Parenting
Strategies for adult children moving out of home and overcoming the cost of living
10 July
The rising cost of living has become a significant challenge for adult children living at home and aspiring to move out. In many parts of the world, particularly in Australia, the cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and utilities has...[Read More]
The art of parenting with heart – harmonising guidance and friendship
3 July
Navigating the dual roles of being a parent and a friend to your children presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This delicate balance requires careful consideration of boundaries, communication, and emotional intelligence. The...[Read More]
Helping kids with living expenses through early training
19 June
There’s a family event of sorts that gives parents mixed feelings of sadness, apprehension and relief — and children a lot of excitement: when a child leaves the proverbial nest. Now, this can happen early during your child’s teenage years or...[Read More]
Parenting payments to increase to match inflation
18 June
Parents are set to get a financial boost with increases to social security payments. A range of welfare payments will rise by 2.4 per cent from the beginning of July as part of indexation, the increases in line with inflation. The changes will see...[Read More]
Teaching kids about money at different stages in their lives
12 June
It’s every parent’s dream to secure their children’s future. Of course, not everyone has the wealth required to do this, and the next best thing you could do as a parent is to teach them how to budget and invest. Through financial education,...[Read More]
Social media ban for kids could harm rather than help
23 April
A social media ban could push children towards consuming harmful content in secret as experts warn it is not a blanket solution to reduce online risks. The world will be watching when Australia implements a social media ban for children under 16...[Read More]
New mums urged to exercise to improve their health
2 April
New mothers should aim for two hours of moderate to vigorous exercise every week, such as brisk walking or cycling, researchers say. Getting back to exercise in the first 12 weeks after birth will help boost both physical and mental health and...[Read More]
No evidence smartphone bans help children: academics
2 April
Banning smartphone and social media access alone fails to equip children for the healthy use of technology in the future, a group of international experts argue. Writing in the British Medical Journal (BMJ), the collection of academics argued there...[Read More]
Aussie families pocket thousands in childcare savings
26 March
The average Australian family will save more than $4000 a year in childcare fees as the federal government moves towards universal access to early education. Pressure has long been mounting on governments to improve childcare accessibility and...[Read More]
Election push for childcare as rural kids ‘held back’
12 March
One rural family faces a five-year waiting list for childcare, while another has a 130km drive to the closest centre and many others rely on grandparents for help. Mothers in rural Australia report quitting their jobs at schools and hospitals due to...[Read More]
Reason ‘lazy’ teens can’t get up for school revealed
12 February
Laziness may not be behind Australian teenagers’ chronic sleepiness despite one-third of a parents believing the myth. Research by The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne released on Wednesday shed light on the incorrect stereotypes facing...[Read More]
Guiding adult children to contribute at home – fostering responsibility and independence
6 February
Many parents face the question of when their adult children living at home should start paying board and contributing to household expenses and chores as they transition into adulthood. The question of when and how much to charge, as well as the...[Read More]
Labor brings forward childcare subsidy changes
5 February
Parents would have access to three days of guaranteed subsidised childcare under new laws introduced to the parliament. On the second day of parliament for the year, Early Childhood Education Minister Anne Aly brought Labor’s signature policy...[Read More]
Subsidy boost may do little to improve childcare access
29 January
Childcare subsidy changes have put money back in parents’ pockets but might do little to increase access to early education, experts say. Families have saved almost $50 a week on average since an expansion of the subsidy came into effect in...[Read More]
Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents
29 January
As parents celebrate the end of school holidays, they are also bracing for an avalanche of mental load tasks, with mums likely to bear the brunt of the planning, preparation and making to-do lists. As the new school year approaches, research shows...[Read More]