About Mihiri
Mihiri is happychild.com.au's site coordinator and writer and also works as a freelance writer. As a mother of two children in primary school, Mihiri is particularly interested in evidence-based information about the social and emotional development and wellbeing of pre-teens…though she finds the road ahead well worth researching! Mihiri also has a keen interest in the community sector and writes for not-for-profits and social enterprises, as well as volunteering time to international non-profit, Room to Read.
Joshua Littman, a 12-year-old boy with Asperger’s syndrome, interviews his mother, Sarah. At the time, he was struggling with social acceptance and making friends.
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The adorable first-day-at-school montages crowd my newsfeed on Facebook – little legs swimming in kaftan-sized uniforms, half a face emerging from under a too-big hat, tiny shoulders swallowe
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Children observe their mums and after watching everything she does all day, Mum is called an angel and wished sweet dreams. The sweetest 2-minute video you will see today.
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A social experiment, asking adults how they envision the future of the world, followed by asking their children how they view their future.
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An uplifting and optimistic take on Katy Perry's hit song, 'Roar', performed by patients and staff of the Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, New Hampshire, USA.
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Cyber safety experts from the Australian Federal Police (AFP) have teamed up with Disney to create and distribute a new online safety program for primary shool children.
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The number of first-time mothers suffering from depression peaks fours years after giving birth, finds a new study published in BJOG:An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology.
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Food allergies are becoming increasingly common and understanding them is important so everyone can help protect those at risk– this is the message that Allergy and Anapyhlaxis Australia w
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To 'help' or to' be a helper'?
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Self-talk is comprised of the stories we tell ourselves about ourselves, and is sometimes called our ‘inner voice’.
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