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Brain signals link physical fitness to better language skills in children

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Children who are physically fit have faster and more robust neuro-electrical brain responses during reading than their less-fit peers, researchers report. The researchers tracked brain activity in participants using electroencephalography, which captures signals from dozens...

Where children get their wellbeing

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A survey, currently being rolled out nationally, will ask students in years 4, 6 and 8 from a large sample of schools across all states and territories about their wellbeing, including perceptions of family,...

Kids graded D-minus in physical activity report card

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Australia’s first report card on physical activity for children and young people has been released today – and its broad message is “sport is not enough”. The report has found that while a large number...

Teddy Bear Hospital aims to reduce children’s anxiety

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Today 35 University of Tasmania medical students from years 3-5 acted as "teddy doctors" at the third "Teddy Bear Hospital" visit to Albeura Street Primary School. Kindergarten and Prep children and their teddies visited different...

Comprehensive review shows no link between vaccinations and autism

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The first systematic international review of childhood vaccinations led by researchers from the University of Sydney has found no evidence of a link to the development of autism or autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). The comprehensive...

Unlocking the links between sleep and health in kids

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Children with poor sleep habits are more likely to have physical and emotional health issues, a University of Wollongong study has found. The study, recently published in the journal Pediatrics, used Medicare data from a...

Free online program proven to help children with anxiety

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A free, evidence-based program that has been proven to help prevent and treat anxiety in young people aged between 8 and 17 is now available online. The BRAVE program, which has been trialled and evaluated over...

The seven messages of highly effective reading teachers

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In 1982, the late, great NZ reading researcher Marie Clay identified a group of children having difficulty learning to read as “tangled tots (with) reading knots”. She was referring to children who, despite having no...

Gardening schemes teach healthy eating

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Offering children access to gardening schemes helps to encourage healthier eating habits. That is the conclusion of a study by Dr Michael Duncan and colleagues from Coventry University who enrolled 46 nine- and ten-year-olds in...

Tackling depression in primary school kids

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Curtin University researchers have trialled a program which has shown potential to significantly reduce short-term depressive symptoms and emotional difficulties in Western Australian (WA) children attending low socio-economic status (SES) primary schools. As part of...
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