A spoonful of parent interaction may help the medicine go down
The way parents interact with their chronically ill children could be the key to better treatment and better results.
Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Triple P – Positive Parenting Program believe parents can improve...
Caring for kids with disabilities and difficult toileting behaviours
There is plenty of research telling us what most of us already suspected; that parents of children with disabilities are much more prone to stress, anxiety, depression and relationship strain than other parents.
We also...
Assistive technology can boost students’ learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of students with special needs in Western Australian classrooms could be boosted with the introduction of low-tech and high-tech assistive technology, including iPads, to deliver educational programs, according to Associate Professor...
Assistive technology can boost students' learning outcomes
The learning outcomes of students with special needs in Western Australian classrooms could be boosted with the introduction of low-tech and high-tech assistive technology, including iPads, to deliver educational programs, according to Associate Professor...
Getting to the point of parents’ fears
University of Queensland researchers are hoping to get to the pointy end of parents’ fears about childhood vaccinations by conducting an Australia-wide survey.
A team from UQ’s Parenting and Family Support Centre is asking parents...
Inactivity in childhood linked to poor health outcomes in adolescence
How active you are as a child could have an impact on your weight and risk of chronic disease from as early fifteen years of age, according to new research led by the University...
No support for chronically-ill students
Australia’s school system is failing some of its most vulnerable young people by leaving them unsupported in their education.
A new Victoria University report reveals chronically-ill children who need to take extended absences from school...
Early intervention must embrace diversity, research shows
Childhood assessment and early intervention approaches must do more for children from culturally diverse backgrounds, according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) research.
Ms Sarah Verdon recently completed her PhD at CSU's Faculty of Education and...
Learning through play – Australia’s only children’s museum launches in Wollongong
The Early Start™ Discovery Space (Discovery Space), launched on Tuesday 19 May, is a purpose-built, hands-on learning through play space that invites children 0-12 and their carers to explore, discover and create together.
Strongly grounded...
Learning through play – Australia’s only children's museum launches in Wollongong
The Early Start™ Discovery Space (Discovery Space), launched on Tuesday 19 May, is a purpose-built, hands-on learning through play space that invites children 0-12 and their carers to explore, discover and create together.
Strongly grounded...
