Health & Nutrition more articles
Boom in food allergies driving physicians nuts
Esther Han, Alexandra Smith It was once a staple of the lunchbox but the humble peanut butter sandwich is increasingly being shunned from school lunches as the number of children, especially preschoolers, with allergies continues to rise significantly.
DIY autism treatment raises alarm
Rachel Browne Some parents with autistic children are using a DIY hormone treatment to improve their learning, one of Australia's leading researchers has warned.
Antibiotic resistance risks
Mark Metherell Children with persistent ear infections and patients suffering recurring kidney disease are among the casualties of Australians' love affair with antibiotics.
Behaviour & Discipline more articles
A not so lovable battle
Melanie Hearse Love me, Like me not – how to keep liking your kids when they are being unlikable.
Time-out techniques
Brooke Tasovac Time-out is a discipline technique that involves placing children in an unstimulating place for one of several reasons.
Hit and miss
Bern Morley Our most primal instinct as a parent is to protect our child. It should be that simple really. If we see our child in danger, we should be able to do whatever it takes to either stop or curtail said danger. But this is modern society and there are rules and boundaries and lines we just cannot cross.
Development more articles
Can kids and alcohol ever mix?
Paul Chai After a hard day’s work it is traditional to head to the pub for a drink and a dissection of the day’s events. Is it so wrong if one of those people is a five-year-old?
Benign neglect is good for kids
Karen Malone In Japan, kindergarten kids walk home from school without adults.
There's no such thing as a good divorce: the kids always suffer
ADELE HORIN EVEN a ''good'' divorce may not protect children from the fall-out of a marriage breakdown.
Starting School more articles
Community building
Working parents go beyond the tuckshop
Working parents aren't always able to contribute to school life in the traditional ways, but there are other avenues, writes Jane Southward.
Protect their back
Staff writers You don’t have to look far to see a child being weighed down by their school bag and with another school year already begun now is the perfect time to ensure your child’s spine is being protected.
Heckler
Designer sangers a lot of rot
IT IS ''back to school'' time - the supermarkets are full of stationery, the shoe departments full of kids and glossy magazines full of ideas for school lunches.
Education more articles
Has your child's school sold out?
Justine Davies There seems to be no escape from the constant onslaught of advertisements aimed at our kids but it seems their reach even extends into the classroom. Does your child’s school allow companies to promote their brands in class?
Students with ADHD rise to personal challenge
Kim Arlington Encouraging students with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) to focus on doing their personal best, rather than to ''constantly pit themselves against others'', could help close the achievement gap in schools, new research shows.
Lesson for parents in public schools
Cathy Sherry One of the most disturbing parts of the current discussion of schools is the growing assumption that public schools are woefully underfunded and inadequate.
Activities & Worksheets more activities
Mother’s Day cards, craft and breakfast cuisine
Spoil mum this Mother's Day with cards, craft and scrumptious breakfast cuisine.
Mother's Day letter activity
Kids can practise their writing skills by writing a heart-felt letter to their mother or grandmother for Mother's Day.
Toys & Products more articles
Children take out Trash and a world craze begins
Like thousands of five-year-olds, Zac Miller is madly collecting mouldy cheese, rotting apples and smelly fish figurines.
Lego targets girls with block and awe campaign
Clare Kermond Lego is launching a bid to win a slice of the lucrative girls' toy market, branching out from its traditionally boy-focused construction blocks.
Christmas with the Jolie-Pitt family
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie had their hands full when they took all six of their children toy shopping.
