Parenting

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Oh baby, tech firms can sell your data before you’re out of nappies

Popular fertility, pregnancy and baby apps are able to on-sell parents and babies’ personal data, including private medical information, alarming new research has found.

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Secondary

Busted by bouncers: Why schoolies shouldn’t waste their money on fake IDs

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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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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ExclusiveQLD Education

‘I played them’: Bonnie Blue reveals gross plan for Schoolies

The notorious porn star who sparked global outrage by targeting 18-year-olds has revealed how she tricked Australian media – and her latest stomach-turning stunt for Schoolies.

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Primary

How to help your kid become a maths whiz (and it’s not too tricky)

A maths teacher with 30+ years of experience shares four simple ways parents can help their primary-schoolers become a star at maths.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Mum of six cracks down on phone use after scary realisation

Jacqie Jones tells why she’s completely changed her approach to digital parenting for her six kids – after seeing what unrestricted phone use did to her older children.

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Schools Hub

‘An important step’: Legal advice for parents fearing asbestos exposure

A lawyer who specialises in asbestos compensation cases says parents worried their kids have been exposed to asbestos-tainted play sand need to do one thing immediately.

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Schools Hub

‘Don’t panic’: Experts explain the risks around asbestos sand saga

Can this coloured sand be deadly? As schools are closed amid a nationwide recall, we explain the risks if your kids have been exposed to play sand containing asbestos.

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