by Catherine Suelo | May 15, 2024 | Childcare News, Helpful Information, Parents
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra As it looks to an election next year when holding up Labor’s female vote will be vital, Treasurer Jim Chalmers has declared Tuesday will bring “a budget for mums and middle Australia”. “The primary focus of our economic plan is...
by Catherine Suelo | May 1, 2024 | Childcare News, Helpful Information, Parents
Shutterstock Zoe Rathus, Griffith University In October 2023, the federal parliament passed major changes to how children’s cases are decided under the Family Law Act, which kick in next month. Among other things, they repeal a controversial legal presumption...
by Catherine Suelo | Apr 18, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Elizabeth Westrupp, Deakin University and Tomer Berkowitz, Deakin University In the space of three days, there have been two devastating knife attacks in Sydney. Your child may have seen these on the news or social media. Or they might be hearing about it from friends...
by Catherine Suelo | Apr 15, 2024 | Child Development, Helpful Information, Parents
Elise Waghorn, RMIT University While much attention has been drawn to the detrimental impact of violent video games on children’s developing brains, there has been relatively little discussion regarding the negative effects of news and current affair programs children...
by Catherine Suelo | Apr 1, 2024 | Craft & Fun, Helpful Information, Parents
Clare Dix, The University of Queensland; Helen Truby, The University of Queensland, and Stella Boyd-Ford, The University of Queensland Easter is the time for chocolate. The shops are full of fantastically packaged and shiny chocolates in all shapes and sizes, making...
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