‘Damning’ report shows kids falling behind
Tens of thousands of Australian kids are failing to meet minimum literacy and numeracy results, sparking calls for a system-wide overhaul.
Kids
Major change to Aussies’ Instagram
Users of a popular social media app have logged on to find a major change that will help them to set boundaries with friends.
‘Hero’ mum dies trying to save 6yo from fire
Both Jackie Montanaro, 40, and six-year-old Madelyn were killed by the flames that encompassed their home as the family slept around 12.30am.
Incredible way girl saved from drowning
A “young fellow” has been praised for his quick thinking which helped save a little girl from drowning.
Boy’s horror injury at Woolworths
A mother says she was “inches away” from losing her young son after he injured himself when a toy from Woolworths broke.
70yo in hospital after sex crimes arrest
An elderly man has been taken to hospital after suffering a medical episode following his arrest for alleged historical sex crimes.
‘Suffocation’: Recall of popular baby item
Parents who purchased the product are advised to stop using it immediately and seek a full refund.
Boy found after Darling Harbour search
A desperate search for a young boy who went missing in Sydney’s Darling Harbour has had a happy ending, with the young boy found kilometres away.
Dentist’s shocking act on 5yo boy
A dentist has been hit with a hefty ban after giving a boy, 5, so much sedative he could have stopped breathing and died.
8mo baby injured in fatal car crash
A woman has died and four others, including an eight-month-old child, are in hospital after a horror head on smash.
Rise in kids in hospital with deadly disease
Health authorities have raised concerns over a common bacteria which sent more children to hospital in 2022 than in previous years.
Boy critical, female driver four times limit
A driver allegedly blew nearly four times the legal limit following a crash which left a young boy fighting for his life in hospital.
Mum slammed over G-string bikini video
A mum, who was slammed for wearing a skimpy swimsuit in front of her young son, has hit back at the social media backlash.
Mum defends 9yo daughter’s nose piercing
A mother in the US has clapped back at trolls online after she was slammed for allowing her nine-year-old daughter to get a nose piercing.
Innocent mistake that cost little boy’s life
A heartbroken father has issued a plea to others and paid tribute to his three-year-old son after a tragic backyard drowning.
Mum-of-22 looks back on luxurious year
A mum-of-22 has looked back on her family’s luxurious 2022 – with overseas holidays, adding a $50,000 pool and two new additions to the huge brood.
Mum’s $44,000 Xmas act slammed
A mum in the US has caused a stir online after spending over “$44k’’ on her 12 children this Christmas.
21yo babysitter sacked for ‘unacceptable’ act
A mother of three young children has revealed the “unacceptable” act that saw her sack her family’s 21-year-old babysitter.
Young girls stung by deadly jellyfish
Three young girls have been airlifted to hospital after suffering suspected stings from a deadly jellyfish at a popular tourist destination.
‘Miracle’: Newborn’s harrowing ordeal
A baby born with a life-altering tumour has lived to see his first real Christmas after a “miracle” saved him.
‘Terrified of the bath’: Tragic reality of floods
The harrowing effects of floods and drought on rural children across Australia have been laid bare, with some now too scared to even get in the bath.
Mum’s Christmas wish for babies comes true
Miracle babies born four months premature will spend their first Christmas at home with family, after 100 days in hospital.
Mum roasted for lunch box mistake
A mum has been shamed over the lunch boxes she packed for her small children, with many saying it’s “not enough” for growing kids.
Alleged baby kidnapper ‘confessed while on drugs’
A man who allegedly stole a car with a baby inside will continue his fight to have his original guilty pleas thrown out over a paperwork technicality, a court has heard.
‘I don’t give my kids any Christmas presents’
A Sydney mum has been labelled “abusive” and a “bad parent” because she has never bought her children Christmas presents.
Aussie girl gets trapped in vending machine
Four-year-old Poppy thought she had hatched a plan to steal teddies from one of those fiendishly hard claw machines. It didn’t work out that way.
Push for ‘nuts’ mandatory Covid rule
Schools could randomly test asymptomatic teachers, students and staff for Covid-19 under a new plan.
‘Too far’: Mum slammed for prank on child
A mum participating in Elf on the Shelf with her daughter in the lead-up to Christmas has been criticised for going “too far” with one prank.
Mall Santa unleashes on ‘annoying’ parents
A shopping centre Santa has let rip about the worst thing parents do – and it’s guaranteed almost every parent does it.
20 kids saved from drowning on NSW coast
An incredible “coincidence” led to a heroic rescue where 20 kids celebrating their Year Six graduation, plus some parents, were pulled from the water this week.
Original URL: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/parenting/kids/page/15