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The shame and pleasure of masturbation: Poor Things gets girls’ early sexual feelings right
Poor Things accurately depicts girls’ early sexual feelings and shows us some more positive ways of understanding girlhood sexual desire.
Help, I’ve just discovered my teen has watched porn! What should I do?
Chances are, your teenager has already seen online porn. How should you respond if you find out they are watching it? What conversations should you be having with young children to prepare them?
What is ‘parent training’ for families of children with ADHD?
Raising children with behavioural, developmental or learning difficulties can also make parenting more challenging. So how can parent training help?
Worried about school refusal? How to use the holidays to help your child
From keeping up routines, to making contact with new teachers, there are many things families can do to lay the groundwork for a more positive school year ahead.
‘Mum, Dad, I’m bored!’ How to teach children to manage their own boredom these holidays
It is OK for kids to feel bored. In fact, boredom can help children to develop a number of important skills.
Do kids grow out of ADHD as they get older?
ADHD is a lifelong condition. But a person’s ability to cope – and the demands on their attention – can change over time.
Have we been trying to prevent suicides wrongly all this time?
Rather than asking ‘who is at risk?’ of suicide we should also ask ‘when is a person at risk?’ Our preliminary research shows this has promise.
1 in 4 adults think smacking is necessary to ‘properly raise’ kids. But attitudes are changing
New research shows one in four Australians think physical punishment is necessary to properly raise children. And one in two parents (across all age groups) reported smacking their children.
Why are my kids good around other people and then badly behaved with me?
Parents may be familiar with this scenario: a child is well behaved at school and polite to their teachers but has a meltdown at home in the afternoon.
Someone has told you they’re self-harming. Now what?
How you respond is critical to their health and wellbeing. Here’s what to say to support someone who self-harms.