Children
Below are a number of sources of information for parenting issues and concerns relating to primary school aged children.
Lying
Queensland Health - It wasn't me - Children lying
Raising Children Network - Lies - Why children lie and what to do
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Telling lies
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Lies and fibs
Victorian Government - Positive parenting of preschoolers - Lying (pdf)
Homework
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Homework - Get into the habit
Education Queensland - Homework Policy in State Schools (pdf)
Education Queensland - Homework in State Schools
Education Queensland - My dog ate my...
Kids Matter - Supporting children's learning (pdf)
NSW Government - All about homework - A parent's guide (pdf)
NSW Government - Going to a public school - Homework
Raising Children Network - Homework
Triple P Parenting - Every parent's guide to primary schoolers
US Department of Education - Helping your child with homework (pdf)
Fears
Better Health Channel - Fear and anxiety - Children
Better Health Channel - Fear of the dark
Better Health Channel - Shyness and children
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Fears - Young children
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Fears and phobias - Older children and teenagers
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Nightmares
Kids Matter - Helping children cope with fears and worries (pdf)
Kids Matter - Helping coping skills for common childhood fears (pdf)
NSW Health - Anxiety in children - What we should know as parents (pdf)
Raising Children Network - Fear of strangers
Chores
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Families that work well
NSW Education - Parenting tips - Helping at home (pdf)
QLD Department of Communities - Pocket money
Raising Children Network - Involving kids in tasks and chores
Raising Children Network - Chores for school aged children
University of Queensland - Chores - Every family tips for parents (pdf)
Victorian Government - Positive Parenting of Primary schoolers - Chores (pdf)
Bullying
Australian Government - Bullying among young children - A guide for parents (pdf)
Better Health Channel - Bullying
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Bullying
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service- Bullying - Being unkind to others
Mind Matters - Dealing with bullying and harassment
National Centre Against Bullying
Raising Children Network - Bullying: how to spot it
Behaviour at School
ABC Parenting - School aged behaviour
Australian Government - Challenging behaviours (pdf)
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - School suspension, expulsion or exclusion
Children, Youth and Women's Health Service - Starting school (for kids)
Kids Matter - How serious behaviour problems affect children (pdf)
Raising Children Network - School age behaviour in a nut-shell
