Aussie kids struggle with basics: How to help your child
Children are taking longer to settle into daycare or school in the new year because they’re more anxious, can’t focus and don’t know how to play with other kids, experts say. Find out why.
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“They outright lied to her.”
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“She’s taken over all communication and is super passive-aggressive and sickly sweet.”
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My husband says our toddler is ready for daycare, but I’m not
“This is the first thing we can’t agree on, and neither of us is willing to budge.”
I won’t hide my kid’s Xmas decorations on a second tree
“I was told, thanks for making my tree look better because yours looks crap.” Fair call?
I won’t do the school run for my stepkid now I’m on maternity leave
“There’s something that his actual parents are forgetting…”
I’m a better parent because my baby was born premature
“My first act as a mother was to let my baby go.”
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