Terri Smith, CEO of Optometrists Association Australia (Victoria), urges parents to keep an eye on their children's vision.

Dr Audrey McKinlay examines what to do if your child experiences a head injury.

Margaret Langdon reports on a program making the first day of school a little less daunting for children with a disability.

Andrea Travers reports on an organisation that has been supporting families for 90 years.

Margaret Langdon looks at the sometimes life-changing friendships formed between children with special needs and volunteer helpers.

Margaret Langdon reports on a student-led education program that's changing the environment – of schools and beyond.

Mary Hawthorne, principal of the Village School, reflects on the nature of nurturing.

Foster-carer numbers are dwindling, but Margaret Langdon meets one for whom the role is undeniably life-affirming.

A random act of kindness in Melbourne in 1883 led to the formation of a society to help young people. Margaret Langdon reports on how that assistance has been continuing and expanding to this day.