Tv
Children with better educated mothers watch the least TV
Adele Horin Almost 15 per cent of Australian children aged three to four have television in their bedrooms and, by the age of seven to eight, the proportion has risen to one in five, a new study shows, raising...
Is TV good for toddlers?
Preschoolers watch television. No matter how the issue is handled in a household, it is inevitable that at some point in the day they will be watching the screen, so does it improve their...
Curse of a certain surfer
Simon Webster With a three-year-old boy who makes it to the toilet for one poo in 10 and as such believes he is too grown up for nappies, we live in a constant state of anxiety, bordering on terror.
Preschoolers not active enough
Julia Medew Most preschoolers spend 85 per cent of their waking hours inactive, research has found.
A child's right to be safe: teaching self-protection
Family Planning Queensland Self protection skills are one way to help children to be safe or know how to find safety.
How to beat night terrors
Allison Tait Night terrors and nightmares - while both presenting as similarly noisy and sleep-depriving - are two different things.
Healthy children actively involved
To make a change for the better, parents and children have to become actively involved in changing their lifestyles. They need to support and encourage each other.
Glued to the set - taming the television
Tania Andrusiak and Daniel Donahoo It could be any household, any evening, anywhere: fights over the remote, battles about unfinished homework, another skirmish lost against reality TV, tired parents wondering if it’s ever okay to use...
Bad food can cut two years off a child's lifespan
Mark Metherell and Julian Lee The nation's children will live two years fewer than their parents unless there are urgent changes to lifestyle, government experts warn.
New wave childrens' entertainment
Clare Kermond Move over Wiggles, a new wave of childrens' entertainment hits the stage. By Clare Kermond.
Busy parents put baby's nose to the grindstone
Michelle Epstein Are we a nation obsessed with educating our children? Do we really believe that a child should be subjected to formal learning during as many waking hours as possible?
Over-nannying tots far from super
Louise Hall Infants subjected to Supernanny-style parenting end up behaving just as badly at two years old as other children, Australian researchers say.
Anticipating challenges with our children
Carole Disseldorp If we can anticipate problems and take active preparatory steps we will feel much more satisfied with our parenting and our children’s behaviour.
Tackling childhood obesity - get Mum fit too
Erin O'Dwyer Last year Anna Barwick was 95 kilograms and too embarrassed by her post-baby weight to join a gym. Tomorrow she will compete in her first team triathlon - at Caloundra on the Sunshine Coast - along...
Safe websites for kids
Lia Timson With thousands of sites on offer it's no wonder parents are confused and troubled about which websites to let their children visit. Read more about popular and safe sites for kids to use.
Your child's vision
The first three years of a child’s life is the critical period of development for the visual system. Despite this, a baby’s vision is not always tested as part of a post birth screening.
Billion dollar baby
Helen Signy Marketing to toddlers is big business. The niche market of newborns to three-year-olds is booming, with toys and educational materials developed for this sector now a $20 billion global industry.
