Parenting

Are you tempted to just let your kids win on boardgame night? Don’t be. Here are some tips on playing games with the kids this holiday season.

Changing social and legal perspectives of parenthood, and access to the global fertility industry has enabled a huge rise in queer people raising children

As 2021 drew to a close, the focus for children, parents, carers and educators alike was getting schooling back on track and re-establishing familiar routines while maintaining wellbeing

Increasing the daily level of physical activity could be the easiest ‘win’ for parents to improve their child’s wellbeing, benefiting adolescents and children from low-income families most

As a result of COVID-19 restrictions, 2020 was a challenging year for many parents – but did being at home with kids affect their levels of life satisfaction?

The HILDA survey shows a big increase in shared child care among separated parents, while the annual number of people separating from a partner is about five in every 1,000

In the midst of a major economic downturn and increasing family-work conflict, Australian parents are feeling the burn of COVID-19

Families self-isolating together can bring the worst out in each other. Here’s how to avoid becoming a shark, turtle or fox, and instead, channeling your penguin, teddy-bear or owl

Slowing wage growth, the increasing cost of education and the fast pace of social change make it difficult for parents to prepare their children for uncertain futures

The number of families having multiple babies – like twins, triplets or more – has doubled in the last 40 years, but the support and advice provided to those families needs to catch up