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It can be tempting to lecture or punish kids for a disappointing end-of-year school report – but a recent study shows that’s likely to backfire in later years. www.shutterstock.com

If you want your child to bring home better grades, stop yelling and try this

John Pickering, The University of Queensland and Jinny Hong, The University of Queensland

Right now, teachers across Australia are busy writing up end-of-year report cards for nearly 4 million school students. But what should you do if your child brings home a report you’re not happy with?
Nobody’s perfect – not you, and not your kids. And that’s OK. from www.shutterstock.com

Five things every guilty parent needs to know

John Pickering, The University of Queensland and Margaret Crane, The University of Queensland

Feeling guilty and out of your depth as a parent? You’re not alone – and there are ways to turn the guilt you’re feeling into positive changes for your family.
We keep hearing that parents these days give in to their kids, or are overprotective, creating a generation of brats and failures, but has parenting actually changed? Shutterstock

‘Parents these days’ are judged too harshly

John Pickering, The University of Queensland

I need to start with a confession: I’m not a parent. I am someone who investigates how science can help parents deal with the sleepless nights, the fussy eaters, the sibling rivalry, the intrusive in-laws…

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