Essential Kids

Furious Facebook posts, abusive emails, school sit-ins, menacing behaviour: the bullying of staff by parents can have devastating consequences.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/education/school/primary-school/the-new-school-bullies-aren-t-children-they-re-parents-20190415-p51ej1 …

Spare us the performing arts parents, unless they're going to put their money where their mouth is.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/activities/sport/the-deep-seated-hypocrisy-of-the-performing-arts-peacock-parent-20190412-p51dm2 …

Awww... http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/news/celebrity-parents/royal-family-releases-new-photos-for-prince-louis-first-birthday-20190422-p51gbx …

Baby Ja'Bari's devoted parents have vowed to "fight for him forever". http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/pregnancy/news-views/a-baby-was-born-with-nearly-no-skin-doctors-are-fighting-to-keep-him-alive-20190420-p51fvl …

With their children's needs not being met in the classroom, a growing number of families see homeschooling as the only option.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/education/school/primary-school/struggling-to-cope-why-more-families-are-opting-for-home-schooling-20190418-p51ffp …

If our government wants to lift the birth rate then why aren’t we doing more to ease the financial burden of raising a family?http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/life-style/money/why-isn-t-the-government-doing-more-to-help-millennials-afford-kids-20190412-p51dln …

The doofus dad is that clueless and slightly-crap-at-everything dad who inhabits every second children's TV show.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/entertainment/tv/it-s-well-past-time-for-tv-to-ditch-the-doofus-dad-20190413-p51dx1 …

Cari Rosen interviewed more than 100 women who became first-time mums in their 40s for her new book. This is what she discovered.http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/pregnancy/news-views/the-truth-about-firsttime-mums-in-their-40s-20190418-h1dlmg …

Should a 4-year-old play with other children? Yes, of course, but pushing them to spend time together causes meltdowns, not friendships.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/health/relationships/how-do-i-ensure-my-only-child-isnt-socially-isolated-20190327-h1cw4v …

I'm so proud, not to mention totally surprised, at how we've made our unconventional situation work.http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/pregnancy/i-accidentally-got-pregnant-with-my-best-friends-baby-and-i-wouldnt-change-a-thing-20190415-h1disr …

It’s a common surgical procedure. How bad could it be?http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/birth/birth-stories/getting-my-tonsils-out-as-an-adult-was-worse-than-childbirth-20190410-p51ctt …

Looking for something unique to do these hols? Staying in a city hotel can be fun for everyone in the family, even the parents.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/life/travel/the-joy-of-taking-a-hotel-staycation-in-your-own-city-20190409-h1db31 …

The only thing I've learned in nearly 15 years of so-called juggling is this: Some bosses get it, and some don't.http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/just-for-you/career/we-need-parental-leave-but-we-also-need-understanding-bosses-20180628-p4zocb …

Imagine you're the only child with half your tree left blank.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/health/relationships/dear-teachers-please-dont-ask-kids-to-create-their-family-tree-20190410-h1dcdv …

Anxiety is the most common mental health condition in Australia, so why are we so bad at seeking help for it?http://www.essentialkids.com.au/it-pro/the-average-anxiety-sufferer-doesn-t-seek-help-for-eight-years-20190408-p51c1f …

Every year, thousands of Australian families with four-year-old children face a difficult decision: to enrol their child in school or delay for another year.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/education/school/starting-school/which-families-delay-sending-their-child-to-school-and-why-20190409-h1db6v …

For those of you wondering, here's why my family decided that we're one and done. http://www.essentialkids.com.au/health/relationships/no-matter-how-many-times-you-ask-me-im-not-going-to-give-my-son-a-sibling-20190411-h1ddyy …

We mothers are silently moving from one profound stage of human development to the next, right alongside our children.http://www.essentialkids.com.au/life/making-time-for-me/nevermind-child-development-what-about-mother-development-20190409-h1dc4m …

That's 49 years, in case you were wondering. http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/toddler/life-with-a-toddler/toddler-locks-ipad-for-25-million-minutes-20190409-h1dc3e …

Does this sound familiar?http://www.essentialbaby.com.au/just-for-you/career/a-full-time-role-in-part-time-hours-the-truth-about-flexible-work-20190405-p51b88 …