Parenting
The importance of a good education for your child
25 September
As parents, we naturally desire the best for our children, aiming to lay down a path that leads to a fulfilling and prosperous future. One of the most critical and impactful steps on this journey is ensuring a good education for our children. A...[Read More]
10 strategies for deepening your bond with teenage and young adult children
18 September
Fostering meaningful relationships with teenage and young adult children before they embark on their independent lives is crucial for parents. This phase of life is marked by rapid developmental changes, making it a critical time for parents to...[Read More]
Cost of living: strategies for adult children moving out of home
14 August
The rising cost of living has become a significant challenge for adult children living at home and aspiring to move out. In many parts of the world, particularly in Australia, the cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and utilities has...[Read More]
Teaching your kids about investment
14 August
As a parent, you want what’s best for your children. This is why you teach them about cleanliness, health, nutrition, good behaviour, the value of education and so on. But how come very few parents take the time to teach their kids about...[Read More]
Strategies for adult children moving out of home and overcoming the cost of living
10 July
The rising cost of living has become a significant challenge for adult children living at home and aspiring to move out. In many parts of the world, particularly in Australia, the cost of housing, groceries, transportation, and utilities has...[Read More]
The art of parenting with heart – harmonising guidance and friendship
3 July
Navigating the dual roles of being a parent and a friend to your children presents a unique set of challenges and opportunities. This delicate balance requires careful consideration of boundaries, communication, and emotional intelligence. The...[Read More]
Helping kids with living expenses through early training
19 June
There’s a family event of sorts that gives parents mixed feelings of sadness, apprehension and relief — and children a lot of excitement: when a child leaves the proverbial nest. Now, this can happen early during your child’s teenage years or...[Read More]
Teaching kids about money at different stages in their lives
12 June
It’s every parent’s dream to secure their children’s future. Of course, not everyone has the wealth required to do this, and the next best thing you could do as a parent is to teach them how to budget and invest. Through financial education,...[Read More]
Reason ‘lazy’ teens can’t get up for school revealed
12 February
Laziness may not be behind Australian teenagers’ chronic sleepiness despite one-third of a parents believing the myth. Research by The Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne released on Wednesday shed light on the incorrect stereotypes facing...[Read More]
Guiding adult children to contribute at home – fostering responsibility and independence
6 February
Many parents face the question of when their adult children living at home should start paying board and contributing to household expenses and chores as they transition into adulthood. The question of when and how much to charge, as well as the...[Read More]
Labor brings forward childcare subsidy changes
5 February
Parents would have access to three days of guaranteed subsidised childcare under new laws introduced to the parliament. On the second day of parliament for the year, Early Childhood Education Minister Anne Aly brought Labor’s signature policy...[Read More]
Subsidy boost may do little to improve childcare access
29 January
Childcare subsidy changes have put money back in parents’ pockets but might do little to increase access to early education, experts say. Families have saved almost $50 a week on average since an expansion of the subsidy came into effect in...[Read More]
Back-to-school chaos comes with mental load for parents
29 January
As parents celebrate the end of school holidays, they are also bracing for an avalanche of mental load tasks, with mums likely to bear the brunt of the planning, preparation and making to-do lists. As the new school year approaches, research shows...[Read More]
Parents urged to help close gender gap in technology
22 January
Parents are being encouraged to help their daughters explore non-traditional career paths in an effort to close the gender gap in major industries. The gender gap remains an issue in the technology and e-commerce industries, with women significantly...[Read More]
Free vaccine rollout to protect newborns from virus
22 January
Pregnant women will have free access to a vaccine to protect their newborns from the leading cause of hospitalisation for babies. Free vaccines against respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, will be rolled out from February 3 as part of a $174 million...[Read More]