Parenting

Secondary

Unprecedented court ruling stops school expelling boy with ADHD

Disability advocates are praising the Federal Court for stopping a high school from expelling a student with ADHD and alleged behavioural issues. Here’s why.

Parenting

Heaven help us, there’s a new tween buzzphrase driving us crazy

Six-seven? That meaningless phrase is, like, so last week. Here’s the new middle school earworm driving parents and teachers potty – and it’s actually a throwback to the ’90s.

Parenting

Tracking apps, ‘moolie’ trips: Parents are tightening their grip on schoolies

Protective parents are ramping up their surveillance of Schoolies, adopting new technologies and even following their teenagers interstate to secure “peace of mind”.

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Technology & Digital Safety

The ‘digital honey pots’ that try to keep children online for longer

AI chatbots for social platforms including Meta and TikTok are telling kids misleading information about the incoming under-16s social media ban.

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Parenting

Why Gen Z teens stare like zombies (and it’s not what you think)

Teens aren’t being rude when they unleash the chilling ‘Gen Z stare’ and don’t remove their AirPods during a conversation, experts say – it’s actually evolution in action.

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Secondary

Busted by bouncers: Why fake IDs are a scam for schoolies

As hordes of schoolies descend on Australia’s party hubs, there’s one thing that’s a dead giveaway when 17-year-olds try to use supposedly “authentic” fake IDs bought online.

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Parenting

Harvesting data from babies: Privacy warning on parenting apps

Popular fertility, pregnancy and baby apps are able to access alarming amounts of personal data from parents and their kids, researchers have discovered.

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Schools Hub

‘I’d ride that’: Teens’ sexual comments leave male teachers terrified

‘I’d ride that’, ‘You have a gyat?’ and ‘Love you, sir’: Male teachers tell how they endure a constant stream of sexual comments – and moaning – that can destroy careers.

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Parenting

Schoolies warned of overdose risk as potent new drugs flood market

Health experts have issued an urgent warning about lethal high-potency drugs circulating as thousands of teenagers begin their schoolies celebrations across Australia.

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Parenting

Yes, I’m judgmental about preschool beauty routines – and for good reason

Sitting next to a toddler wearing perfume on a plane reminded Angela Mollard of the dangers of ‘essential’ skincare and make-up products for babies and preschoolers.

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Education

From beach camping to corporate takeover: How Schoolies sold out

Once all you needed was a fake ID, a beach and beer money. Now corporates have taken over Schoolies, fuelling out-of-control entitlement and a $5000 price tag.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Lost skill experts say children can relearn once social media ban starts

Friendship expert Bec Sparrow says the social media ban for under-16s presents a golden opportunity to teach children how to form genuine relationships again.

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Parenting

What toddlers should be taught about their bodies

It’s never too early to begin teaching children about body autonomy and consent, says this professor in criminology. But there’s one big thing many parents do wrong.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Cruel clicks: This nasty teen trend turns humiliation into entertainment

A mean prank exploiting an Indigenous man has attracted millions of views – and experts warn viral social media trends like this are eroding the “moral compass” of teens.

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