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Looking for extra DIY activities to occupy the kids on a rainy day or fill the school holidays? Try this DIY drum kit. It's easier than you think.

Psychologist Oliver James offers an unexpected solution to those times when you and your child seem to be speaking different languages.  While it might seem counterintuitive, James believes that giving your kid control is the answer to managing controlling behaviour. That, and a whole lot of love.

Sarah Troop is on a mission to normalise death in everyday culture and teach adults and kids that it's a natural and normal part of life. To do that, she wants adults to talk to kids about death.

Gever Tulley reckons that danger is part of life, and by shielding our kids from risks, we're denying them learning opportunities. That's why he wants you and your kids to lick a nine-volt battery and begin engaging with the world in a new way.

Communicating with kids about their feelings can be tough, no matter how old your child is. To set you up for success, we're sharing ten tips from the best-selling parenting book, How To Talk so Kids Will Listen and Listen so Kids Will Talk.

Kate Baer is a mother to four kids, a wife and a staunch believer in telling it like it is. She chats with Lunch Lady about writing, pregnancy, marriage, inequality, body image and more.

For parents that grew up in strict authoritarian households, it can be difficult to imagine a different way to raise your own kids. But Iris Chen wants parents to know that it's never too late to break generational cycles and restore peace in your family.

Author and muso Isaiah Firebrace wrote Come Together to teach kids about First Nations History and to help connect with the longest continuing culture on Earth.

With so many non alcoholic options to choose from, it can be hard to know which one to pick. With Bank's Botanicals winning a swag of medals at multiple events, we had a chat to founder Brian and asked - what made this one so good?

Nature craft puppets are a perfect DIY and are made from anything that grows in nature–dried leaves, fresh leaves, seed pods, flowers and sticks. Here is your step by step guide on how to make bush puppets.

The empirical data is very convincing: kids will get smarter if we get simpler. Simplicity Parenting founder and author Kim John Payne believes using the extraordinary power of less will raise calmer, happier and more secure kids.

This bedtime meditation for kids combines relaxation and visualisation techniques to encourage kids to calm themselves before sleep.

Make this decadent, delicious cake for special occasions or just for fun. Secret ingredient is pumpkin (I know!) which makes the cake dense and fudge, like all good mud cakes should be.

Fry up the BBQ and rewind Pulp Fiction as you gear up to taste perhaps one of the best cheese burgers there is. Created by Raph Rashid - owner of Melbourne’s infamous burger joint, Juanita Peaches.

Easy peasy penne with spinach pesto and baked cherry tomatoes recipe. Fits a laid back Wednesday dinner vibe, or side with a salad and a nice Pinot for fancier weekend offering.

A delicious summer staple that will delight both vegetarians and carnivores alike. Pair it with a crisp Chardonnay for optimum sunshiney vibes.

Need some gifting ideas and inspiration these holidays? Our lovely Lunch Lady partners and friends are here to help. Check out our gift guide!

When her husband left her with three children, Janet Hoggarth let her single-mum friends move in with their kids. Together, they formed a single-mum commune, or as they called it, a mummune.

Lunch Lady's editor, Louise Bannister, discovers that the Mexico Yucatan Peninsula is the perfect spot for a family adventure that won't be easily forgotten.

With kids spending more time on screens then ever, it's imperative to make time for reconnection with nature. Journalist and author Richard Louv has spent a good chunk of his life helping people and societies reconnect in a way that is joyful, futuristic and technological. And it all begins with children.

These easy-peasy pancakes are the perfect lunchbox recipe, after school snack, picnic food or side to a main meal.

Needing lunchbox inspiration? Try whipping up a batch of homemade muesli bars. Step right this way for our five favourite recipes.

What if our quest to supercharge our children's lives is costing them an essential part of what it means to be a kid: boredom?

Nine scientists and mothers - have joined forces to teach other Mums about climate change. Introducing the Science Mums.