![Eden Hasson surfs at Samurai Beach in Port Stephens on January 24, as a shark rolls in the wave behind him.](/web/20170130105503im_/http://www.essentialkids.com.au/content/dam/images/g/t/y/m/u/l/image.related.landscape.380x253.gtynx1.png/1485401009081.jpg)
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Riding the board turns mainstream
Skateboarding isn't the first career option many parents would have encouraged their children to pursue but times are changing.
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Next batch of ACT Olympians cheering their way to Games
Cheerleading was officially given the International Olympic Committee (IOC) green light last month and approved, provisionally, as an Olympic sport.
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Is tennis the right sport for your child?
Here's what you should know before you sign them up.
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Son sits out his soccer games - should my goal be to stop him?
The stalling, the refusals, the fear, the anxiety and the intimidation: It's all normal.
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How to get your exercise-hating kid moving
My 12-year-old daughter hates exercise. I mean, she really hates it. With a passion I would love to see in her studies or efforts to keep her room tidy.
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Meet the 11-year-old surfer who has Australia in hysterics
If you haven't heard the name Sabre Norris, get ready to start hearing it - a lot.
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How losing at sports - even all the time - can be good for kids
"Losing builds character" is a hard expression to swallow when your nine-year-old athlete climbs into the car sobbing after yet another defeat.
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Teen becomes ballet dancer despite having her leg amputated
Gabi Shull, from Missouri, America, was diagnosed with Osteosarcoma in her knee after an ice skating accident when she was nine years old.
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Dolphin jumps on WA junior surfing champion Jed Gradisen
"In my dreams I wouldn't dream about of anything like that. Because I think it was an accident. It was just as amazed as I was."
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Triathlon champion hauls exhausted brother over the line
Alistair and Jonny Brownlee were brothers in arms at a dramatic finale of the World Triathlon Series as double Olympic champion Alistair hauled an exhausted Jonny over the line.
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Viral video reveals Doveton Steelers' secret weapon
Meaalofa Te'o, 9, looks unstoppable on the football field.
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