Screen Time
3 ways to help your child transition off screens and avoid the dreaded ‘tech tantrums’
For many families, there is a daily battle around getting kids off their screens and back into real life. Here Juliana Zabatiero, Kate Highfield, Leon Straker and Susan Edwards share their tips for parents.
3 things parents should teach their kids about AI
AI is now accessible to everyone, including our young people. Kathy Mills and Christian Moro share their tips for parents here.
Best of the Web: ‘Good enough parenting’, and more
What is 'good enough parenting'? The angelic faces of children watching screens, and why our teens are embracing LinkedIn.
Finding balance: Becoming a screen smart family
Supporting young people in the digital age can be overwhelming. To assist families, the Alannah and Madeline Foundation created an online safety hub – DigiTalk – with resources to help navigate the digital world.
Best of the Web: The best musical instrument for your child, and more
Which musical instrument is best for your child, do sick days equal screen time, and a fierce new season of a podcast.
Best of the Web: The unpredictability of bush kinder, and more
How bush kinder teaches children to be organised and prepared, an experiment in free-to-air TV, and the inappropriate games kids play.
Best of the Web: A new approach to help teen problem gaming, and more
A new program to retrain the brains of teenagers who are problem gamers, how Dolly Parton is fostering a love of reading in Australian kids, and ways to avoid after-school silence.
Connect. Reflect. Protect: Safer Internet Day 2023
Safer Internet Day is a global event dedicated to creating a safer online world for everyone. Tuesday, 7 February 2023, marks the 20th Safer Internet Day.
Dreaming big: How your teen can reset their sleep cycle for success
Teens need to reset their sleeping times now to be ready for school, writes Andrew Fuller. He gives them a step-by-step guide to make it happen.