Essential Kids: Information for parents of pre and school-age children

The best and worst foods for healthy teeth

The foods you and your family should be eating more of and the ones to avoid for healthy pearly whites.
Crunchy broccoli salad

As the weather warms, it is time to start whipping up some salads. Not only is this salad super easy to make, but it gives you a big dose of green veggies too.
The different bonds I have with each of my children

If you had just one word, how would you describe your relationship with your child?
What this boy did when he found $8,000 in a playground

A seven-year-old boy has learned a valuable lesson in treating others how you want to be treated.
A decade into parenting, it still feels like a new job

Most endeavours get easier after 10 years; parenting isn't one of them.

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Preschoolers

Reassuring a big brother-to-be

Meghan Leahy When a soon-to-be big brother is worried about the future.

The day I bought my son 'beautiful gold shoes'

Cristy Clark I'm driving to the shops with my four-year-old to buy a pair of 'beautiful gold shoes'. He desperately wants a pair just like his big sister's.

Friend wanted: little girl with autism pens heartbreaking note

Four-year-old twins with Down syndrome start their first day of school

Mother's beautiful thank you note to son's kindergarten teacher

Parents, choose your battles with preschool fashionistas

Younger Kids

School holiday fun with Jason and Heidi Hodges and friends in the garden.

Love your Garden

Get outside with the kids and nurture a healthy lifelong hobby

Jason Hodges Gardening with the kids can be a fun, educational and cheap activity that also gets kids outside and active.

Want your kids to learn another language? Teach them code

Steve Goschnick Kids that code gain a good appreciation of computational thinking and logical thought.

Peppa Pig and Build-A-Bear Workshop

"Normal Barbie" finally got her period

Raising mentally and emotionally tough kids

Dinnertime storytelling makes kids voracious readers

Older Kids

A decade into parenting, it still feels like a new job

Heidi Stevens Most endeavours get easier after 10 years; parenting isn't one of them.

Sydney schoolgirl brings home gold in elite science comp

Andrew Leeson This year Australia participated for the first time at the International Earth Science Olympiad, in which nearly 100 top high school students from 22 nations compete.