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It’s just a ‘quick menty B’: How exam freakouts can actually help

If your senior school or uni student child tells you how a ‘rant buddy’ helped them overcome a ‘quick menty B’, it’s not as bad (or as baffling) as it might sound.

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Technology & Digital Safety

‘No excuse’: Minister meets with tech giants in countdown to ban

Australia’s unprecedented social media crackdown has tech giants scrambling to ban under-16s before the December deadline.

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EXCLUSIVEMental Health

New face of torment: From physical violence to psychological warfare

Groundbreaking research exposes the age when children face their peak bullying risk, as experts warn traditional playground violence has evolved into something far more sinister.

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Parenting

Move over Dad Bod, it’s time for the Rad Dad revolution

The ‘dad bod’ is dead. A new generation of fathers are swapping beer and takeaway for protein shakes and 4am workouts in the quest to become ‘rad dads’, writes Angela Mollard.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Soulless AI chatbots driving girls down the path to anorexia

‘You’re not dying, you’re improving.’ Schoolgirls are turning to artificial intelligence chatbots for motivation to lose weight – and being given toxic advice verging on sadistic cruelty.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Sex, money, manipulation: ‘Dark feminine’ icons sell a toxic path to love

You’ve heard of women-hating incels – now meet the ‘femosphere’ flipside, where glamorous influencers amass millions of followers by teaching women to manipulate men for money.

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Mental Health

I was emotionally crippled by cruel school bullies – now I’m a federal MP

With raw and powerful honesty, new federal MP Claire Clutterham tells how being relentlessly bullied in the schoolyard shaped her determination to stand up for others.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Fakebook kids: Social media giant harvests your child’s photos to train AI

Your innocent family photos may be being used to train Facebook’s artificial intelligence app to create AI deepfakes. Here’s how to stop it happening.

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PollTechnology & Digital Safety

Sex education crusader’s new mission – explaining porn to kids

The average Aussie child is just 11 when they’re first exposed to pornography. That’s why Chanel Contos is on a mission to introduce “porn literacy” into the national curriculum.

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PollParenting

I have six kids – and none of them have ever done homework

This Aussie mum doesn’t believe in homework – and has stuck to a strict ban for all six of her children, despite endless arguments with their teachers.

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Parenting

Mum’s strict sleepover ban after shocking childhood experience

It’s a rite of passage for kids but a growing group of parents are now banning their children from ever going on sleepovers – and for some, the reason is very personal.

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Parenting

Relationship expert on six ways you can be a better grandparent

Modern grandparenting is packed with pitfalls – and just giving a card for birthdays isn’t enough. Here are six simple tips to build a beautiful bond with your grandkids.

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Parenting

‘It’s lovey’: Modern grandparents refusing to be called ‘nanna’

It was once a cherished milestone but more and more grandmothers are refusing to be called nanna. Here’s why.

Parenting

Is your daughter the mean girl? Here’s how to turn it around

No parent wants their child to face bullying – but what if your daughter is actually the ‘mean girl’? Psychologist Laura Love unpacks how to handle it.

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