Development
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.
Changing Children’s Minds and Brains, Part 3
In the final of a three-part series, Diane Bourke explains the Output Phase of the Feuerstein approach to helping children learn.
Making girls strong and free
Steve Biddulph, author of the best-selling Raising Boys, has taken up the fight for the mental health of girls.