Features
When School Days are Lonely Days
Is your child lonely at school? A team of university experts is examining how to help. By Associate Professor Terry Bowles, University of Melbourne, Associate Professor Janet Scull, Monash University and Daniela Russo, University of Melbourne
Andrew Fuller: How Students can use their Learning Strengths
Leading clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller has developed a new approach to identify a student's learning strengths.
Andrew Fuller’s Tips on How to Study and Increase Your Marks
With the exam season approaching, here's some great advice on how to get the most out of your study time, in this repost of Andrew Fuller's popular article.
Andrew Fuller: Depression-Proofing your Kids
Clinical psychologist Andrew Fuller offers some practical advice to help protect your child or teen from depression.
Working mums tell their stories
A new book brings together 27 powerful stories by working mums on the daily challenges of combining children, work and life. We speak with the authors and two of the mums, Danielle Ross Walls and Louise Correcha.
Kids and Screen Time: Why Parents Should ‘Drop the Guilt’
A new book urges parents to 'embrace the good' that screens can offer. We speak to the author Anya Kamenetz.
Curly Questions for Kids: Should we Ban Lollies?
This and other ethical questions are explored in Short & Curly, the innovative and fun ABC podcast for children and families. Producer Kyla Slaven explains it's about teaching kids how to think, not what to think.
Why Apple Should Make the iPhone Kid-Friendly
Apple should listen to calls from stakeholders to protect children who use their smartphones, writes Jean Twenge.
Teachers Deserve a Break, and Not Just at Summer Time
Society might want to consider the increasing responsibilities and expectations that are being imposed on teachers, writes Michelle Green, Chief Executive of Independent Schools Victoria.