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How to guide your child through Ukraine news on social media
Our teens' social media feeds contain images of tanks, bombs, and war-style propaganda, writes Joanne Orlando. Here's how to help them navigate social media 'news' content while minimising any distress.
Best of the Web: How to stop being a nagging parent, and more
Ideas for getting kids to cooperate, an uplifting story of an enterprising young author, and a dad struggling through the pandemic.
Play it Fair Online: Safer Internet Day 2022
Safer Internet Day is 8 February 2022, aimed at raising online safety awareness at home, school, work and in the community. Here are some simple tips for online safety from the eSafety Commissioner.
Best of the Web: How to rapid antigen test your child, and more
Expert advice on using RATs on kids and easing anxiety, the simple answer to raising teens, and the need to celebrate parenting milestones.
2022: Keeping schools safely open
The return-to-school plan for Victorian schools sees a shift in focus to keeping students in the classroom, writes ISV's Chief Executive Michelle Green.
Best of the Web: How to raise emotionally intelligent kids, and more
Ways to encourage emotionally intelligent kids, helping children who are scared of needles, and why a little lie at Christmas is okay.
Winning student film challenges parents to look beyond the mask
One of the winning entries in this year's Student Film Festival highlights how teenagers can hide their fear and anxiety from their parents.
Kids and Sport: Playing through the pandemic
The latest RCH National Child Health Poll found that half of Australian children have participated in less sport since the pandemic, with one in three doing a lot less or no sport.
Best of the Web: 4 character strengths that help kids learn, and more
How character traits have a profound influence on learning, why grandmothers are so connected to their grandkids, and busting parenting myths by trying to be like Bluey's Dad.