Development
Girls need to feel connected to feminism
If your daughter knows she is part of a global fight, she'll feel strong not frightened.
The spark that keeps girls alive
Every girl has a reason for being. It should never be about pleasing or impressing others.
Ordinary dads are girls' real superheroes
The most important gift a daughter can receive from her father is the feeling she is special.
The treacherous journey of friendship for girls
For some girls, peers have taken the place of wiser, older women who are 'too busy'.
Five reasons 4-year-olds are the best
Four can be the most charming, interesting and amazing of all these early years.
Would you put your six-year-old in a taxi alone?
Imagine the scene if you will. It's Thursday night. Your six year old is due at a music lesson and you've had a busy day.
Advice
Poor children face higher risk of early puberty
Children from disadvantaged homes are far more likely to go through puberty early, which may help explain health problems later in life, an Australian study has found.
Sport presents a unique opportunity to coach boys into men
A sports program set up to teach boys about respect is having great success on and off the field
Behaviour and Discipline
When you open your mouth and your mother comes out
The longer I'm a parent, the more often I open my mouth and my mother comes out.
Tired of yelling at the kids? Try this mum's simple hair band trick
Do you think this technique could work for you?
Why this mum refuses to make her kids share
It's drummed into us from a young age: sharing is caring. But one mum took to social media recently with different ideas. And we have to admit, she has a point.
Puberty
Sexting: A language our children must never learn
There's a big difference between "groovy, baby" and "NIFOC", which translates as "Nude in front of the computer".
A parent's guide to the teen tribes of 2017
Our generation certainly isn't one homogenous mass, so our kids' generation isn't either. So who are these different types of teenagers?
Special Needs
Blind boy thanks Nintendo for making a game he can play
He got a reply from the gaming giant; in Braille.
Canberra student with autism proves teachers wrong
Canberra student Kayla Sterchow says people with autism feel stigmatised.
'I can remember every single day of my life'
Rebecca Sharrock is one of about 60 people in the world identified as having a very unusual memory Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory, which means she is unable to forget any day of her life and is constantly reliving her past.
The question about my son's virginity I never thought I'd ask
"So, how much to initiate my son sexually?" are just not the words a law-abiding, middle-aged mum ever expects to say.
The challenges of parenting with a disability are not what you think they are
Having a disabled parent can teach children understanding, compassion and empathy, about diversity, and that yes, sometimes life is hard.
Dad's Blockbuster effort for son with autism
What did devoted dad Hector Zuniga do when his son's favourite store closed down leaving the 20-year-old, who has autism, devastated? He built him a new one, of course.