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The former political advisor shared the news on Sunday evening.

PoliticsCommentsBrittany Higgins announces baby news in adorable post

The former political advisor shared the news on Sunday evening.

Ella Loneragan

A sneak peek of LEGO’s highly awaited Bluey series has just been released months before the range is set to hit shelves.

😍😍😍CommentsSEE THE PICS: First look at Bluey in LEGO form

A sneak peek of LEGO’s highly awaited Bluey series has just been released months before the range is set to hit shelves.

Zach Margolius

Little attention has been paid to what AI programs - the ones that can create images with a simple text prompt - might be showing particularly our young kids, writes Kate Emery.

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KATE EMERY CommentsPremium
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AI can be the bad influence your parents warned you about

Every parent knows how important your kid’s choice of friends can be.

Kate Emery

Kate Emery

Parents overwhelmed by messages telling them they are doing ‘screentime’ wrong should ditch the term and look at what their kids are doing on their screens

WA NewsCommentsPremiumParents told to ditch ‘unhelpfully vague’ screentime label

Parents overwhelmed by messages telling them they are doing ‘screentime’ wrong should ditch the term and look at what their kids are doing on their screens - not how long they are on them.

Kate Emery

Dr Jamie Tan and Hope Castillo.

HealthCommentsPremiumConcerning rates of iron deficiency in WA toddlers

Researchers are examining the potential link between low iron levels and conditions such as ADHD after data from 10,000 babies born at Joondalup Hospital has revealed concerning iron deficiencies.

Liam Murphy

Cost-of-living pressures are forcing more WA families to send their children to school without lunch.

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Families forced to send kids to school without lunch

Cost of living pressures are forcing more WA families to send their children to school without lunch, with one charity reporting a 77 per cent rise in the number of kids asking for food.

Dylan Caporn

Vance and his family have had to change their outdoors lifestyle since he was left with tetraplegia, making it hard to access public venues such as the beach.

Starlight Super SwimPremiumBusselton family swimming for Starlight to help sick kids

Vance was four and a half years-old when a garden statue fell on him in a friend’s backyard, leaving him with tetraplegia. Now six years old, his family are fundraising for other sick kids.

Sofia Fimognari

A new report has laid bare a number of serious incidents taking place at WA childcare centres.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumWA childcare centres in spotlight as serious incidents soar

Hundreds of children were injured, unaccounted for and locked in or out at WA childcare centres, with serious incidents at early learning centres soaring 50 per cent in five years.

Rhianna Mitchell

Niaz Ahmed Ali

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Pervert used dog to lure kids at Meadow Springs playground

Prolific sex offender and serial flasher Niaz Ahmed Ali will be released from prison in March despite using his dog to lure children to him at a playground in Mandurah.

Rachel Fenner

‘Returning to school can be scary and anxiety-provoking for many children and in recent years,’ writes Cher McGillivray.

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Cher McGillivray Comments
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How to beat the back-to-school blues

Returning to school can be scary and anxiety-provoking for many children and in recent years, there’s been an increase in parents experiencing ‘school refusal.’

Cher McGillivray

RAC Roadside Patrol worker Cameron Dargan simulates a lock out procedure on a vehicle with a child ‘locked' inside. Pictured is toddler Booker Kimber, who pretended to be locked in the car the purposes of the exercise. Pic: Michael Wilson The West Australian

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Figures reveal staggering amount of WA kids left in cars

WA drivers are being reminded of the dangers of leaving children in cars with new figures revealing kids and pets getting locked in cars was a daily occurrence in 2024. 

Claire Sadler

Australian children are spending more time on social media now than they did during COVID-19 lockdowns, a new report reveals.

Social mediaVideoCommentsPremiumAussie kids spend more time on TikTok now than during COVID

Children are spending more and more time on social media, with TikTok and Instagram the most popular, a report reveals.

Bethany Hiatt

Four of the first kids to take part in the program are Yumna Ali, 12, Stellar Jarvis, 8, Callum Berrisford, 17 and Flynn McShane, 10.

HEALTH CommentsPremiumPCH develops exercise regime for kids with chronic illnesses

The groundbreaking initiative involves an eight-week personalised exercise program to boost both the mental and physical health of WA kids living with chronic conditions.

Claire Sadler

Becka Hume-Cook first suspected her son had an addiction when he was seven years old.

GamingCommentsPremiumWhy Perth mum was terrified her 7yo son was addicted

Becka Hume-Cook first suspected her son had an addiction when he was seven years old. Two years later, she dreads the short, one-word answer she gets when she asks how his day was.

Ella Loneragan

Elaine Loveridge with new baby Sonny Aldous at their Elleker property.

New Year JoyCommentsFamily welcomes Albany’s first baby of the year

Albany welcomed its first baby of 2025 on Wednesday, making Sonny Aldous the city’s first member of generation Beta.

Georgia Campion

Sarah Dobinson with her four-week-old son Noah and Ashlee Wagener with her four-month-old daughter Charlotte Stekic.

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REVEALED: The baby names that made WA’s most popular list

Move over Oliver and Isla - there are new baby names in town.

Caitlyn Rintoul

Child Abuse Squad are seeking the public’s assistance to assist them in identifying the person pictured below, who they believe can assist them with an investigation into the indecent assault of a female teenager on Sunday, 29 December 2024.

CrimePremiumPolice release image of WA man who attacked teen jogger

Child abuse squad detectives have released an image of a man who inappropriately touched a 15-year-old girl at a southern suburbs park on Sunday.

Rachel Fenner

Bill Mann is a former principal and Department of Education district director.

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Bill MannCommentsPremium
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To save our schools, parents must take more responsibility

Too often children are given free rein to set their own behaviour standards at home and in the community.

Bill Mann

One of the first babies born in 2025. Pictured is Kayla and Raven Te Awa with their new baby.

WA NewsCommentsMeet Perth’s first babies of 2025 and the first of gen Beta

Kayla and Raven Te Awa’s newborn son is not just one of the firstborn in Perth in 2025, he is also one of the first of a new generation. 

Rachel Fenner

Channel 7 sports presenter Abbey Holmes and husband Keegan Brooksby are “on cloud nine” after announcing they are expecting their first child together.

‘Special time’Comments‘On cloud nine’: Football commentator expecting first child

The happy couple shared the news with friends and family over Christmas before announcing to the world on New Year’s Day.

Ben Sutton

‘We are coming to realise that we can’t take mental health for granted and we need to actively support good mental health in our kids,’ says Kelsie Prabawa-Sear.

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Kelsie Prabawa-SearCommentsPremium
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Why are toddlers so anxious?

It feels like mental health challenges are a dark cloud that could come over our kids at any time. 

Kelsie Prabawa-Sear

WA drivers are being reminded about the dangers of leaving kids in locked cars.

Severe WeatherPremiumDrivers warned about kids in locked cars amid heatwave

Even on a cool day a parked car can be over 30C hotter than outside and with the weather expected to surpass 40C, WA drivers are being reminded about the dangers of leaving kids in locked cars. 

Claire Sadler

‘Festive magic and joy come in all shapes and sizes, and it usually comes in good company and little joyful experiences.

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Kelsie Prabawa-SearCommentsPremium
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Christmas magic is ageless

As Rick Morton recently reminded me: ‘There is still beauty in the world for those who have eyes for it’, and kids certainly have the eyes for it at Christmas. The older ones just need some help focusing.

Kelsie Prabawa-Sear

A render of the Bassendean childcare centre.

ChildrenPremiumChildcare facility approved for Perth’s eastern suburbs

A childcare facility has been approved for a residential precinct despite major traffic and parking concerns from locals.

Gabrielle Becerra Mellet