Child Behaviour & Discipline Advice

Tired of yelling at the kids? Try this mum's simple hair band trick

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Why this mum refuses to make her kids share

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Supernanny Jo Frost shares the biggest mistake parents make

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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.

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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?

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When your child won't listen

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Changing spoilt behaviour: Reward your child with shared activities rather than material gifts.

Dealing with a spoilt child

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Naughty girls ... how to handle nasty tempers.

Kimberley O'Brien

Dealing with angry children

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Time-out techniques

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Persevere with the bedtime battle. Experts say it's worth it.

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.

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Children cannot emotionally make the separation between a dad and coach.

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.

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Device time limit warnings actually making tantrums worse.

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.

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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.

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Things only 90s kids got in trouble for

All kids get in trouble for various reasons, but only 90s kids will relate to these.

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'I became the yin to my mother's yang, encouraging autonomy and independence where she controlled and overprotected.'

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.

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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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Disciplining your child without smacking is a challenge for many parents.

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?

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The detrimental effects of smacking your 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.

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Jess Treloar-Walker, a victim of a shadowy network of Facebook groups that traffic revenge-porn.

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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Constant pleas to play: when your children can't entertain themselves.

Their pleas to play never subside

I never thought I was raising kids who can't entertain themselves, but apparently I am. What is an appropriate amount of time for me to play with my kids, and how do I nip the pestering in the bud?

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