News & Views Has the pandemic created the ideal conditions for a “parent’s revolution”? The pandemic is forcing a broader reckoning of public policy and workplace practices that impact parent’s ability to work and care.
Life The bad bits of ParentsNext just came back Parents are once again stressed-out about the reporting requirements and the threat of losing their ParentsNext payments. writes Simone Casey.
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.
Leadership Why raising our leaders is no different to raising our kids If we look closely there are five core areas of parenting our kids that will help us lead professional teams more effectively.
Jugglehood ‘The workload was intense’: what parents told us about remote learning These are the experiences of remote learning from parents of primary school-aged children in Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria and the ACT.
News & Views California politician Buffy Wicks held her newborn while casting a deciding vote on family leave bill Californian lawmaker Buffy Wicks had given birth to her immunocompromised daughter recently, and had applied to vote remotely. The request was denied.
Business Working from home with small kids? This time-lapse video shows just how exhausting it is Circle In co-founder Jodi Geddes shared a time-lapse video, showcasing exactly what it’s like for parents working from home and looking after children.
News & Views Reforming ‘dad leave’ is a baby step towards greater gender equality Modest changes to Australia’s paid parental provision can help address the gender gap in unpaid and paid work between mothers and fathers
News & Views How childhood shame now informs my parenting As I find my feet as a parent, I find myself sharply drawn back to traumatic moments in my childhood, where shame was the primary tool of discipline, writes Cheng Lau.
News & Views Why I didn’t feel guilty dropping my baby off at daycare for the first time For those of us sending our kids off to daycare for the first time? Try to fight the guilt! Our babies are in safe, capable and loving hands.
News & Views Remote learning: Will parents be doing it differently this time? Parents across Victoria let out a collective sob when Andrews made his announcement that students in lockdown areas would return to remote learning. Here’s what parents are doing differently
News & Views Social isolation as a new mum hit hard, but my partner’s presence was the silver lining Without a pandemic throwing the world into flux, my partner would have missed out on the time we’ve spent together as new parents, writes Tarla Lambert.