How to Get Your Kids Into STEM Even When Its Future Is Uncertain
What about AI? If artificial intelligence takes over, some argue, there’s little point in studying physics or any science. AI could be doing half your job before you even get your degree. But that argument ignores why people study science in the first place. It’s to figure out new things, to ask questions uncurious bots […]
Are teens taught enough life skills to know how to ‘adult’?
Mai is a first-year medical student. She also doesn’t know how to change a light bulb. After her 18th birthday she moved out of her home in Shepparton, Victoria, to go to university in Armidale, New South Wales. “The whole move out was a bit stressful,” she says. “I feel like I was a bit […]
How to help your teenager get enough sleep — and how much they need
Navigating bedtime with a teenager is, in many homes, a nightly battle with a constant refrain: Get off your phone! Go to bed! Research shows that today’s teenagers are more sleep-deprived than ever before. Adolescents need between eight and 10 hours of sleep, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. But nearly 80% […]
Your kids are likely to see porn. Here’s how to talk to them about it
Lisa’s son was only 11 when he was first exposed to pornography. She told ABC podcast Parental As Anything: Teens she didn’t anticipate that she’d have to talk about pornography with her child at this young age. “It came up a few years earlier than I expected,” says Lisa, whose name we changed for privacy […]
How to help your distracted teen find motivation and focus for school
Jane describes her teen son as “a very funny, intelligent, haphazard, chaotic creature”. While he thrives socially at school, he’s always had academic issues — and like many parents his mum is struggling to motivate him to finish year 12. But that doesn’t faze him. Because, as Jane (not her real name) told ABC podcast, […]