Development

Raising eco-babies

Dixiebelle & EB members The way we live, eat, drink, travel, shop, communicate and live our lives affects our eco-footprint.

Encouraging baby's physical development from 0-2

Kathy Walker It seems we give our children less chances to play, to climb, to do some rough and tumble. We are often too careful and don’t give children enough time to practice these skills

Modern parents just potty about toilet training

Lissa Christopher The growing number of parents who delay potty training until their children are three or older may be doing them and the environment a serious disservice, an Australian study says.

Five tips for bringing out the best in your mother-in-law

Jenna D. Barry If you get along great with your mother-in-law, then I’m really happy for you. Actually, if I’m being honest, I’m only 60% happy for you and 40% jealous.

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.

Shush, folks, we're trying to read

Anna Patty Children with language difficulties could make big improvements if their parents changed how they read to them, study finds.

Computer test catches children with ADHD

Nicky Phillips Researchers have developed a computer test that can diagnose children and adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) with 96 per cent accuracy.

Getting rid of the dummy

Richie Young Choosing the right time to stop your child using dummies may be easier than you think.

Teaching kids to get organised

Sonja Walker Parents and teachers commonly complain about kids’ inability to plan and execute even the simplest of tasks.

Back-to-basics approach for Australia's classrooms

Michael Bachelard and Jill Stark Australia's national school curriculum will return history, grammar, literature and phonetics to the classroom.

International Childhood Cancer Day: Ring a bell for Ben

In December 2006, Melissa and Stephen Clarke were told their six year old son, Ben had cancer. He occasionally complained of sore legs and Melissa and Stephen did their best to relieve the pain.

Try walking and talking

Ben Rossiter As another school year begins, the roads will become a lot busier. Not because the streets will be full of children walking to school, but because the roads around schools will be packed with cars...

All tech and no play for our tots

Alex McClintock Oliver Roach is 20 months old but he already knows how to put on and play a DVD. He is among a growing band of toddlers teaching themselves to use computers, games consoles and other devices.

Aussie school kids need to 'fit' in

While most parents think they know how to pick the right school shoes – 1 in 3 confess their kids have complained of sore feet shortly into the new school term!

School lunches - finding the right balance

Paula Goodyer As domestic items go, a school lunch box seems simple - until you try filling it up, says Kate Di Prima of the Dietitians Association of Australia.

Beat the school holiday blues (NSW)

Keeli Cambourne Historic ghost tours or prehistoric dinosaurs, breadmaking or flying foxes - here are some activities across Sydney and beyond for these summer holidays.

Keeping back-to-school costs down: Our top five tips

Analaura & Wilson Luna Getting the kids ready to head back to the classroom can be a very expensive process and when you're inundated with 'back to school' ads and kids who want one of everything, it can be hard to know...

How to beat the first-day blues

Ann-Maree Moodie It's your little one's first day of school. She's standing beside you at the school gate wearing a uniform that makes her look so grown up. Her backpack is almost as big as she is.