Development
Best of the Web: Developing Empathy, How to Raise a Human without Parenting Books, and Helping Kids Deal with Rejection
Raising kids who care, parenting by instinct not books, ideas to help your child when they have been rejected.
The Teenage Brain: There’s No Such Thing as Average
When it comes to understanding teenagers, we need to recognise that all teenagers are different, writes Lucy Foulkes.
Best of the Web: The Importance of Play, Advice if your Child is a Quitter, Tech Means Trouble Holding Pencils, and Stop Nagging Kids not to Forget
Play helps children make sense of the world, strategies when your child is a quitter, and kids struggling to hold pencils because of tech.
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.
Best of the Web: the Batman Effect on Kids, Fighting Against Tech, Volunteering and Teens, and Don’t Ban Fairy Tales
Our selection of thought-provoking and useful articles from around the web on educating and raising children.
Best of the Web: What Kids Think of Parents Drinking, Bonding Through Baking, and What Age for Smartphones
The impact of parents drinking, bonding in the kitchen, and what's the right age for a smartphone.
In Case You Missed It: Some of Our Best from 2017
It was a big year on The Parents Website. Here's a selection of the best and most popular articles.
7 tips to help reduce unhealthy risk-taking by boys
Youth expert Chris Hudson offers advice on how to ensure that adolescent boys engage in safe risk-taking.
The power of curiosity
Diane Bourke explains how fostering curiosity in children will create a love of learning.