Family

by   A local mum of four, has been recognised on this year’s AusMumpreneur Awards shortlist for her efforts in growing a school yard idea into a successful business and providing employment opportunities for other mums.  Jess Ndenda, alongside her best mummy […]

by Words have great power. As parents we have the ability to inspire great confidence in our children if we choose the right words to share with them. Think back to your own childhood – do you remember the things your parents […]

by Most (80%) Australian parents worry children spend too much time with screens. But what children are doing on and off screen matters more than how much time they’re exposed to screen media. Too much time? There was a time when society […]

by Both major parties are finally talking about the importance of preschool – here’s why it matters Early childhood education and care barely rated a mention in the lead-up to the 2016 federal election. But the mood has changed in Canberra. In […]

by Bluey is a ground-breaking Australian children’s television series and the most downloaded show in ABC iView history. Since premiering in October 2018, Bluey has been played on iView over 100 million times, and it is set to stream internationally on Disney’s […]

by Not every child is a bookworm, but research shows that developing a love of reading early in life can provide many benefits. From a positive impact on academic achievement, increased general knowledge, vocabulary growth, improved writing ability, and helping children to […]

by What happens in our first three years profoundly influences the rest of our lives. Children who encounter extreme adversity in those early years – including prolonged exposure to physical or sexual abuse and living in a highly stressful family environment – […]

by Most parents would agree that parenting is extremely complex and challenging. What works for one child, might not work for another – even within the same family. Parenting practices and beliefs around the world can also be strikingly different. Japanese children, […]

by Some Australian students are reportedly shunning Year 12 exams to seek less stressful pathways to finishing school. These reports come amid warnings of rising rates of anxiety and depression among young people, with psychologists calling for better mental health support services […]

by It’s been an unsettling week for parents after a series of reports claimed that kids found disturbing images in online videos. Word about the “Momo Challenge,” as well as upsetting video splices, spread quickly across parents’ groups — but are the […]

by For book lovers, reading to their children may seem obvious. Why would they not want to pass on their love of literature? However, researchers have shown there are more benefits for both adult and child that come with reading than just […]

by Parents worry about whether their teenagers are getting enough sleep. Research studies suggest that teenagers are suffering an “epidemic of sleep deprivation in Canada” and globally — one that will have long-term health impacts. So how much sleep do adolescents really […]