Parenting

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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Parenting

Forget social media, it’s the return of traditional family fun

Parents are dusting off the Monopoly set and pack of Uno cards ahead of Australia’s looming social media ban for under-16s, but psychologists warn it’s not all fun and games.

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Education

O’Brien: Partying parents vs sober teens proves new generation gap

While Gen Z counts steps and sips water, their Gen X parents are living it up at casinos and belting out Cold Chisel until dawn. Susie O’Brien wonders how today’s youth became so old.

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Schools Hub

Swimming coach arrest raises alarm over safety in children’s sports

A swimming coach’s arrest has sent shockwaves through junior sport, as investigators reveal the hidden dangers in children’s sporting programs. Here’s what parents need to know.

Parenting

‘A**holes’: The parenting trend that’s breaking your marriage

Parents are creating a generation of entitled children while destroying their marriages, but the solution isn’t as simple as experts claim.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Screens really are turning kids into zombies – it’s a medical fact

Screen time rewires children’s brains so they talk less and end up with a decreased IQ, a major international medical study has found. And it’s toddlers who are at greatest risk.

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Parenting

Is your child going overseas for schoolies? Bad idea…

Is your teen heading to Bali, Fiji or Thailand for schoolies this year? A safety expert’s advice is to think twice – because the biggest risks aren’t immediately apparent.

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Parenting

Things the ‘experts’ reckon you should never say to your kids

Ever told your kids “be careful” or “let me help”? You’re failing at parenting – at least according to some progressive experts. Susie O’Brien says they’re dead wrong.

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