Gourmet Kids: The Rise Of A New Generation Of Foodies

If your children are becoming more discerning at the dinner table, you’re not alone, reveals startling new research. OpenTable, a leading online restaurant reservation platform, has discovered that Australia’s new generation of food aficionados has an undeniable appetite for all-things gourmet. Its new Gourmet Kids report reveals over a third (39%) of parents consider their children to…

ByJames Graham01/02/20170Comments

Health Parenting

5 Tips For Getting Your Child Off The Computer And Back Outside

Are you losing the battle to wrestle your child away from the TV or computer in favour of playing outside these school holidays? You’re not alone. Disturbing new research from Specsavers reveals that the average Aussie child now spends up to 35 hours a week staring at some kind of screen, an increase of five hours…

ByJames Graham10/01/20170Comments

Lifestyle & Homes Parenting

9 Things A Parent Should Do To Raise A More Confident Child

Parenting author and psychologist Carl Pickhardt says a child who lacks confidence is reluctant to try new or challenging things because they're scared of failing or disappointing others. This can end up holding them back later in life and prevent them from having a successful career, he tells The Independent. "The enemies of confidence are discouragement and…

ByJames Graham05/12/20160Comments

Lifestyle & Homes Parenting

Study Says Mums Favour Eldest Child

University of California researchers quizzed 384 families and found that 74 per cent of mothers and 70 per cent of fathers had a definite favourite among their children. Although the parents were not asked to name their favourite child, follow-up questioning of their children revealed eldest children were preferred by the vast majority. The study…

ByThe Carousel26/10/20160Comments

Health

The Inspiring Story Of Young Declan’s Brave Fight Against Cancer

Nobody looks into their baby’s eyes when they’re born and thinks they’ll be diagnosed with cancer. And yet, every week, up to three families have to say goodbye to their child because of cancer. It’s the biggest killer of any disease for children and adolescents in Australia. At Children’s Cancer Institute, there is no…

ByRobyn Foyster23/09/20160Comments

Health News Parenting Wellness & Health

Liver Transplant Miracle: Mum’s Open Letter To Donor

To mark the 30th anniversary of paediatric liver transplants in Australia, grateful Rachel pens an open letter below to the family who came to little Cordelia's rescue… “This is a thank you to the people who we will never know, who saved our daughter’s life. When Cordelia was born, we thought we had everything under control. We…

ByThe Carousel08/07/20160Comments

Food & Drink

7 Recipes To Keep Kids Busy In The Kitchen These School Holidays

More like boohoo... It's 10am and you have already exhausted every possible activity to keep your children busy. You've got one kid on each arm begging for your attention and you're trying to avoid plonking them in front of the TV to watch Frozen for the 64th time. Here's where cooking comes in! Pop an apron on…

ByMillie Constable04/07/20160Comments

Motoring Parenting

6 New Car Innovations That Make Parenting Easier

Kids and cars can be a nightmare combination. It doesn’t matter if it’s a long-distance trip or what should be a quick stop at the shops. Being a parent can be challenging on the best of days, and anything that makes the day a little easier is much appreciated. There are new cars on the market…

ByTegan Lawson09/06/20160Comments

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Who Is Protecting Our Children From Violence?

The focus is, more often than not, on the victim or the perpetrator but what about the children who witness such events or have lived in these toxic environments for way too long? As a consequence of strict codes of confidentiality such things are not discussed enough and individual cases are never publicised. The only time…

ByJules Allen06/06/20160Comments

Parenting

5 Tips To Make Your Child A Better Problem Solver

The foundations for problem solving are laid down in the first years of a child’s life and that’s when parents have the opportunity to really help their children. Skills can be trained, but when it comes to attitude you reach a certain point and then the foundations are laid. If everything is decided for a child,…

ByThe Carousel10/05/20160Comments