News & Views Parents of neurodivergent kids need support. But those who need it most often wait longer Parents and caregivers of children with neurodevelopmental conditions face more barriers to accessing support than other parents.
News & Views We built a village for mothers, then locked fathers out Australia’s childcare crisis shows it’s time to rebuild a system that values shared care among fathers, partners and grandparents.
News & Views What my mother’s death at 52 taught me about parenting for a lifetime Losing my mum at 52 taught me to live with purpose, love deeply, and approach parenting with lasting wisdom.
News & Views How much does it really cost to raise a child? An expert does the maths Australians are having fewer kids, but new research shows raising children isn’t actually more expensive than before.
News & Views Witnessing my daughter’s resilience through a chronic disease gave me strength I never knew I had For families newly introduced to the world of type 1 diabetes, my advice is simple: take it one day at a time.
News & Views ‘Quintessentially Australian’: Acclaimed author and educator John Marsden dies aged 74 Acclaimed Australian writer John Marsden died yesterday, aged 74. The author of the beloved Tomorrow series wrote and edited over 40 books.
News & Views Australia’s birth rate falls to lowest level on record Australia’s birth rate has fallen to its lowest level on record, with new data showing a total fertility rate of 1.5 babies per woman.
News & Views The New Rules podcast: Is parenthood tougher than training for the Olympics? Keesja Gofers, a member of Australia’s water polo team, will be in Paris at her third Olympics but this time around, she’ll also be a mum.
News & Views With deepfakes on the rise, parents should have greater visibility of what their kids are doing online How do we prepare kids to deal with deepfakes and a digital landscape that accelerates and intensifies the sexual degradation of women?
Soapbox I was a reluctant grandmother before falling in love twice in two years Elizabeth Quinn recalls feeling “too young” to be able to impart much wisdom to grandchildren. Then they came into her world.
News & Views How motherhood is being transformed in a climate-changed world New research demonstrates that this age of climate-fuelled disasters is affecting motherhood in new and profound ways.
News & Views My son is being misnamed. Here’s why it’s so hurtful Our son is being misnamed at school, called instead by – in the interest of being frank – another brown kid’s name, writes Dr Maitreyi Modak.