News & Views First ever TIME Kid of the Year goes to 15-year old inventor Gitanjali Rao TIME magazine recognises America’s youngest and most inspiring leaders in Kid of the Year as 15-year-old scientist and inventor Gitanjali Rao
Jugglehood How I learned to stop worrying and love my daughter’s dance lessons The patriarchy teaches us that anything feminine is inherently less-than or frivolous. Taking my daughter to dance lessons changed my mind.
News & Views Why we need children’s life stories like I Am Greta A new Greta Thunberg biopic has drawn criticism from those who don’t see the value in the stories of young lives. But children’s voices matter and Thunberg’s is potent.
News & Views How will COVID-19 impact our children in the long term? Every family has been under immense pressure since the pandemic began, and many are concerned about what it means for their child’s future.
News & Views The tape’s been cut, the playgrounds are open, and kids are out giving us the hope we need One of the most notable signs of a city in hibernation has been the absence of kids. The cutting away of red tape on playgrounds is the hope we all need.
News & Views We owe our kids a thorough survey of the remote learning model Remote learning during the pandemic intensified our children’s reliance on technology, potentially amplifying gaming and social media addiction and dependence.
News & Views Ten-year-olds do not belong in detention. Why Australia must raise the age of criminal responsibility Hundreds of Australian children aged ten to 13 are in juvenile detention. Legal and medical experts say we must raise the age of criminal responsibility to 14.
News & Views I’ve been walking a work-life tightrope. It’s finally disintegrated and I’m ready to share my story When Danielle Williams’ two children were diagnosed with a rare genetic epilepsy, she realised her personal and professional lives, that she’d always kept apart, could in fact benefit one another.
News & Views Why an interruption to your child’s learning just might be for the best Panicking about your child’s learning being interrupted for a few months may be a sign that you’re upset by the idea of their future being jeopordised.
News & Views Spare a thought for young Australians ‘Our kids – however young or old they are – are now living in a world we never had to face at the same age,’ Jennie Hill writes.
News & Views So you wanted to spend more time with the kids? What to do about the schools is set to return centre stage when the national cabinet later this week discusses the next steps in managing the coronavirus.
News & Views I might not have survived this pandemic in my childhood home. How many won’t? Remember during this pandemic that for many, including children, the home is more dangerous and more terrifying than the most contagious and deadly virus.