With the surprise meticulously planned, all eyes – and lenses – turn to the kids. All they have to do is react as expected: overjoyed. So why don't they?
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It's not too late for a New Year's resolution. If you're a parent - resolving to stop 'technofering' could be one of the most important things you do this year.
Making good friends in primary school is not always an easy task. Here's how teachers and parents can help.
In many households, Christmas means visits from relatives eager to smother kids with kisses. But respectful parenting means giving the kids fair warning so they can decide whether that's ok.
Many parents decide to have a second child in the expectation that two can't be more work that one – but new research shows that idea to be mistaken.
Children start developing empathy and compassion as toddlers and should have a good understanding of generosity by age nine. Here are five thoughtful ways parents can help foster these behaviours.
As more parents turn to social media to post videos of themselves punishing their children, an educational psychologist warns that the practice may cause more harm than good.
All Australians aged 13-17 are encouraged to do 60 minutes of physical activity a day.
Fertility apps aim to help women understand their bodies. But while some find tracking their data a positive experience, others may feel burdened or trapped.
The psychological health of migrant children will be deeply impacted by their flight from gang violence, and the experience of crowded unhygienic conditions and tear gas at the U.S. border.
Children in countries like South Korea and Russia are more obedient, while American kids tend to be more self-indulgent.
More attention needs to be paid to aligning South Africa's family policy with the realities of everyday life.
Until Canadians challenge the normalization of violence against children, we will continue to support, or at least tacitly condone, something that by all accounts is harmful.
School reports are coming soon. Here's a guide for how to interpret and make best use of your child's school report.
Children in the early stages of learning to read should be given decodable books to practise and generalise their developing alphabetic skills.
Learning music in the early years of schooling can help children learn to read.
Many Americans feel anxiety or dread when it comes to math. A lot of that anxiety starts in childhood.
Most math classrooms feature a teacher lecturing and students quietly working on problems. But research shows that a different approach would lead to better results.
A growing number of parents are making money out of their children by turning them into social media celebrities. But the chimera of corporate branding is no antidote for lives lived in precarious times.
A survey of Australian parents has found many are overwhelmed by the stress of managing their child's behaviour.
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Professor of Midwifery and Higher Degree Director, Western Sydney University
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Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
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The University of Queensland
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Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer Social Work, Monash University
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Honorary Researcher, Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, University of Melbourne
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Professor, UCL
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Human Sciences and Psychology; Faculty Associate of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
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