![Dacre Montgomery and Sadie Sink are the new cast members of Netflix's Stranger Things.](/web/20161018192407im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/s/4/6/3/x/image.related.landscape.380x253.gs45zk.png/1476750174875.jpg)
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Nine-year-old karate expert stars in Sia's new 'Alive' music video
Move over Maddie, Sia's got a new sidekick.
![Netflix's five-minute video to help your kids sleep.](/web/20161018192407im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/s/8/p/v/image.related.landscape.300x200.gks8cx.png/1446767516476.jpg)
Netflix is offering five-minute videos to help your kids sleep
Tucking kids in at night is a special moment between kids and parents, but it's the battle that ensues before bed that has parents tearing their hair out.
![Bindi Irwin and her dance partner Derek Hough have claimed another perfect score on <i>Dancing with the Stars</i> in the US.](/web/20161018192407im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/j/w/n/5/image.related.landscape.300x200.gkjuhk.png/1446496024525.jpg)
Dance spooktacular
Bindi Irwin pulls off Halloween thriller to remain favourite on Dancing With the Stars
Go #TeamCrikey!
![McKenna, 4, singing with Martina McBride to her mum on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.](/web/20161018192407im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/h/7/u/8/image.related.landscape.300x200.gkghf3.png/1445581569744.jpg)
Martina McBride helps little girl serenade mum with cancer on Ellen
A little girl serenading her mum with cancer is the sweetest thing you will see all day.
![Hannah Martin from 'Neighbours' is all grown up.](/web/20161018192407im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/9/y/k/v/image.related.landscape.300x200.gk9xus.png/1445473493554.jpg)
Where is Hannah Martin from Neighbours now?
Making a name for herself as Hannah Martin on Neighbours when she was just eight years old, Rebecca Ritter moved away from acting to pursue a different career path.
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Awareness
Sesame Street introduces first character with autism
Sesame Street continues to reflect the world its fans live in by introducing an autistic character, and she's a girl.
![FAMILY GUY: Homer shares a favorite local delicacy with his new friend.](/web/20161018192407im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/9/l/3/m/image.related.landscape.300x200.gk9l12.png/1445291317690.jpg)
Are chubby cartoon characters super-sizing our kids?
Watching chubby cartoon characters can make kids fat.
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Tomorrow, Again
Tomorrow When the War Began ... again
The film of John Marsden's novel was the biggest local movie of 2010. So why is it being remade as a TV series only five years later?
![Eddie McGuire's son Xander will play Charlie Hoyland, son of Steph Scully, in <i>Neighbours</i>.](/web/20161018192407im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/k/8/k/z/b/image.related.landscape.300x200.gk8slj.png/1444790715963.png)
Eddie McGuire's son bound for Ramsay Street
Eddie McGuire's 12-year-old son is heading for the small screen after being cast in long-running Australian soap Neighbours.
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Social media mocks Play School's accidental 'bong'
The beloved children's program has provoked much amusement with a craft project that looked like a homemade bong.
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Bindi Irwin leaves audience in tears after emotional tribute to father
"For the rest of my life I'll kind of feel like he's going to come home."
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