, as a country, Australians spent more time playing digital games than watching free-to-air TV during the 2020 and 2021 lockdowns. Whether you’re new to playing or you’re a seasoned gamer, what better way to celebrate Australia’s...
Stressful Christmas? How meditation can (and can’t) help you through, writes Nicholas T. Van Dam. Images of happy families, joyous celebrations and perfectly wrapped presents. Must be Christmas, right? While these cues can be linked to eager anticipation and enthusiasm, they can also remind us of...
It's 30 years since The Addams Family hit the big screen, writes Daryl Sparkes. It is still the perfect blend of horror and comedy. The dark side of films has always had a strong relationship with the light side. Mixing comedy with horror often ensured a...
With the help from Camp Quality we have put together 12 ideas on ways that kids can help spread some kindness during the giving season....
Try these ideas from a happiness expert, Narelle Lemon School holidays are upon us again. In pre-pandemic days, many parents and carers would be busily planning holidays interstate or overseas, booking in play dates, organising day trips or tee-ing up visits to family and friends. Instead, a...
Parents, take the school holidays pressure off yourself! writes Monica Thielking. If you’re a parent feeling a modicum of dread about the upcoming school holidays, you’re not alone. Many parents will be working from home over the school holidays and wondering, “how am I going to...
During these days when we are reluctant to go out as much as we did or the weather is not suitable, its important for everyone's mental health to keep in contact with each other. Kids still need to keep in contact with friends. At Home Activities...
