Best of the Web: Happy Kids do Chores, and more…
Why happy kids do chores, worried my daughter is just like me, boys need friendships, and giving VET an image-makeover.
Top Tips for Learner Drivers and their Parents
Teaching your teenager to drive can be a nerve-wracking experience for all involved. We asked the experts at the RACV for their best advice. By Mark O'Brien.
How Parent Shaming Undermines Us
The recent trend of criticising helicopter parents is the latest in a long history of undermining parents, writes Frank Furedi.
Best of the Web: How Smartphones can Help Learning, the Mysteries of Kids’ Behaviour, the Myth of Teen Anxiety, and Calls to Ban Smacking
Learning using a smartphone, kids' behaviour explained, and the Big Myth about teen anxiety.
My Tiny Human: Mum’s Guilt
With an almost two-year-old and a return to part-time work, Natalie Moutafis is getting acquainted with mother's guilt. Read her first My Tiny Human blog for The Parents' Website.
How to Raise a Thriving Child
Parents want the best for their children, but are we over-managing their lives? A new book just published in Australia argues that we need to give kids a sense of control. Read this extract from The Thriving Child.
Protecting Children Online: A Community Responsibility
Parents are at the frontline of keeping children safe online, but all of us have a role in protecting children from harm, writes eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant.
Best of the Web: Male Bias in Picture Books, Teens Turning Off Social Media, and the Dangers of Outcome Love
Why male characters fill kids' picture books, the teens saying 'no' to social media, and why grades shouldn't be linked to rewards.
Community Connections – Lauriston Girls’ School
Year 12 student Annie Liu was inspired by TED talks - so she decided to organise her own. Her speakers covered some of the big issues facing society today.