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A brewery is sponsoring my son's football team – I'm not okay with that
Let's not pretend this business is just trying to give back to the community either.
Why you're exhausted from running after your kids (and they aren't)
Bad news for parents trying to tire out their kids during the school holidays.
Australia endures 'epidemic' of preventable ACL injuries
The debilitating knee injury is striking down children and teenagers at growing rates.
Over-scheduled kids not pulling their weight at home
Three out of four children doing not helping around the house.
What to do when your children's sporting heroes let them down
Parents can still help ease the disappointment when their kids' heroes disappoint them.
'I hated everything about taking young kids to swimming lessons'
It is time to acknowledge that swimming lessons are hard work - for parents.
Majority of children quit swim classes before they're safe in water
Three out of four Australian children attending swimming lessons dropped out before most had learned lifesaving skills.
My daughter came last at the swimming carnival and I've never been prouder
All the kids were excited about the swimming carnival. A day at the pool, instead of a day at school? Amazing! A day at the pool, with all their friends? Even better. My kids started preparing as soon as the date was set. We had to find red zinc ("It's got to be house colours!") and practice swimming laps. It was all they talked about.
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The argument for an end to mandatory bike helmet laws
Today's children wear helmets when riding their bikes without giving it a moment's thought as they have never known any different.
Is there a place for Girl Guides and Scouts in 2018?
Membership numbers might be down, but today's Girl Guides and Scouts meetings might surprise you.
What you should do if your child is a 'quitter'
Bella was going out of her mind. Her 9-year-old daughter, Angie, would agree to sign up for an activity with great enthusiasm. Swim team? Yes, please! Book club? You bet! Ballet? Sign me up! Then something would happen that made the activity, well, hard.
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