A Harvard Study Proves Kids Who Do Regular Chores Become Successful Adults… Research from a 75-year Harvard study examined what psychosocial variables and biological processes from earlier in life predict
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How to Deal With Bedwetting in Older Kids What do you do if your child is still wetting the bed at 6 or older? For a start don’t panic this
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‘I can’t stand to be around my nine-year-old daughter – I avoid her at all costs.’ A mum has opened up about the strained relationship with her young daughter and
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50 Things You Never Thought You’d Say to Your Kids Never thought you would say that? But you did. And we have proof! Parenting can bring the best and the
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Kids on TikTok: Should Parents Worry? TikTok is currently the hottest social media site for tweens and teens. Having kids on TikTok— should we be worried as parents? What is
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There are several skills we develop as we grow up. We learn them through experiencing situations and we polish them as we grow. Now, kids need lots of time to
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Ever feel like your firstborn child was an absolute angel and left you with false hopes, especially when your second child came along and you realised they were the devil
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ADHD affects girls, too, and it can present differently to the way it does in boys. Here’s what to look out for… Two female Australian comedians recently revealed they’ve been
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The topic of consent is certainly something we all need to talk about at some stage with our children. Teaching them it is OK to say NO to anyone and
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Kids hate stuff for no reason at all. It’s a fact of life. One day they love the red cup, the next day they hate it. One minute they will
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There’s always been a bit of a battle on the parenting ground about the paying kids when they do chores. Some parents believe firmly that children should be paid for
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As children grow up, it’s a parent’s responsibility to guide them safely into adulthood with poignant life lessons. There’s a fine line to be drawn towards guidance and hand-holding, but
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It is so easy just to spurt out a few throwaway lines to your child in the heat of the moment without considering the consequence. Things that you were possibly
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Okay so I’m the first to admit that my kids are somewhat naughty, somewhat spoiled and somewhat hard to handle. And an ABC article outlining a report done by prominent Australian
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I know how difficult it is to teach your toddler to brush their teeth. I also went through that! And I want to tell you that it will take a
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At the risk of opening the judgemental parenting floodgates, I’ll admit it, I’ve smacked my kids. I was smacked as a child and I have, on occasion, given my kids a smack across
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There are few things more stressful as a parent than being out with your brood and having one kid flip out. Yep, those little people have one hell of a
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Teeth can be a parent’s worst nightmare, causing countless nights of broken sleep, a sick and tired baby and even ear infections. But as we all know, teeth are incredibly
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In the 1960s renowned psychologist Diana Baumrind, following years of research into developmental psychology, concluded that there were three definitive parenting styles. These were Authoritarian, Authoritative and Permissive.
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Older folk are often found to comment that children are not as polite and well-mannered as they once were, leaving parents wondering if their own tykes are among the impolite
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