Content Provision for Member Stations
By: Laura Bennett
With the UN Glasgow Climate Change Conference, and sustainability and environmental stewardship continuing to be a hot topic, it’s important these issues are accessible – and not scary – to the kids that are becoming increasingly aware of them. Continue reading “Children’s Story ‘Little Pago’ Helps Kids Rethink their Plastic Use”
By: Michael Crooks
Growing up in Gunnedah, NSW, Vanessa Stoykov was taught you had to work hard for your money. Continue reading ““Teach Them Early”: An Expert’s Guide to Kids and Money”
By: Georgia Free
Summer is almost here, and swim teachers are urging parents to find the goggles and caps, and re-enrol their children in swimming lessons. Due to COVID lockdowns and restrictions, many kids have been out of the pool for a long time. Continue reading ““A Silent Killer” – Families Urged to Get Kids Back to Swimming Lessons”
By: Laura Bennett
In the last two years, many of us have asked, why did we do it that way? Why did I jam my schedule so full? Why didn’t I get off the wheel of the daily grind sooner? Continue reading ““Take Back Your Family” From the Western World’s Broken Model, Says Author Jefferson Bethke”
By: Michael Crooks
Screen-time for children in Australia has soared during the pandemic, and while there is no shortage of streaming services, not all of the content is appropriate for young minds. Continue reading “Yippee! A Safe Streaming Site For Kids Unlike Any Other”
By: McCrindle
In recent years, wellbeing has become a key focus in society. The most well-known aspect of personal wellbeing is physical health, and children have been taught about it for years, with physical education taught in most schools across Australia. Continue reading “Generation Alpha and Physical Wellbeing”
By: McCrindle
Those tasked with the important job of parenting Generation Alpha are likely to be those of Generations X and Y. While most Baby Boomers were shaped in households where fewer mums worked outside the home, today the majority of parents are two-income earning. Continue reading “The Changing Role of Fathers”
By: Robert Garrett
Empowerment is a concept synonymous with our times. We hear a lot about the empowerment of women, teens, and other groups in society. But I’m not entirely sure we all share the same understanding of what empowerment means. Continue reading “Empowering Our Kids For Community”
By: Michael Crooks
Disturbing new research has revealed that most pre-school children are left vulnerable to sexual abuse because they have not been taught about consent. Continue reading “Child Protection Week: Teach Consent Early, Warn Child Psychologists”
By: Jenny Baxter
A few years ago, there was a news report about a Christchurch family who visited a local café. By accident they discovered they were labelled as the “family with the terrifying kid”! Read about it here. Continue reading “Why I’m not Afraid to Take my Kids Out in Public”