Behaviour
Preparing for a babysitter
When you hire a new babysitter, you'll want to make sure you give them all the information they need to care for your children. The more prepared you are, the more at ease you'll feel about going out.
Pornification of pop is bottom of the charts for children
Suzy Freeman-Greene What does a 10-year-old make of many of today's pop songs? Once, something was left to the imagination, but in our porn-tinged culture lyrics and videos have become far more sexually explicit.
Dads in Australia: Their changing role
Neil Jameson Not too long after man first walked on the Moon, I thumbed a ride with a tile salesman who couldn't wait to get home to spend time with his kid.
Never too early for a piggy bank
Bina Brown It is never too early to learn the value of money and how to budget and save. The earlier you teach children about saving versus spending, the better prepared they will be to manage their own money.
Spoiling Christmas
Mindy Laube Australian parents intend to spend an average of $584 on Christmas gifts for their children this year according to this week's "Toy Treasure Trove" report from BankWest.
Online bullying: tips for parents
Click Whilst you've probably got a lot of outdoor activities planned for summer, it's likely your little ones will be spending time online too. Here are our cybersafety tips.
Schools supporting families through change and transition
Stepfamilies Australia With one in five Australian children spending time in a stepfamily while growing up, Stepfamilies Australia wanted to raise awareness about some of the issues faced by schools.
The flawless family
Nick Galvin In the space of barely a generation, bringing up children has gone from being a process regarded as largely natural and instinctive to a skill that needs to be taught, corrected and analysed by...
The 'evil stepmother'
Alison Cameron You adore him, but when it comes to his children, you feel like the evil stepmother. Alison Cameron explores why admitting you don't love - or even like - your new charges is the ultimate taboo.
Part 4: Raising Boys
John Bastick My son’s taken to wearing his mother’s high-heels. And, to give the boy his dues, for a 20-month-year-old he totters about the place better than I could if I pulled on a pair of four-inch heels.
Busy children shown to do better
Adele Horin New research into the lives of middle-class children bucks conventional wisdom they are an over-scheduled and stressed-out generation.
Toxic foods and your children
Olivia Dyer and Bridy Fulvio Olivia Dyer and Bridy Fulvio were frustrated Mums who had children who were severely affected by the toxic chemicals found in everyday food products.
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