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How to choose the right dog for your family
If you are about to give in to all the begging and pleading and buy a family dog, make sure you research which dog will best suit your family.
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Why you need to stop yelling at your kids
Young adults who had been criticised, insulted or threatened by a parent growing up were more likely to be anxious or depressed, according to a new study.
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Helicopter parenting leaving adults stuck in adolescence
The consequences of being raised under the watchful eye of a helicopter parent are far more serious than we originally thought.
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OECD report finds Australian students falling behind
Australian high school students' achievement in maths and reading has slumped over the past decade, while huge gaps persist based on wealth, location, gender and whether students are indigenous.
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Top ten gifts that aren't toys
Tired of filling the kids' stockings with toys they will play with for a month and then move on? Here are the best gifts you can give that are completely plastic free.
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Keli Goff Angelina Jolie is known for her unconventional family, which includes three biological children with longtime partner Brad Pitt and adopted children from Cambodia, Ethiopia and Vietnam.
Mother fined for unbalanced school lunch
KATIE CARLIN A Canadian mother of two was fined by her local daycare for sending her children to school with homemade leftovers that didn’t tick off the required ‘grain’ component to their lunch.
Don't over-praise children
Learning a second language
No cook playdough recipe
Learning how plants absorb water
Younger Kids
Why you need to stop yelling at your kids
Genevra Pittman Young adults who had been criticised, insulted or threatened by a parent growing up were more likely to be anxious or depressed, according to a new study.
Bigger bowls, more waste
Shereen Jegtvig Kids who are given larger bowls of food are more than likely to overeat or waste the excess food, according to a new study.
Bathurst Public School has angered parents after banning girls from wearing shorts
Former panellists unite in support of Gonski reforms
Woolies to release new series of collector cards
States furious over double backflip on Gonski funding
Older Kids
Create a veggie garden with Jason Hodges
Livia Gamble For parents on the lookout for new ways to encourage their kids to be more active, celebrity gardener, Jason Hodges, recommends charging your kids with the responsibility of a vegetable garden.
OECD report finds Australian students falling behind
Josephine Tovey, Anna Patty Australian high school students' achievement in maths and reading has slumped over the past decade, while huge gaps persist based on wealth, location, gender and whether students are indigenous.
Obama's daughters are teaching girls to hold their heads high
Following in her mother's footsteps
Christopher Pyne's comprehension, maths skills lacking on Gonski
Bindi Irwin for Prime Minister?
Photo Galleries
Entertaining Kids
Experts warn of app's hidden dangers
Cosima Marriner Police have described it as ''the No.1 social media problem involving teenagers'', but most parents would barely have heard of messaging app Kik before last week.
Teacher proves point on social media
Melody McCabe If you haven't seen this picture on your Facebook feed yet, it is only a matter of time.
Protecting your child from disturbing Youtube content
Angelina and kids move into Vaucluse mansion
Sesame Street's Hunger Games parody
World's most inspirational female role models in one book
Family Life
How to choose the right dog for your family
Nicole Thomson-Pride If you are about to give in to all the begging and pleading and buy a family dog, make sure you research which dog will best suit your family.
Mama Holiday
Wellness Tourism; a celebration of healthy living
TRACEY SPICER We're on the peak of an active volcano, jumping in the air like extras in a car commercial.
The gifts that keep on giving
When parenthood changes your own parent-child relationship
Can two families holiday together?
Kane Taylor, 4, defies cancer to be best man at parents wedding
Recipes
Peach cobbler
Neil Perry This cobbler is a lovely summer-time dessert. It's delicious with any stone fruit, and it's great with whipped cream, too.
Chicken and Cannellini Bean Nuggets
One Handed Cooks There's something about chicken nuggets that kids just love.
