7 busy boards to develop fine motor skills
Busy boards for toddlers are easy to make and provide your child with important skills. Here are seven ideas to make your own.
Raising an emotionally intelligent child
Psychologists are warning parents the difference to raising an emotionally intelligent child lies in the reactions.
When your child prefers one parent
It’s awkward, challenging and can make one parent feel embarrassed or unwanted. Why do kids prefer one parent and how do you deal with it?
When another kid is mean to your kid
How do you deal with another child being mean to your child? Here are the 6 things you should do—and no, it doesn’t involve in stepping in.
The one wrong thing we’ve all been teaching our kids
Many of us think encouraging and helping our kids to chase their passion and to be happy is the ultimate parenting goal. We may be wrong.
Positive parenting approaches for when a child misbehaves
Study finds seven basic things you can do to manage your child’s bad behaviour. And it is based on positive parenting.
Raising strong daughters in the 21st century
Two leading parenting writers—Maggie Dent and Madonna King—share the problems our girls face today, and the secret to raising strong daughters.
Hilarious photos of Prince Louis will make you feel better as a mum
Prince Louis’s Queen’s Platinum Jubilee performances on the first and final days prove four-year-olds are all the same, royal or not.
Teaching children about respect: New campaign pulls heartstrings
The Australian government’s latest ad against violence ticks all the right boxes and sends home a very strong message.
Christmas for kids: Making it meaningful
Here’s how to bring the magic and meaning back into Christmas for kids this year. Go beyond the commercialisation and materialism to show them true Christmas spirit.
8 tips you never knew about raising boys
Raising boys can be a completely different experience to raising little girls. Parenting expert Maggie Dent gives us a sneak peek into a young boy’s psyche.
Are you asking your teen these three thought-provoking questions every day?
Want to get more than a vague response when talking to your teen. Try these three questions.