Development
Kids learn valuable life skills through rough-and-tumble play with their dads
It helps kids cope better with the challenges they'll face in life.
Dandelion or orchid, you can help your child to bloom
If you have a child at the orchid end of the spectrum, and another at the dandelion end, should you parent them differently?
Is my child being too clingy and how can I help?
When children are being clingy, they're communicating their feelings. This is normal and healthy.
Baby, it's true: 5 ways the fourth child raises itself
Would this child need less attention than the first? That didn't sound right.
Too much love: helicopter parents could be raising anxious, narcissistic children
Sometimes it's best to let your children be free range.
5 things your child should know before age 5
A 5-year-old is not too young to know how to do these key five things.
Advice
Natalie Portman is right, girls need permission to show anger
Here's how to reframe how we talk about anger and "big feelings" with children.
Should children go to funerals?
While the topic of death can be confronting, funerals can help kids comprehend the cycle of life.
Behaviour and Discipline
No one will thank you for pointing it out, but manners are dead
I'm not even asking for much. Indeed, I'd be happy with the return of just one phrase.
Shouting at kids losing effectiveness, parenting expert says
If you want your kids to have a bath, do their chores, or go to bed, you might need to lower your voice.
My son struggles with self-control. Here's how I'm helping him find his way
I had to let go of the expectation that my son would be able to power through every temptation. He needed some support.
Puberty
How to head off the toll of the terrible tweens on mothers' self-esteem
The first step in safeguarding a mother’s wellbeing is for her to be doing what she wants to be doing.
Number of teenagers choosing not to drink rises by more than 50 per cent
The number of young Australians choosing not to drink has increased by more than 50 per cent since 2013.
Special Needs
Hero stranger: boy with autism's life-changing eight hour flight
Everybody has a right to communication.
Why children are waiting up to a year for occupational therapy
The number of occupational therapists has grown but not enough to meet the increased demand from the National Disability Insurance Scheme.
When Charlene's son was diagnosed with ADHD, she began to understand herself
Only 10 per cent of adults with ADHD in Australia are diagnosed, and symptoms in women often present differently from men.
Autism, a neurotype not an insult
On the inside of autism you feel the ever-present anxiety of trying to act and speak like everyone else.
The day my son with autism wandered away from school - and my heart stopped
At exactly 1.34pm, my heart stops. It's a Friday. The voice on the phone has just spoken words no mother wants to hear: "Mrs Green, your son is missing."
The mums diagnosed with autism at the same time as their children
It isn't uncommon for women with autism to receive a late diagnosis.