Health & Nutrition more articles
Klum's bribe for healthy kids
Staff writers Heidi Klum’s New Year’s Resolution has found her paying her kids to eat healthy.
Parents blind to early obesity in children
Melissa Davey Fed on a steady diet of fast food, soft drinks and television, 20 per cent of children are overweight or obese by the time they start kindergarten.
Dr. Joanna McMillan
The shocking sugar-coated truth
DR JOANNA MCMILLAN A spoonful of sugar helps the supplement go down? Dr. Joanna McMillan reveals what is hiding in your child's vitamins.
Behaviour & Discipline more articles
Then the police knocked on my door ...
Mel Hearse Have your children ever fought so loud the police were called? After this embarrassing parenting moment, Mel Hearse went in search of some soothing ...
Sydney mall takes action over temper tantrums
MEGAN LEVY A Dee Why shopping centre says it has not "banned" noisy children from the facility but is taking measures to prevent parents from letting their children ...
Strengthening her character bone
Steve Biddulph Raising girls to become strong women takes discipline, routine and age-appropriate responsibilities, writes Steve Biddulph.
Development more articles
Parents' anger over Merida's sexy makeover
KATIE CARLIN Merida's new look might have got her in to the princess pack but has she lost her vote with parents?
Over-protective parents are linked to teenage depression
AMY CORDEROY Teaching ''helicopter parents'' and ''tiger mums'' to control their emotions could be the key to preventing mental illness in their children, researchers ...
My four-year-old refuses to speak
Bianca Wordley It’s been two terms of kindergarten and still she will not speak. From the moment we step inside the kindy gates, she hides her beautiful voice from the ...
Education more articles
Not all appy children get best of educations
Rachel Browne In the expanding world of early childhood education and technology, not all apps are created equal.
Benefits of iPad child's play
Matthew Dunn A study is being conducted at three Queensland kindergartens to examine the educational benefits of iPad use for pre-school children.
Children escape from snake through window
BRIDIE JABOUR Eighteen children had to escape their kindergarten through a window after a deadly eastern brown snake slithered into the classroom and chased them ...
Activities & Worksheets more activities
Adventures in Zambezia colouring pages
To coincide with the release of Adventures in Zambezia download and print these fun colouring activities to entertain the kids.
Match the animal to their shadow
Livia Gamble A great activity for kids to practice sorting shapes and looking for patterns.
Toys & Products more articles
Dolls for boys, drills for girls
Emma Charlton With firefighter kits for girls and baby dolls for boys, toys are breaking out of the gender ghetto this Christmas thanks to retailers willing to brush ...
Preschool Gift Guide
The count down for Christmas has bugun, so here is a list of gift ideas for kids aged four and five to help out with any last minute shopping.
Tabeo: the 'safe' tablet for kids
As the tablet wars heat up, Toys R Us has announced it is launching its rival to the market-leading iPad, with "kid safe" content.
