Screen Time

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.

News

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.

News

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.

News

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.

Features

The best of The Parents Website 2022

From how to help teens beat the procrastination trap to a brave parenting experiment in banning TV, we've selected our 'best of' articles from the past year.

Features

Best of the Web: Be your teen’s online coach, not their boss, and more

Working with your teen about online use, the morning chaos of leaving the house, and making our streets safe for kids to play.

News

Best of the Web: When your child won’t go to school, and more

The growing problem of school refusal, the agonies of Mum Guilt, and why parents must model good screen behaviour for their children.

News

Best of the Web: Old people’s home for teens, and more

The intergenerational experiment with teens and senior citizens, does sport really build character, and what children think about their well-being online.

News

My Tiny Humans: I banned TV

With signs that TV watching was affecting a Tiny Human, the plug was pulled on weekday television. Natalie Moutafis explains what happened next in this brave parenting experiment.

Opinion