‘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.