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Psychologist Clare Rowe says research shows close connections with family is critically important for children, especially those under two.

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No Minister, parents not politicians should decide how to raise kids

Health Minister Mark Butler said something very disturbing on TV that shows how families are being sidelined from the job of raising children, writes psychologist Clare Rowe.

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Children on common ADHD drugs need regular height and weight checks, the Murdoch Children's Research Institute has recommended. Picture: iStock

Doctors warn of potential side-effects for kids on ADHD drugs

Children taking popular ADHD medications like Ritalin and Vyvanse should get four key things tested every six months to guard against potential side-effects, doctors say.

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Bad dancing, baby stories: The art of being an embarrassing parent

Parents have elevated embarrassing their kids to an art form, and columnist Susie O’Brien reveals why she takes particular delight in mortifying her children.

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Shailja Prasad and her daughter, Jiya Lyer at Mount Carmel College. Pictured on 8th October 2025. Picture: Ben Clark

Don’t panic about exam anxiety – it can actually boost your brain

Teenage brains are physically rewired by the stress of year 12 exams – but a leading neuroscientist says these simple techniques can help students perform at their best.

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Teenager Boy Under Stress with phone

‘200 classmates had seen him naked’: Sexting crimes rampant in schools

An eSafety educator shares horrifying stories of sextortion and revenge porn as new data reveals many perpetrators of image-based sex abuse are themselves children.

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Childcare staffing crisis reveals children are unsupervised despite strict ratios

Childcare educators are risking their jobs by speaking out about dangerous staffing practices leaving up to 14 children with only one adult in the room.

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SUNDAY ESCAPE. BABYMOONS. SARAH NICHOLSON. Picture: iStock

Soft-porn pregnancies and other parenting trends to avoid right now

Who needs B-listers with F-cups in G-strings looking sexy while breastfeeding? Here are the parenting trends to avoid, says Susie O’Brien

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School uniforms need to stop dictating how girls and boys look

The Gender Equity CEO is calling for school uniforms to be updated to allow unisex options and freedom of expression for kids on skirt length, hair rules and jewellery.

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DAILY TELEGRAPH SEPTEMBER 4, 2025. A mother with her son that used to attend First Steps Learning Academy Bangor before leaving due to safety concerns. This week the same childcare centre gave the wrong baby to a grandfather to take home. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Regulator reminds childcare operators how not to lose, leave or lock up kids

Childcare operators are being given guidance on how not to lose, leave or lock up kids by the federal regulator, after failings were highlighted by a series of worrying incidents.

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Teens need to battle it out or they’ll never grow up

If adolescence is to recover the ancient power which moulded the greats of history, then we must return to a wild world that tests and shapes our teens, writes Angela Mollard.

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Controversy has erupted around the Netflix cartoon Dead End Paranormal Park after billionaire Elon Musk expressed outrage that character Barney Guttman, right, said they were transgender.

Musk joins push to cancel Netflix over cartoon’s trans character

Elon Musk has told his 227 million followers on X to cancel Netflix – causing its share price to sharply drop – amid a revolt over a ‘pro-transgender’ kids’ cartoon.

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Technology & Digital Safety

Trigger warnings are ineffective at deterring vulnerable people from clicking on disturbing content, Australian research has found.

Slap a trigger warning on it (that’ll make them click)

Trigger warnings can have the opposite effect to their intent as a ‘forbidden fruit effect’ tempts even the mentally vulnerable, Australian research has found.

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Should parents watch horrifying Netflix viral hit with their teens?

A new Netflix show about a high school couple tormented by an anonymous bully has become an international sensation. But do experts think it’s too disturbing for kids?

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Shannon Althouse, Blayze Williams, Owen Turnbull

Ex-bikies warn teens of ‘fork in the road’ choices that can derail their lives

Shannon’s talents were ignored at high school. Owen rebelled at his private college. Steve’s dyslexia meant he felt like an outcast. They found camaraderie in gangs – at a terrible cost.

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