Parenting

When it comes to starting music lessons, research says the sooner the better. But what is the right age to start?

Three new studies look at what teens are curious about and what kind of responses they hope for in talking with friends and family.

Maggie Dent shares her tips for helping your teens see failure through a growth mindset and develop the grit to bounce back after a disappointment.

To stop procrastinating, we need to kickstart our momentum. To do that, we need to understand what is happening to our brain.

In a world still cloaked in gender stereotyping, the need to empower young women to envision a life of limitless possibilities is critical.

During Book Week, we will see countless photos on social media of happy kids dressed as characters from their favourite books, while schools hold daily events celebrating the joy of reading.

It’s a fun time for many children, who relish the chance to dress up as Hermione from Harry Potter or Dog Man and talk about books with their friends and teachers.

But what if your child doesn’t like reading?

From 2025, all Victorian government schools will be required to teach reading using a phonics-based approach known as SSP. But what is it? And how can parents help their child learn to read in a way that aligns with what they are learning at school?

One of the most intriguing and, at times, frustrating aspects of raising and educating children is the disparity between a child’s capacity to maintain attention and concentration and the expectations parents and teachers have of that skill.

One of the characteristics of most kids that I secretly admire is, if they don’t see a point to doing something they won’t do it. End of story.