More than 45 per cent of Australians experience mental illness in their lifetimes, but there's often a shortage of services and support for their families.
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eParenting and Parenting in the 21st Century
eParenting used to mean keeping your kids safe on the Internet, however now it has a wider scope including parenting with the use of technology, and distance parenting. Curated by Peter Mellow |
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More than 45 per cent of Australians experience mental illness in their lifetimes, but there's often a shortage of services and support for their families.
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Maddy’s mother and I became friends right after our children were born. Now Maddy’s gone, and so is the world we lived in.
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Both loving and barbed, it uses a kind of weaponized casualness to criticize, but with complete plausible deniability.
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Accurate portrayals of autism can help people understand the complexities of this condition.
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Expert advice on how to raise children who are resilient, confident and able to handle stress.
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School shootings, lockdowns and active shooter drills are traumatizing our children.
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Parents of students who are “harder to educate” may have a hard time getting schools to reply to their emails about how to apply.
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Children naturally want to help at a very early age—but many families wait to conscript them until that desire has faded.
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You may or may not have just given your child a mobile or gaming device for Christmas. Either way, it's a good time to think about how technology will be used in your family this year.
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Study of 3,176 UK families finds raised risk of 18-year-olds with depression if their fathers had similar feelings after their birth
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Encouraging good social skill development benefits your young child throughout their life.
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Making good friends in primary school is not always an easy task. Here's how teachers and parents can help.
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Brian Campbell grew up stifled by his father’s expectations about masculinity. Can he change things for his own son?
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A couple was alarmed to hear a man's voice claiming that he was about to kidnap their 4-month-old son.
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As issues such as addiction drive an increase in grandparent-led families, older adults are experiencing an unprecedented role reversal
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The most solid method for kids to achieve their goals? An awesome presentation.
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In many households, Christmas means visits from relatives eager to smother kids with kisses. But respectful parenting means giving the kids fair warning so they can decide whether that's ok.
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Jay Schwer's girlfriend told him to make a will before picking up his new motorcycle, so he recorded one. He crashed his bike the same day and later died. A Supreme Court battle has seen his will ruled valid.
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Children can have more emotional understanding than we give them credit for, says author Helen Calcutt
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According to child psychologist Dr Kimberley O\'Brien, having time outside is \"absolutely essential\" to the development of a child.
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When parents have something to say that they really want teenagers to hear, these approaches can help get the message across.
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America's top public health official has issued a rare national health advisory warning to the nation about the dangers of e-cigarettes.
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In the age of Netflix, social media and video games, it can be hard to get teenagers to switch off the screen and pick up a book instead. Hard — but not impossible.