Podcast series
Toddler Development
Yes, I allow my baby screen time - don't judge me
I've been reading that children under the age of two should not be exposed to any screen time.
The importance of having conversations with your toddler - even if they can't answer you properly
The window between 18 - 24 months appears to be key.
My three-year-old says everything is 'scary'. Is he manipulating me?
How can you tell when your toddler is genuinely afraid?
Want to encourage your child's creativity? Do this
Well most of them anyway.
Children are swiping books in attempt to turn pages
UK educators concerned about screen time.
Life with a Toddler
'Your kids are always watching': childcare worker's simple message goes viral
Even when you don't think they are.
Toddler puts $1500 of parents' money through shredder
At first, Jackee Belnap cried, just for a minute. Then, she laughed.
Toilet Training
Parents place job ad for someone to toilet train their daughter
They want the job done by December 23.
Mum investigated for child trafficking after Twitter joke
It seemed harmless enough.
Huggies pulls gender-specific toilet training advice
It was labelled "1950s drivel".
Toddler Health
The reason some children are more prone to dental decay
Despite good oral hygiene, some children have weak teeth that are more prone to decay.
Dummies and thumb sucking do not cause common speech disorder
While people often think there's a link to the common speech disorder phonological impairment, the study found otherwise.
How to (gently) get your child to brush their teeth
If toothbrushing is forced from a young age, kids can become resistant to dental care practices. Make it fun.
Heinz to pay $2.25 million fine for 'deceptive' peddling of toddler snack
A court has slapped a $2.25 million fine on the food giant for making false health claims, but the ACCC says the penalty needs to be larger to stamp out such behaviour.
The healthy eating patterns to pass on to your children
Got a fussy eater? Make your life a teensy bit easier!
'The walking dead': Toddlers who swallow button batteries
A rise in recalls and injuries from unsafe products - from children's cots to button batteries - is behind a push to change the law to make it illegal to sell any unsafe good in Australia.
Education & Play
Teaching manners: More than please and thank you
When is the right time to teach manners to children?
Pay attention dads - you can help your baby learn faster
Paternal engagement in those early months of life can create new pathways for cognitive development, says a new study.
Adorable exchange as deaf grandma teaches deaf baby to sign
There is always something so beautiful about babies with special connections to their older family members. But what Aria McMahon has with her grandmother Pamela is pure magic.
Let your kids put the latest Fisher-Price toys to the test
Nobody knows more about engaging kids through play than Fisher-Price.
Free baby playgroup to benefit infants and their carers
Playgroup NSW membership is now free for a year, for anyone with an infant under 12 months of age.
The song created just to make your baby gloriously happy
Does it work for your baby?
Toddler Products
Baby Bunting recalls six popular toddler trikes
The six trikes have features of strollers but are unsafe for use transporting children.
Avoid ball pit germs by making your own, with this DIY
Avoid the play centre germs!
Latest Kmart hack: $199 cubbies turned into dream houses
Parents have really upped the ante on this one.
Childcare
Parenting is different to teaching - and children need both
To suggest that because we are parents we are able to perform the exact same educational role as someone with a university degree is ludicrous. It is a fundamental misunderstanding of education.
Lack of childcare chatter risks kids' language development
Some childcare centres are failing to nurture kids' language development, a study has found.
Couple look for a nanny who will raise their child like ‘the Victorians’
"Much like traditional Victorian parenting, we believe it’s extremely important to show children minimal affection in order not to spoil them," the ad reads.
Why grandparents are the least stressful childcare option for parents
New research shows that parenting stress is lowest if grandparents do some of the care - as opposed to more formal arrangements.
Preschoolers win exemption under new childcare subsidy
Preschoolers will have subsidised care regardless of their parents' work activity, says federal government.