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Child protection ‘ripped’ Aboriginal child from mother’s arms at Indigenous women’s meeting
More Aboriginal children are being removed from their mothers’ care in Victoria now than during the stolen generations, creating “trauma, distrust and fear”, leaders say.
- by Wendy Tuohy
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Why moving to a better neighbourhood can actually be bad for your kids
A new study has found that moving in childhood can have significant mental health impacts.
- by Ellen Barry
Opinion
Column 8
The puzzling ways of the early riser
And the enduring passion of the Australian Olympian.
From graveyards to orange juice labels, baby naming is getting creative
John, William, Mary, Elizabeth: There was a simple formula for naming children in the Western world from the 17th to early 19th centuries. Not anymore.
- by Shona Hendley
‘It was hard for me to be open about my sexuality’: Narelda Jacobs
“It was easier to fall into heteronormative stereotypes as a teenager and I did what was expected of me at the time,” says the 48-year-old journalist.
- by Jane Rocca
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This series nails the parenting paradox like no other TV show
Inspired by star Martin Freeman’s own experiences, Breeders depicts the willingness to die for one’s children – and the desire to kill them.
- by Kylie Northover
By 15, one in four teens have quit sport. What can parents do?
While the Olympics inspire many people to take up a new sport, research shows it’s tough to get teenagers to stick with it.
- by Sarah Berry
Grandmothers have stories you wouldn’t believe. Ask about them before it’s too late
When I worked up the courage to ask my relatives about their lives, my grandmothers’ stories came like a raging torrent of water.
- by Andra Putnis
Opinion
Parenting
I lie to my kids and they lie to me. Some secrets need keeping
When I lied to my parents, I genuinely thought they believed me. These days we laugh about it, but it was an important rite of passage.
- by Nova Weetman
‘I always looked to Dad with stars in my eyes’: Elly-May Barnes on her famous father
The daughter of Jimmy Barnes reflects on the great men she has known, many of them renowned musicians.
- by Jane Rocca
‘Smartphones are like pokies in their pockets’: Keeping kids phone-free
Parents are uniting to keep their kids phone-free – at least until high school – as child psychologist Michael Carr-Gregg calls for a licence to use a smartphone.
- by Andrew Taylor