Early child care experiences play role in kids’ future
Children who use centre-based child care and multiple care arrangements across their early years are better prepared for school, a new QUT study has found.
Dr Chrystal Whiteford, from QUT's Faculty of Education, said early...
Young people share moving stories of kindness through imagery
Throughout February and March, University of Tasmania ran an Instagram competition, 'Random Snaps of Kindness' in preparation for National Youth Week.
Tasmanians between the ages of 13-25 submitted photos on Instagram using the #kindsnaps hashtag, and...
Socially responsive children are more popular
Children who are sensitive to the thoughts and feelings of others are more popular in the playground, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
Published in the journal Child Development, the study found...
‘Go outside and play’ means different things to kids and parents
'Play is children's work', it is often said. Children tend to agree because many, when asked about what they are doing at kindy, insist their activity is 'work' or 'building' or 'painting', a QUT...
'Go outside and play' means different things to kids and parents
'Play is children's work', it is often said. Children tend to agree because many, when asked about what they are doing at kindy, insist their activity is 'work' or 'building' or 'painting', a QUT...
Playground washing only temporary solution to children’s exposure to lead dust
A new study has found that while the washing of playground equipment in mining towns does reduce children’s exposure to dust metals by 55.9%, recontamination occurs within 24 hours.
The study was based in Port...
Early intervention makes all the difference for children with autism
Julia Ilott is still in the process of completing her graduate diploma to qualify as a school teacher but she’s already had plenty of insight into how classrooms can accommodate children with a developmental...
Growing healthy students
School gardens can have a positive effect on children’s health, as well as the environment, joint research from Australian Catholic University and the University of Texas has found.
Researchers discovered that children who are involved...
Passive smoke exposure in childhood has impact on adult cardiovascular health
Research led by Dr Costan Magnussen has shown that children exposed to parental smoking in childhood had approximately twice the risk of having plaque in their carotid artery 26 years later as did those...
Focus on school bullying
A new Australian anti-bullying documentary takes the battle to the school-yard, with two University of Queensland academics weighing in on the topic of bullying in school sport.
The documentary, From the Quadrangle, asks experts to...
