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Students in public schools twice as likely to be bullied as private school pupils
Here are the reasons why up to 14 per cent of parents continue to choose private education over public schools across the country.
When your child threatens to run away from home
While this case of Bondi run-away Michelle Levy ended happily, it has highlighted an issue that many parents find themselves facing: how do you respond when your child threatens to run away from home?
Kimberley O'Brien
Dealing with angry children
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What's the best way to raise your child?
What's the best way to raise your child? It's a question that has provoked the publication of numerous books, and seen authors race to coin the next quirky name for a new style of parenting.
Why bedtime battles are worth the fight
I drag myself through those last couple of hours with my son, mindlessly making dinner, negotiating dessert and then putting on my battle armour to face the bedtime fight ahead.
Dad as coach is causing behaviour problems with son
Our child is clearly feeling the pressure of being the coach's son, and he regularly acts out.
The one thing most parents do that make screen time tantrums worse
It is a natural response parents make when wanting children to get ready to put down their devices but new research reveals it is making things worse.
Parenting battles worth fighting for
Pick your battles. For many of us, this expression takes on a whole new meaning when you become a parent.
Things only 90s kids got in trouble for
All kids get in trouble for various reasons, but only 90s kids will relate to these.
Giving my kids too much freedom
The first time my daughter told me she hated me, I wanted to bake her a cake. She wasn't afraid of me. And I couldn't have been more proud of her - or of myself as her mother.
Why it's perfectly natural to dislike other people's kids
Yes, you are! shouted some. No, you're not! cried others. Hundreds of comments later, the debate remains polarised.
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Tempted to smack? Here's what to do instead
A recent widespread study of 160,000 children over 50 years has provided the definitive answer: smacking shouldn't be done anymore. Where does this leave the 80% of parents worldwide who smack their kids?
What five decades of research has confirmed about smacking
The most comprehensive analysis of the research to date has revealed the detrimental effects of smacking on kids.
Teenage girls traumatised by revenge-porn network aimed at 'teaching us a lesson'
The Melbourne's Men's Society Facebook group was closed last week, but other pages, dedicated to sharing pictures and videos of naked young women' have sprung up in their stead.
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