Screens and Parenting: Insights From ‘The Anxious Generation’
By: Michelle Nortje
Jonathan Haidt’s The Anxious Generation is a interesting exploration of the modern mental health crisis among young people. Read more
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How to Raise Independent Kids
By: Feranmi Taiwo
Letting go can be scary, but raising confident, capable kids starts earlier than you think. Susan Woodworth explores how parents can nurture independence, even in toddlers.
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When Kids Struggle with Friendships: What Parents Can Do
By: Bec Harris
Making friends at school isn’t always easy. Sometimes, kids come home feeling left out, upset, or even anxious. Parenting expert Michelle Mitchell unpacks what’s really going on and how parents can help. Read more
Starting The New School Year Well
By: Helping Hands TV
Starting a new school year can be daunting for students. Read more
Hey God, Can I Ask You Something? – Book Review
By: Brittany Garcia
The book covers some of the deeper questions about God that quite frankly, even some of the adults I know struggle with, including “Dear God, if you love us, why do bad and sad things still happen?” – I mean, who hasn’t asked this one? Read more
Mum Turns Her Kids’ Questions Into Award-Winning Education Series
By: Laura Bennett
Australia has one of the most unique and beautiful botanical environments in the world. We’re home to species you don’t find anywhere else, and we have a love-hate relationship with the fire that can both feed its renewal and be horribly destructive. Read more
Children’s Story ‘Little Pago’ Helps Kids Rethink their Plastic Use
By: Laura Bennett
With the UN Glasgow Climate Change Conference, and sustainability and environmental stewardship continuing to be a hot topic, it’s important these issues are accessible – and not scary – to the kids that are becoming increasingly aware of them. Read more
Isolation Is Getting Harder for Our Children. Here’s How to Help.
Though families have felt palpable relief as restrictions have started to ease across the rest of the nation, our Victorian children are struggling more and more to follow the rules still in place. Read more
Children’s Entertainer Colin Buchanan Creates Online Kids Church
By: Laura Bennett
Keeping the kids entertained is a tall order at the moment. Between the closure of their usual outdoor hangouts and the time pressure on parents, giving kids meaningful activities to do can be tough. Read more
How to Talk to Kids about Bad News in the Media
By: Collett Smart
We know that we can’t shield our children, because they will hear ‘bad news’… from peers, siblings, online… But how much is too much information? And what is age appropriate? (I cover both younger children and teens in this video). Read more