Family
Why moving to a better neighbourhood can actually be bad for your kids
A new study has found that moving in childhood can have significant mental health impacts.
- by Ellen Barry
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Opinion
Column 8
The puzzling ways of the early riser
And the enduring passion of the Australian Olympian.
From graveyards to orange juice labels, baby naming is getting creative
John, William, Mary, Elizabeth: There was a simple formula for naming children in the Western world from the 17th to early 19th centuries. Not anymore.
- by Shona Hendley
‘It was hard for me to be open about my sexuality’: Narelda Jacobs
“It was easier to fall into heteronormative stereotypes as a teenager and I did what was expected of me at the time,” says the 48-year-old journalist.
- by Jane Rocca
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Review
This series nails the parenting paradox like no other TV show
Inspired by star Martin Freeman’s own experiences, Breeders depicts the willingness to die for one’s children – and the desire to kill them.
- by Kylie Northover
By 15, one in four teens have quit sport. What can parents do?
While the Olympics inspire many people to take up a new sport, research shows it’s tough to get teenagers to stick with it.
- by Sarah Berry
Grandmothers have stories you wouldn’t believe. Ask about them before it’s too late
When I worked up the courage to ask my relatives about their lives, my grandmothers’ stories came like a raging torrent of water.
- by Andra Putnis
Opinion
Parenting
I lie to my kids and they lie to me. Some secrets need keeping
When I lied to my parents, I genuinely thought they believed me. These days we laugh about it, but it was an important rite of passage.
- by Nova Weetman
‘I always looked to Dad with stars in my eyes’: Elly-May Barnes on her famous father
The daughter of Jimmy Barnes reflects on the great men she has known, many of them renowned musicians.
- by Jane Rocca
‘Smartphones are like pokies in their pockets’: Keeping kids phone-free
Parents are uniting to keep their kids phone-free – at least until high school – as child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg calls for a licence to use a smartphone.
- by Andrew Taylor
Opinion
Greater Good
My street library was just a family project. What happened next, well, you wouldn’t read about it
Some people say books are dead. My family’s sweet little street library, named Dumbledore, brought our community alive.
- by Amy Adeney
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