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My kids were on a plane with a coronavirus infected person
My kids, aged three and seven months, and I had all been sitting in close proximity to the infectious person on a flight.
ABC offers more education programs amid coronavirus crisis
The ABC is expanding its educational programming as the coronavirus crisis forces many parents and caregivers to home school their children.
MCH nurse visits replaced by phone appointments
Maternal Child Health nurses are no longer seeing children in person due to restrictions aimed at preventing the spread of coronavirus.
Across Victoria, many MCH...
Corona lockdown becomes a bit more bearable
A novel idea is making the coronavirus lockdown slightly more bearable for parents of young kids.
In Casey and Cardinia, residents are putting teddies in...
Storytelling a family affair for Clair
You could say storytelling runs in the family for children’s author Clair Hume.
As the daughter of popular author and illustrator Alison Lester, Clair was...
Mum’s story of survival
Maryknoll mum Rebecca Bishop was extremely lucky to survive a horror smash in Berwick which left her trapped under a semi-trailer for over three...
Teachers save Deakin’s life
Last year, Tenneille and Lee Hawke came very close to losing their 12-year old son Deakin.
Deakin and his school mates from Drouin Primary School...
Learning to walk at seven
Seven-year-old Chien is a boy who never learnt to walk.
Born in a remote Vietnamese village with a common birth defect called club feet, he...
Dad’s passion for drawing comes to life
“Drawing has always been my passion,” declares Guy Price, a heating and air-conditioning technician from Garfield.
“I work full-time doing maintenance and repairs. Nothing creative...
The impact of family violence on kids
When family violence specialists begin working with a domestic abuser, they are not just working to correct the years of dangerous, learnt behaviour exhibited...
Good vision for life
Did you know that approximately one in five kids has an undetected vision problem that could affect their performance in the classroom?
That’s why parents...
Choosing the right kids manchester
You’ve chosen a bed for your child’s room, so now it’s time to purchase some manchester.
So what exactly do you need?
When it comes to...
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Switching suburbs
Moving house is a daunting prospect at the best of times, but throw kids in the mix and you’re in nightmare territory.
So how do...
