Back to school dangerous time for children with asthma
Asthma Foundation NSW is urging parents and carers of children with asthma to be aware of signs and symptoms, and familiarise themselves with asthma first aid in time for the dangerous back to school...
Can a natural supplement improve hyperactivity in boys?
Researchers at Swinburne University of Technology are investigating the effects of a special extract of a native Indian herb and its ability to reduce symptoms related to hyperactivity, inattention and impulsivity in boys.
Bacopa monnieri has...
Parents seek school readiness tests for children
Do children have the self-help, social-emotional and cognitive skills to cope with the school year ahead?
These questions are just some of the back-to-school issues being addressed by a team of clinicians at QUT's Kelvin...
Two hour screen limit for kids ‘virtually impossible’ to enforce
A world-first longitudinal study by The University of Western Australia researchers examining the links between mental health and screen use by children and teenagers has found that guidelines to limit screen-based media-use to less...
Two hour screen limit for kids 'virtually impossible' to enforce
A world-first longitudinal study by The University of Western Australia researchers examining the links between mental health and screen use by children and teenagers has found that guidelines to limit screen-based media-use to less...
Does bad behaviour run in the family?
University of Queensland research aims to answer the age-old question of whether anti-social behaviour is passed down through families.
Professor Jake Najman, from UQ’s School of Public Health and School of Social Science, said the project...
Back to school: How to choose those new shoes
Getting the right advice for buying new school shoes could save parents money and more importantly their kids from experiencing foot pain and foot problems and reducing their physical activity.
University of Western Sydney podiatry...
Could Playing Tchaikovsky’s “Nutcracker” and Other Music Improve Kids’ Brains?
Children who play the violin or study piano could be learning more than just Mozart. A University of Vermont College of Medicine child psychiatry team has found that musical training might also help kids...
Text Messaging Reminders Increase Second Dose Influenza Vaccinations in Children
Researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health and Columbia University Medical Center studied the impact of text message reminders for the second dose of influenza vaccine required for many young children to protect them against the virus....
Dogs, cats and other animals may improve social skills of children with autism
Dogs and other pets play an important role in individuals’ social lives, and they can act as catalysts for social interaction, previous research has shown. Although much media attention has focused on how dogs...
