Tag: Parenting
The balance battle: 5 reasons why dads are struggling with workplace flexibility
More men are keen to find the best balance when it comes to work and family but there are still significant barriers facing many fathers.
The Olympics and FIFA are trying to better support ‘mum-aletes’ – what are Australian sports doing?
A nursery for Olympic athletes is a small step forward for women returning to sport after birth. But what’s happening among Australian sporting codes?
Most kids are only coached by men in junior sport – women need to be part of the picture, too
Most kids associate sports coaches with men, but they should be coached by women as well. There’s no quick fix to change attitudes and address biases, though.
Kids and ‘bad’ news: how can parents safely introduce their children to news and current affairs?
Most children will eventually consume news and current affair programs, but is there a way for parents to minimise the impacts of distressing media?
‘Care is in everything we do and everything we are’: the work of Indigenous women needs to be valued
To First Nations women, ‘care’ is more broad and all-encompassing than traditional definitions. We need a new approach to capturing, and appreciating, their work, paid and unpaid.
Why do some people who experience childhood trauma seem unaffected by it?
Childhood trauma can completely alter the trajectory of someone’s life, but for others, it barely affects them at all. After going through trauma, why do some people seem fine?
Australia's media classification system is no help to parents and carers. It needs a grounding in evidence
We’re all familiar with a green ‘G’ or a red ‘MA’ on a movie poster, but those ratings don’t have any basis in what we know about child development. They’d be much more useful for parents if they did.
What the David Beckham documentary tells us – and what it doesn't – about controlling parents in sport
David Beckham says he felt prepared for the nation’s wrath because of how he says he was treated by his father. It’s a familiar story in sport, but evidence shows controlling behaviour doesn’t work.