My tiny humans: I did it!

Natalie Moutafis is discovering how the Feuerstein approach to learning is helping her children discover their sense of self.

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Should kids climb trees, put down your phone, why teens need rites of passage, and more.

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Worried about young people and technology? Try talking to them

There's growing unease about the technology use of young people. As a starting point, we should ask them what they think, writes Aine Maher.

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Judith Locke: the case against parents influencing class placements

At this time of year, class lists can be a hot topic and many parents might be doing everything they can to enable their child to be in a class with a specific friend or teacher in the next school year. But, writes Dr Judith Locke in this updated post, is it the best idea?

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Is it OK to listen to music when studying, ATAR obsessions, prejudice against stay-at-home Dads, and more...

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Why parents and teachers need to work as partners

There's widening gulf between parents, teachers and the school system, write Kelly-Ann Allen and Sally Kenny, and an urgent need to repair the relationship.

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The hidden life of teens on social media

Do you know if your teen is using a fake social media ID? In this extract from his new book, The Tech Diet for your Child & Teen, Brad Marshall offers advice on how to have that tricky conversation.

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Travelling, with my tiny humans

Natalie Moutafis and her family threw caution to the wind and headed off on an overseas holiday. Here are her top tips for travelling with tiny humans.

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Cooking with kids a recipe for happiness, how to ease back from helicopter parenting, why girls need aunties, and more...

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