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‘Went too far’: Private girls’ school muck-up leads to clean-up

Muck-up madness continues in Victoria, with one event at a leading private girls’ school lasting just 30 minutes. It comes as another school petitions for the right to celebrate.

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$240-a-day childcare centre offers white-glove service for parents

Australia’s poshest new childcare centre charges $240 a day but cares for parents as well as kids, with mums and dads picking up a coffee, breakfast and even their online shopping.

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Geelong's lunchbox king George Georgievski and his two kids, Kiara and Anela. Picture: Supplied

Aussie dad steps up as parents push back on lunchbox demands

Australian parents are fighting back against complex school lunch box rules that force them to juggle nutrition, allergies and eco-friendly packaging requirements.

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Bully intimidates a skinny kid.

Bullies – stop blaming your upbringing and own your bad choices

Bullying is a choice and perpetrators should take responsibility for their actions instead of blaming their parents, say two professors with some tough love for bullies.

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We’re doctors and this is how ADHD meds affect kids

Medical experts who work closely with children who have ADHD have revealed how to best support them to thrive – and the impact of medication.

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Roxy Jacenko’s shock take on daughter’s lucrative ‘Insta-fame’

Posting and boasting has made Australia’s ultimate kidfluencer, Pixie Curtis, a lot of money. But is her mum Roxy happy about it?

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How Aussie parents are turning $29 into $10,000 for their kids

Mum-of-three Charlotte Byrne is helping her kids invest for the future with a new tactic that other parents are using. See what you can earn and try our savings calculator.

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The world’s most infuriating language – teen talk decoded

“Just one more game”, “I’ll be there in a minute, promise” … Parents know that what teens say is rarely what they mean. Here’s our teenager translation guide.

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Mia Tindall's mother Zara Phillips has taked of tracking her via airtags.

Will you be racing to put AirTags in your child’s sneakers?

Using tracking devices on your kids – good parenting or just another way to tell them the world is scary and we don’t trust you? Education commentator Angela Mollard weighs in.

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Australia’s biggest phone addicts revealed – and it’s not who you think

We worry about screen-addicted kids and laugh at Insta-obsessed mums but a new Aussie study has exposed a surprising group as the biggest phone junkies of all.

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Marty McFly uses a landline phone in Back to the Future.

Back to the future: Can 1980s tech save kids from social media?

Landline phones are making a comeback as families embrace old technology to help their screen-addicted teens. Now we just need to teach them how that rotating dial works …

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To mo or not to mo? Generations divided by facial hair preference

From Merv Hughes to Timothee Chalamet, the great Australian moustache debate rages on as Gen Z embraces what Gen X wants gone. Have your say.

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1/6/2025: Actress Madeleine West, talks about a new education resource being released to new parents from Project Paradigm, ACCCE and AFP to help them protect their newborns from child sexual abuse, outside the CH10 studios on Mt Coot-Tha, Brisbane. pic: Lyndon Mechielsen/Courier Mail

Madeleine West: Pay parents like me to stay home with the kids

The former Neighbours star has called for a revamp of the childcare subsidy system to allow payments to be made to parents, grandparents and nannies.

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Clinical psychologist Clare Rowe on PlayStation parenting.

Bratty kids? Constant meltdowns? ‘PlayStation Parenting’ is the answer

Educational psychologist Clare Rowe says ‘PlayStation Parenting’ is the key to parents taking back control over their kids – but it’s not what it sounds like.

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