Development
LOL? BRB? Mum proposes alternative text lingo for parents of millennials
As the parent of three millennials, I pride myself on knowing voice mail is out, texting is in. Small-talk texting is out. Getting to the point is in.
Raising daughters in the #MeToo age
In the wake of the #MeToo revelations, fathers can do much to ensure their daughters are confident enough to take on the world, writes Johanna Leggatt.
So, you’ve got a runner?
One mum's experience with a pint-sized escape artist!
Doctor's orders: Let children just play
A new U.S. report is recommending doctors write prescriptions for 'play' in order to boost a child's growth and development.
Five easy ways to boost children's spatial skills
It's never to early to help your kids develop these important life skills.
Want to raise empathetic kids? Try spending time in nature
Experts share advice on how observing wildlife can help create more compassionate kids.
Advice
The five things your son isn't telling you
Sometimes, boys use their behaviour as their language – writes Maggie Dent.
A parent’s guide to the mind of a five-year-old boy
Be prepared to continuously reach out to both children with love, especially when they are moody.
Behaviour and Discipline
My best friend died walking to school. It's hard not to be a helicopter parent
It's time for my kids to gain independence, but I've been struggling to let them go.
Spanking is ineffective and harmful to children, pediatricians’ group says
A new policy on corporal punishment, the American Academy of Pediatrics' most strongly-worded yet, updates 20-year-old guidance on discipline.
The question parents everywhere ask about their teenagers
We've worked hard to help our kids be kind and caring; now adolescence has hit.
Puberty
Help, puberty is turning my children (and me) into monsters
There is no preparation for what it feels like for someone half your size to push you to the point of almost losing control.
How do we teach our teenagers about good sex, not just safe sex?
Our children are learning about sex from pornography. Are you okay with that?
Special Needs
Invisible women, lost girls: To be female on the autism spectrum
Female autism often expresses itself differently.
Can meditation help kids with autism better cope with sensory overload?
Gaining control over the relationship between their mind and their body is a major challenge for many kids on the spectrum.
New autism guidelines aim to improve access to services
Current rules about who meets the eligibility criteria are patchy and inconsistent.
I want to spend more time with my special needs son
A tricky situation made all the more so because the parents don't speak.
Molly was denied support she needs at school. Her family want answers
Parents say their child, who has high-needs, is being forced into mainstream schooling because they live over the border.
7 ways to support parents of kids with special needs
And what not to do.