Clare Rowe

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I’m pleased to be part of Education Unpacked, a new News Corp Australia series hosted by National Education Editor Dr Su...
11/03/2026

I’m pleased to be part of Education Unpacked, a new News Corp Australia series hosted by National Education Editor Dr Susie O’Brien, launching tomorrow.

The series explores the growing number of children being diagnosed with ADHD, autism and anxiety, and the challenges parents face navigating assessment, medication decisions and schooling.

I share some thoughts from the perspective of a child psychologist (along with !) on how families can approach these issues thoughtfully and why careful, rigorous assessment matters.

Looking forward to the conversation.

09/03/2026

Had a great chat with on 2GB about a worrying trend: young Australians are losing faith in democracy.
If the next generation doesn’t feel a sense of belonging, opportunity, and pride in their country, we shouldn’t be surprised when enthusiasm for democracy fades.
This isn’t just a political issue. It’s a cultural one.
You can listen to a full conversation on Apple and Spotify podcasts.

We treat symptoms, not the habitat.What if modern life itself is the psychological stressor? What if rising anxiety, low...
23/02/2026

We treat symptoms, not the habitat.

What if modern life itself is the psychological stressor? What if rising anxiety, low mood and disconnection are not simply individual disorders, but predictable responses to an environment our primate brains were never designed for?

Up on The Rowe Report, I explore the uncomfortable possibility that the mental health crisis may be less about broken people and more about a society that has drifted too far from how humans are meant to live.

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More people are now forming romantic attachments to AI companions.On the surface, it sounds futuristic, even amusing. Bu...
15/02/2026

More people are now forming romantic attachments to AI companions.

On the surface, it sounds futuristic, even amusing. But I think it tells us something deeper about modern relationships.
AI partners are frictionless. They validate. They don’t argue. They don’t disappoint. They don’t require compromise. You can customise them. They adapt to you.

Real relationships don’t work like that.

Human intimacy requires negotiation, repair, tolerance for difference and the ability to sit with discomfort. Those skills are built - not downloaded. And if we increasingly turn to synthetic relationships that remove friction altogether, we risk losing the very capacities that make real connection possible.

In my latest AFR piece, I explore why this trend is growing and what it may mean for how we relate to each other in the future.

📍 Why Tracking Kids Isn’t Safety.. It’s Surveillance Just shared my thoughts in my column on how constant location track...
07/02/2026

📍 Why Tracking Kids Isn’t Safety.. It’s Surveillance
Just shared my thoughts in my column on how constant location tracking and digital monitoring might actually be doing more harm than good for our children’s development. 📱👀
While it feels instinctive to “keep tabs” on our kids, research and real-world experience show this level of surveillance can undermine trust, increase anxiety, and stunt independence — the very skills kids need to grow and thrive. 🧠✨ From building resilience to navigating life’s challenges with confidence, trust matters.
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Link in bio to read why we need to rethink parenting tech and lean into trusted freedom, not fear-driven control.

2016…Cook Islands… Japan… France…. Pregnancy…. Trying to learn French… racing fashion A lifetime ago. ❤️❤️❤️❤️
17/01/2026

2016…
Cook Islands… Japan… France…. Pregnancy…. Trying to learn French… racing fashion
A lifetime ago.
❤️❤️❤️❤️

Column today in the AFR.. In the past four weeks, many teenagers who were already active on platforms such as Instagram ...
05/01/2026

Column today in the AFR..
In the past four weeks, many teenagers who were already active on platforms such as Instagram and Snapchat report little meaningful change. Some accounts were suspended, but many were not. Others were quickly reactivated through obvious workarounds – parental accounts, altered age settings, or alternative verification methods.
Law works not only through punishment but through credibility. When legislation is widely flouted without consequence, it risks undermining public confidence not just in that law, but in the seriousness of the legislative process itself.
That does not mean the policy is misguided. In fact, the core principle behind the ban is sound. Children should not be on social media. Decades of developmental psychology, alongside mounting empirical evidence, point to the same conclusion: early exposure to algorithm-driven platforms increases vulnerability to anxiety, impulsivity, social comparison and reduced attention capacity. On this, the government is right.
But there is a crucial distinction between laws that set moral direction and laws that are practically enforceable. The danger lies in pretending they are the same thing.

Having fun over summer chatting on The (not-so) Late Debate with the wonderful and .leach Catch us again tonight and We...
05/01/2026

Having fun over summer chatting on The (not-so) Late Debate with the wonderful and .leach
Catch us again tonight and Wednesday 8pm Sky News as we get our head around the news of the day and ease you back into 2026 ❤️🙌🏼

What a year! Not all highs and definitely didn’t achieve all my goals but also smashed others. I know many people are ha...
30/12/2025

What a year! Not all highs and definitely didn’t achieve all my goals but also smashed others. I know many people are happy to see the back of 2025, but having a years worth of photos on your camera roll to flick through on the last day of the year may remind you that special moments are often in the every day mundane and are almost always with the people you love ❤️❤️❤️
Bring on 2026 ✨✨✨

When tragedies happen in our community, the instinct is to stay glued to the news. But children don’t need rolling cover...
15/12/2025

When tragedies happen in our community, the instinct is to stay glued to the news. But children don’t need rolling coverage or frightening details. They need calm adults, steady routines, and a feeling of safety.

If your child is struggling or you’re unsure how to talk about it, reach out, we’re here to help.

— Clare Rowe, Psychologist

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On Dec 10, kids’ social media accounts will go dark — but the real shock won’t be online.It’ll be inside Australian home...
08/12/2025

On Dec 10, kids’ social media accounts will go dark — but the real shock won’t be online.
It’ll be inside Australian homes.
If you think this ban will “fix everything,” you need to read this.
👉 This is about parenting, not platforms.

If you increase the number of professionals who can prescribe a medication, script rates increase. This is not a critici...
30/11/2025

If you increase the number of professionals who can prescribe a medication, script rates increase. This is not a criticism. It is simply how healthcare works.
On the surface this shift feels sensible. Families wait far too long for specialist appointments. Costs are high. Children who genuinely need support are forced to sit on waitlists for months or years. Increasing access looks compassionate and practical.
So why does something about this make me uncomfortable….
Just wait and watch the number of kids on medication for behaviour skyrocket.
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