Is your child’s after school care doing more harm than good?
New Australian guidelines for kids in Outside School Hours Care (OSHC) have the potential to affect many children on a regular basis.
Smacking children: The only time you should do it
Physical punishments to correct our children’s behaviour can sometimes be seen as child abuse. You’d be surprised why there’s still a case for smacking.
5 things our tween girls really want from us
I asked 500 10-year-old girls what they want from us—their parents. This is a snapshot.
Questions to ask kids that will get them talking about their day at school
We ask members of our Mums At The Table group to share their tips on questions to ask kids so they’ll open up about their day at school.
The 4 things my parents did wrong when raising me
As far as I am concerned, the example of my own parents led me to conclude that there are four things parents do wrong when raising, caring for and educating children.
What do I do when a child has set one of their friends against another?
Q: What do I do when a preschool child has set one of their friends against another?
5 tips to handle after-school meltdowns (Animation)
We’ve all been there, you’re at home when suddenly the kids storm through the door and release their emotions after a school day. 🤦♀️Psychologists call it “after-school restraint collapse”.
Cyber safety: Keeping your children safe from predators
We talk to child cyber safety experts about the six things about our children we should never share online.
5 tips to handle after-school meltdowns (Interview)
But why do children meltdown after school? And how can we help children through meltdowns?
12 life lessons your children need to learn
With all the distraction and overstimulation that devices bring, children are not building up useful “reservoirs of knowledge” they can draw on in coming years.
A teacher’s perspective on children’s milestones
This teacher reminds us that while developmental milestones for children are helpful, there’s something else that’s more important.
Dear mum with that noisy kid in church
“I notice the wriggles and giggles, the crawling under the pews. I notice the growing pile of crumbs and wrappers.”