"Is that your son?" a dad at my eight-year-old's swimming lessons asks, pointing. I nod. "He's a really good swimmer." To me, the compliment is akin to winning gold.
Doctors are warning parents that water beads, which have been marketed as kids' toys, pose a serious hazard to children – and can even result in death.
How do you capture the inquisitiveness of four-year-olds and transfer that to the workplace? And what will the workplace of 2030 even look like? A University of Canberra project is hoping to bridge the gap.
Most people shake their heads in horror when we tell them we've got four children. The funny thing is, I've met a lot of adults who come from big families and they tell me they loved growing up with lots of siblings. While resources might have been stretched, they loved sharing bedrooms and growing up with close companions.