Published: 8 Mar 2025
The science of sleep
Children between the ages of 5 and 11 have specific sleep needs that directly impact their development and wellbeing. Find out how to promote healthy sleep habits.
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Published: 6 Mar 2025
Encouraging a growth mindset
What is a growth mindset? What are its benefits? And how can it help kids achieve their goals?
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Published: 6 Mar 2025
Nailing the nude food lunchbox
At Stanmore Public School we encourage families to pack a "nude food" lunchbox. Discover some tips and tricks to reduce the school’s annual waste of 16.8 tons.
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Published: 27 Feb 2025
Live Outside the Box
Live Outside the Box is a NSW Health initiative designed to help kids build healthy, active lifestyles. This fun, interactive program runs for one week and is aimed at Stage 3 students.
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Published: 27 Feb 2025
#MathsTrainsBrains
Parents and carers can explore the importance of mathematical skills with the Everyday Maths experience, featuring activities, resources and explainers targeted to year groups.
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Published: 21 Feb 2025
Free broadband initiative
The School Student Broadband Initiative (SSBI) provides free internet access to eligible families.
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Published: 17 Feb 2025
Active/Creative Kids vouchers
All eligible NSW families can apply for the latest round of $50 Active and Creative Kids vouchers.
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Published: 17 Feb 2025
Learning Support Guides
The NSW Education Standards Authority have published parent and carer guides to help support your child at home in the learning areas of Maths and English.
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Published: 13 Feb 2025
Go4Fun program
Go4Fun Online is a free program that provides children aged 7 – 13 years and their families with 10 weeks of support relating to healthy eating, physical activity, self-esteem and fun.
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Published: 12 Feb 2025
MindQuest Program
The MindQuest Program is returning for a 29th year, catering for high potential and gifted primary students in years 1-6. Applications close soon.
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Published: 12 Feb 2025
The School Opal card
The School Opal card gives eligible students free or discounted travel between home and school using public transport.
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Published: 7 Feb 2025
Young Archie competition
The Art Gallery of New South Wales invites budding artists between the ages of 5 and 18 to submit a portrait for the Young Archie competition.
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Published: 7 Feb 2025
Safer Internet Day
Safer Internet Day is a global day of action dedicated to raising awareness of online safety.
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Published: 6 Feb 2025
Healthy lunch box
Save time and money and help your kids to eat healthily by following some clever tips and tricks to help build a healthier lunch box.
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Published: 12 Dec 2024
Stay safe & healthy for summer
These simple tips from NSW Health can make staying healthy this summer a breeze for students and families.
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Published: 5 Dec 2024
Discussing difficult topics
Engaging in open discussions about challenging subjects is important for children's emotional wellbeing.
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Published: 28 Nov 2024
Critical thinking through play
Discover how games like chess can boost your child's critical thinking skills and enhance their cognitive development through fun activities.
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Published: 22 Nov 2024
Active vs passive screen time
Are your children glued to their iPads? Tired of fighting screen time? Not all screen time has to be bad.
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Published: 14 Nov 2024
The Importance of Perseverance
Perseverance can be beneficial for children's academic success and overall wellbeing. Discover techniques to help them navigate challenges, develop resilience, and foster a positive mindset.
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Published: 7 Nov 2024
Raising resilient children
There's no simple answer to guarantee resilience, but we can help our children develop the skills to negotiate their own challenges and to be more resilient, more capable, and happier.
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Published: 7 Nov 2024
Help combat head lice
Help prevent the spread of head lice with this easy-to-use guide for parents.
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Published: 31 Oct 2024
Teaching self-regulation
Discover how teaching children to self-regulate can help them build lifelong skills for emotional and behavioural wellbeing.
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Published: 25 Oct 2024
Every Day Matters
With regular school attendance your child will have the best opportunity to learn and improve their wellbeing. Every school day matters for our learners. Days missed here and there add up
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Published: 25 Oct 2024
Internet safety
School-age children might be starting to go online independently for fun or learning. Learn how you can protect children and encourage safe online behaviour.
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Published: 18 Oct 2024
Mental Health Month
Supporting your child’s mental health can be as simple as checking in on how they’re feeling about friendships, school and home.
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Published: 26 Sep 2024
Taming 'Hangry' in Active Kids
Even kids experience the dreaded ‘hangry’ feeling, and when it strikes, it can be challenging to provide the right food fast enough.
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Published: 13 Sep 2024
Raising Healthy Minds
Raising Healthy Minds is a free app to help you raise confident and resilient children aged 0-12 years.
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Published: 4 Sep 2024
Social media use and impacts
Have your say. The NSW Government will host a Social Media Summit on Thursday, 10 October in Sydney.
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Published: 22 Aug 2024
Neurodiversity and autism
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are conditions that come under the umbrella term ‘neurodiversity’. Discover how to help students with ASD.
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Published: 8 Aug 2024
Random acts of kindness
Why not plan some small things you could do to boost the happiness of someone as a way of keeping yourself strong, resilient and happy? It’s the gift that gives twice!
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Published: 2 Aug 2024
It's Dental Health Week
To ensure health and wellbeing into adulthood, good oral health habits need to start early and maintained during childhood and adolescence.
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Published: 25 Jul 2024
Get active in winter
Put on your gloves and gumboots, and head outside. Outdoor play in all-weather allows children to be adventurous and explore nature.
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Published: 4 Jul 2024
Choose water as a drink
Water is very important for good health. Drinking water every day promotes good digestion, healthy skin and healthy teeth.
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Published: 27 Jun 2024
SuperParent Powers program
SuperParent Powers is a free 2-hour interactive training program, created by the UTS Kidman Centre, for parents and caregivers of 10–15 year-old children.
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Published: 18 Jun 2024
Self-regulation in children
Discover some practical ways you can help your child learn and practise self-regulation and how to help them develop this important life skill.
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Published: 5 Jun 2024
Raising Children Network
The Raising Children Network is an online knowledge base with free, reliable, up-to-date and independent advice to help families grow and thrive together.
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Published: 5 Jun 2024
The uneaten lunchbox
Do you struggle with the boomerang lunchbox, where food comes back untouched? There are many reasons kids might not eat their lunch. Consider these factors next time you pack their lunchbox.
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Published: 30 May 2024
Small steps every day
There are small steps that you and your family can take to support your family's mental health.
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Published: 29 May 2024
Triple P
The Positive Parenting Program is a multi-level system of support to prevent and treat social, emotional and behavioural problems in children aged 0 to 11.
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Published: 23 May 2024
SWAP IT
SWAP IT is a free evidence-based healthy lunchbox program. The program supports parents and carers to SWAP what is packed in their child’s lunchbox from sometimes foods to everyday foods.
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Published: 16 May 2024
Get Active
Being active is important for children and young people to grow healthy, and set good habits for life.
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Published: 9 May 2024
Building wellbeing
Our actions make a difference and we can change how we feel by taking small daily actions at home, at school and at work.
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Published: 11 Apr 2024
Student Wellbeing Hub
Developed by Education Services Australia for the DoE, the Student Wellbeing Hub offers games, videos, websites, and resources on topics like dealing with bullying and staying safe online.
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Published: 30 Apr 2024
The power of mindfulness
Mindfulness is the simple practice of bringing your attention to the present moment. It has been shown to help promote happiness and relieve stress in children.
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Published: 11 Apr 2024
Friendships and conflict
In primary school, children experience various stages of friendship and inevitable conflicts. These conflicts are valuable opportunities to teach them about getting along with others.
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Published: 5 Apr 2024
Children's active travel
As part of their ‘healthy lifestyle programs for primary schools’, NSW Health encourage children to participate in active travel.
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Published: 3 Apr 2024
Smiling Mind
Smiling Mind is a free mindfulness meditation app created by experts to help balance a hectic life. Like eating well and staying fit for physical health, mindfulness meditation supports mental health.
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Published: 28 Mar 2024
The dangers of vaping
The NSW Health Vaping Toolkit was launched to support parents, carers and young people to know the facts and dangers of vaping.
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Published: 26 Mar 2024
Meditation for children
When we teach mindfulness to children, we equip them with tools to build self-esteem, manage stress, and skilfully approach challenges.
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Published: 15 Mar 2024
Wellbeing Wheel
The Wellbeing Wheel a framework for children and young people. It views wellbeing in a way that brings together the different elements a child needs in order to thrive.
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Published: 7 Mar 2024
Head to Health
Head to Health is an Australian Department of Health website which offers multiple ways of searching for digital health resources to support the wellbeing of families.
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Published: 27 Feb 2024
Healthy eating habits
Crunch & Sip and school lunch are a great opportunity to promote healthy eating habits that will last a lifetime.
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Published: 27 Feb 2024
Five Ways to Wellbeing
It’s never too late to give your family’s wellbeing a high priority. The ‘Five Ways to Wellbeing’ will help you to develop a wellbeing plan for your family.
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Published: 7 Feb 2024
Online safety with Cybermarvel
Keeping your children safe online can be challenging. That's where the Cybermarvel program steps in - an online safety awareness initiative designed to empower families and help kids be safe online.
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