Wellbeing

Australia is lagging behind the world in still allowing parents to physically punish their children, writes Sophie Havighurst. She argues we must make it illegal.

How to have money conversations with your kids, leaving the phone at home, and why my parents lied to me about my birthday.

Families are teams and need regular team meetings to make them work, writes Dr Deborah Trengove. She gives her top 10 tips for effective family meetings.

Video games are being used as an effective tool to help neurodivergent kids develop important teamwork skills, writes Jess Rowlings.

Concerning research on vaping and behaviour issues in schools, a new Barbie with Down syndrome, and how a tired mum found the fun in life again.

Celebrating the finalists in this year's Children's Book of the Year, disturbing research on girls in school uniform being harassed on the street, and a moving reflection on why the small moments of parenting matter.

Your teen wants to stop vaping, and you know that lectures won't work. Michelle Jongenelis offers some strategies to help your teen quit.

Bullying is not normal behaviour at school and can have long-lasting effects, writes Mandie Shean. She gives strategies for parents to support a child who is a victim of bullying.

The radical action by a WA town worried about kids and energy drinks, ways we can nurture the teenage brain, and a new program to teach kids to save lives.