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How to parent the sensitive child
Does your child worry about the simplest of things? Does he or she get upset easily? Do they seem to have empathy beyond their young years? Chances are you have a sensitive little soul on your hands.
Kimberley O'Brien
Positive advice for kids
Kimberley O'Brien tells you how you can help kids rule out the negatives life throws at them and find the positive influences they need to function better each day.
Justine Davies
How to engage bored kids in play
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What parents can do to help kids develop healthy sexuality
To give kids the best shot for happy sexual lives as adults, there are ways to consciously rear them with healthy attitudes toward sex.
Boy's heartbreaking note about stolen wind chime
It's not often a homeowner has sympathy for someone who stole from them. But when Chrissy Marie read the note written by the brother of the "thief" who took her butterfly wind chime her heart broke.
'Should I let my six-year-old change his rather unusual name?'
A mother has asked Reddit users if she and her husband are "crazy" to consider changing their son's name as a gift for his seventh birthday.
What's so bad about the tooth fairy?
I was so shocked to learn there was a mum out there who had banished the Tooth Fairy that I asked some of my mum friends who have children of the tooth-losing age and they backed up my worst fear.
Want to connect with your teen? Give 'potted plant' parenting a try
If you're wondering how to connect with your non-communicative adolescent, one parenting expert has a surprisingly simple answer:make like a potted plant and blend in to the background.
Anorexia survivor shares inspiring update
It was mid 2015 when Jean-Marie Menzies noticed that the eating habits of her daughter, Phoebe Brettell, had changed.
The singing dentist making kids want to brush and floss
Have you ever wished there was someone who could actually make your kids want to brush their teeth? Your dreams are about to come true.
What is grooming? How to spot a paedophile before it's too late
The Royal Commission has tried to provide an answer to a difficult question, but admits it is difficult to define.
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Dad's clever 'X-plan' for getting teens out of bad situations
A father-of-three has shared the way he ensures his kids have an "out" when they find themselves in a bad situation.
By teaching children to fear men, we are letting our kids down
A lot of people, upon reading an article like Kasey Edwards' Why I won't let any male babysit my children, would probably react with anger.
I gave my tween daughter a phone, and I have no regrets about it
Carolyn Tate worried about giving her 12-year-old a smartphone – but found surprising benefits.
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