Michael Grose: Strategies to Help your Anxious Child
Leading parenting expert Michael Grose has just published a new book on coping with childhood anxiety. Here he offers advice on helping your child manage anxiety.
Testing Times: Are we Making Kids Afraid of Exams?
We may be teaching children to be afraid of exams, rather than encouraging them to see exams as a positive challenge, writes Mandie Shean.
School bags full of hope
Students from Al Siraat College are helping poor and disadvantaged children overseas. Read about their work in the latest of our Community Connections posts.
Tracky Dack Day: a Fashion Statement to Support Sick Kids
Students can turn a casual clothes day into Tracky Dack Day, and make a real difference to the lives of sick kids and their families.
Best of the Web: Screen Time has Little Impact on Teens, and more
What's the real impact of screen time on teens, teaching kids critical thinking, and anti-bullying programs that harm.
When School Days are Lonely Days
Is your child lonely at school? A team of university experts is examining how to help. By Associate Professor Terry Bowles, University of Melbourne, Associate Professor Janet Scull, Monash University and Daniela Russo, University of Melbourne
Talking about Respect
A new resource for parents, carers and educators aims to instil and nurture respect in our children. Eileen Berry explains.
Best of the Web: Mental Health Concerns over VCE, and more
The impact of VCE pressure on mental health, treating parents for a child's anxiety, and teaching kids to cross the road safely.