8+ hour, 6+ min ago  (246+ words) Dads, stepdads, grandfathers and important male role models are invited to connect, learn, and share through a new community initiative launching on the Peninsula: Books, Blokes and Bubs. Designed for men with children under four years of age, the program…...

2+ week, 11+ hour ago  (740+ words) Families across south west Sydney are benefitting from improved access to enhanced health and parenting support services, following the official opening of the new Karitane Fairfield Integrated Child and Family Hub. The redevelopment of Karitane's Carramar site to become the…...

4+ week, 12+ hour ago  (179+ words) A new survey from the Williams Institute at UCLA School of Law found that over half (52%) of surveyed transgender parents with minor children cited an increasingly hostile anti-LGBTQ legislative and social climate as a barrier to future parenting. Researchers collected…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (205+ words) UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Millie Bobby Brown has shared a personal reflection of her early days as a new parent to mark the start of Parenting Month in June. In the video - released on Instagram as part of UNICEF's "My Parenting…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (593+ words) Parents will continue to receive parenting support from the comfort of their own home as the Minns Government secures the future of the popular Virtual Residential Parenting Service for the next five years with a $14 million investment. The Virtual Residential…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (118+ words) Mirage News Council is hosting free sessions for parents and professionals with psychologist Justin Coulson about better ways to build boundaries with children. Parents are invited to attend Carrots and Sticks: Better Ways to Build Boundaries with Your Kids at…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (299+ words) As toddlers age into the preschool years, their dependency on their parents usually begins to ebb. However, a new study led by Penn State researchers has revealed that physically or psychologically aggressive parenting, such as spanking or shouting, can disrupt…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (181+ words) 'Shouldn't you get out of bed for once?' Critical or controlling behaviour from parents, however well intentioned, can worsen the symptoms of young people with depression. That is the conclusion of Ph D research by psychologist Wilma Wentholt. But warmth…...

2+ mon, 4+ day ago  (329+ words) Mirage News A new research project at Karolinska Institutet will examine whether digital interventions can help parents manage anger in everyday life and thereby prevent negative consequences for children. Postdoctoral researcher Livia van Leuven at the Department of Clinical Science,…...

4+ mon, 5+ day ago  (326+ words) Today's youth want to see boys and men portrayed on screen showing emotional connection and vulnerability and moving away from isolation and other masculine stereotypes, according to new research from the Center for Scholars & Storytellers (CSS) at UCLA. The findings…...