Parenting
Best of the Web: Explore the Children’s Book of the Year awards shortlist, and more
Celebrating the finalists in this year's Children's Book of the Year, disturbing research on girls in school uniform being harassed on the street, and a moving reflection on why the small moments of parenting matter.
Practical tips to help your teen stop vaping
Your teen wants to stop vaping, and you know that lectures won't work. Michelle Jongenelis offers some strategies to help your teen quit.
Five messages from your tween they want you to hear
Is your child aged between nine and 12 – the 'between’ years? In this extract from her new book, award-winning parenting educator Michelle Mitchell gives parents ideas to help understand their tween.
Red tape, some parents make it harder for our passionate teachers – new research
New research from Independent Schools Victoria finds most teachers are driven by passion for the job, but also highlights what makes their work more difficult.
How parents can motivate boys to learn, from Andrew Fuller
After a disruptive few years, we need our boys to re-engage with their learning, writes clinical psychologist and family therapist Andrew Fuller.
Best of the Web: A new approach to help teen problem gaming, and more
A new program to retrain the brains of teenagers who are problem gamers, how Dolly Parton is fostering a love of reading in Australian kids, and ways to avoid after-school silence.
Getting kids to talk about their emotions
How can we teach our children about their emotions so they can build resilience? Elizabeth Westrupp and Christiane Kehoe offer four ideas.
Best of the Web: School refusal on the rise, and more
Growing concern over school refusal, the powerful impact of dads doing story time, and how you can make sure sibling rivalry doesn't become harmful.
Connect. Reflect. Protect: Safer Internet Day 2023
Safer Internet Day is a global event dedicated to creating a safer online world for everyone. Tuesday, 7 February 2023, marks the 20th Safer Internet Day.