Parents have long been taught how to build their children’s physical health. Feed them well. Keep them active. Make sure they sleep. But when it comes to mental fitness, most are still reacting rather than preparing. According to Sarah La Roche, CEO of the not-for-profit organisation Smiling Mind, that mindset needs to shift. “Mental fitness is the proactive, regular practice of building the skills and habits children need to feel calm and confident, navigate life’s ups and d

For a growing number of Australians, luxury at home is no longer about statement pieces or perfectly styled rooms. It’s about creating calm in spaces that suddenly have to work much harder.

The struggle to find emotional support for children is becoming a growing reality for Australian families, as long waitlists, reduced services and everyday pressures leave many parents unsure where to turn.

Service robotics brand ECOVACS Robotics has announced the launch of two new robotic vacuum-and-mop systems for the Australian and New Zealand markets, expanding its range of automated home-cleaning technology.

Psychics agree that Leo, Sagittarius and Gemini are set to have the happiest overall year in 2026.

The back-to-school rush is stressful enough without cracked screens, flat batteries and volume-blasting headphones thrown into the mix.

There’s nothing like experiencing DinoFest in the fresh air, where kids can really immerse themselves in a prehistoric adventure that’s away from screens and devices.

If you’ve spent five seconds on TikTok, you’ve seen it. The deadpan, unreadable expression known as the Gen Z stare. It’s already a meme, and now, as summer jobs heat up and Christmas crowds descend, the look is about to be everywhere from retail counters to café registers.

The most extensive global analysis of its kind, UniSA researchers found that apps, wearables and online programs can meaningfully improve physical activity, diet and weight outcomes for young people.

It turns out that the most significant pressure on Australian families right now isn’t money. It’s time. Actual minutes. The sacred non-renewable resource that disappears faster than a Paddle Pop left in a school bag.

This Halloween, Australia’s leading paediatric nutritionist Mandy Sacher isn’t telling parents to cancel the fun — she’s telling them to study it . The founder of Real Food Rating says the sugar-fuelled chaos that follows trick-or-treating is the perfect live experiment to see what really happens when kids consume ultra-processed sweets. “Halloween is the perfect opportunity to create a science experiment,” Sacher says. “Let your kids enjoy the sugar, but then watch what happ

Every year, I start January with the best intentions, and by spring, most of those resolutions are buried under the business of life. So when SHEIN’s Tick It Off Fest campaign landed in my inbox, I loved its simple message: it’s never too late to finish what you started. Without further procrastination, I set out to tick off a few of my own lingering goals: refresh my wardrobe, bring some new energy into my space, and make time for family moments that matter. A style refresh