New free program encourages primary school kids to eat more veggies
CSIRO’s Taste & Learn program teaches kids to like vegetables.
5 easy ways to teach children compassion and empathy
Raising children with the ability to empathise is key in creating a kinder, more compassionate and loving world.
6 steps to reduce sibling rivalry
How to deal with sibling rivalry? Psychologist Collett Smart provides six steps to reduce rivalry between siblings. 👫
Age-appropriate chores: 5 ways to get your kids started
Let’s talk about why children should be doing the family chores from a young age and how to get them started. Make sure you read to the end for our list of age appropriate chores for kids aged two to teens.
My kids didn’t expect this after they failed to do their chores—again
“I knew Jacob needed a consequence for his inaction, but all I could think about were the chores that awaited me, and here I was doing his simple chore on top of it!”
Code words & kids safety
Would your child ever stay in a potentially dangerous situation because they don’t know of a discreet way to ask for your help?
The best energy-boosting foods for kids
Kids rush from classroom to activity to home and back again. So they need high energy-boosting foods to sustain them.
How to know when to take your child to the doctor
It is one of the most common parenting questions out there. Your child is not feeling well, so should you visit the GP?
How to raise resilient kids who don’t give up
Psychologist Collett Smart walks us through the strategies to help teach your child to embrace challenges, persevere and grow from mistakes.
How to get your kids to help in the kitchen
Food and family go together like two peas in a pod!
Lockdown is the perfect time to try this parenting trick
With the kids stuck at home with nowhere to go, this may be the golden opportunity to insource.
Quaranteen: Helping your child during Covid-19
The day in a life of a quaranteen is different to what teens usually do.