Development
Best of the Web: How a beehive helped a teen with dyslexia, and more
How bees gave a teen with dyslexia a different way to learn, saying the wrong things to parents of kids with disabilities, and parenting kids when you have money.
Best of the Web: The social superpower of sensitive boys, and more
Why we should encourage sensitivity in boys, how chores might improve kids' brain function, and the new parental controls from Instagram.
My Tiny Humans: Oh Cheese and Crackers!
After hearing her kids utter a few choice words, Natalie Moutafis questions the power of swear words and how to approach their use by young kids.
Maggie Dent’s tips for navigating emotions with little girls
In this extract from her new book, Girlhood, parenting educator Maggie Dent gives parents ideas to help their young girls through their emotionally charged 'hot' moments.
Best of the Web: Please don’t call my son shy, and more
Why we shouldn't label our kids as shy, the nostalgic TV shows to share with your family, and how reading for fun is at an historic low.
Best of the Web: Teach your child to ride a bike, and more
How to teach your child to ride a bike, what Gentle Parenting may be neglecting, and the benefits of fidgeting for neurodiverse children.
How Turning Red gives families permission to feel sad and angry
You can't be happy all the time. Movies like Turning Red and Encanto show that when the characters learn how to embrace all of their emotions, they can become their true, authentic selves, writes Cher McGillivray.
Best of the Web: Meet the Internet’s Dad giving life tips to the world, and more
The Internet's Dad helping kids around the world, Maggie Dent on why our own childhoods affect how we parent, and the importance of a good end of the day for kids.
Best of the Web: Why we should all be building with blocks, and more
The benefits for everyone of building blocks, experts on why we should screen all kids for anxiety, and dads paying it forward.