Tag: Parenting

Building a treehouse turns out to have a surprising amount in common with raising children: you will make mistakes, you will need help, and sometimes the best thing you can do is stop, have a snack and try again, writes Simcha Fisher.

Parenting is not easy; it's wearying and patience-sapping and it loads us up with self-doubt and guilt, even (or perhaps especially) if we're trying to do everything right but missing the mark every day. 

As long as you are alive, you have the freedom to do well by your kids, no matter how old they are.

Promoting breastfeeding is not just a health issue. It’s also part of building a culture that welcomes life.

A mother of several young children asked in a mother's group: If you have adult children, what would you have done differently when they were young?

A new parent-led movement aimed at supporting parents in the fight against teen smartphone addiction held its first public event at Castle Hill RSL in October. Educator and positive psychology practitioner Katrina Alvir says the initiative, Connect IRL, is aimed at helping families re-connect with each other better and promote stronger friendships as “childhood doesn’t belong online”. 

ConnectIRL (IRL is short for ‘in real life’), focuses on raising awareness about the use and impacts of technology on children and teenagers.

I remember my mother telling me once that the secret of life is that nobody ever really grows up. I think she was right. But half the battle is realising this is true, and making it work for you! 

The family is where we first encounter love and learn to relate with others. In many hidden ways our earliest bonds influence love and trust in our adult relationships.

I don't know if we would have been better parents if we had tried to raise ducks first, but I do know we're better duck handlers because we've raised so many kids. Here are a few of the things we've learned, that could apply to raising young 'un in both the family anatidae or the family hominidae.

If our kids or their friends found themselves in trouble of some kind, would they flee to us? Or would we be last on their list if they needed help? How can we behave as parents, to help kids realise that we're on their side?

New South Wales has held the first hearing into their inquiry into the impacts of pornography on mental, emotional, and physical health.