Was school designed to make children obedient?
Compulsory schooling began in 1760s Prussia as a tool of royal authority. What that history explains, what it doesn't, and what the evidence says works.
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Kids and school. How children learn, why play matters, and what school was built to do.
Is risky play good for kids?
Climbing high, going fast, play fighting. The research says children who take small risks in play move more, get along better and are no more injured.
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Does smacking children do any harm?
Six in ten Australians were smacked as children. Decades of research find it doesn't improve behaviour and predicts more problems later.
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Do smartphones harm teenagers' mental health?
Teen distress rose sharply after 2010, as phones spread. What the research shows, where scientists disagree, and what parents can act on now.
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