Poverty influences children’s early brain development
Poverty may have direct implications for important, early steps in the development of the brain, saddling children of low-income families with slower rates of growth in two key brain structures, according to researchers from...
Grandparents minding the children so mothers can work
Australian grandparents have become a permanent feature of family childcare arrangements, with nearly half of under three-year-olds with employed mums cared for -at least part of the time- by their grandparents, according to a...
Christmas for children: meeting Santa, the art of giving and hanging out with family
While most children are thrilled by the approach of Christmas some parents have mixed feelings.
Dr Marc de Rosnay, from the University of Sydney's School of Psychology, talks you through some possible concerns you might...
More adoptions of Australian children
While the number of children adopted from overseas continues to drop, adoptions involving Australian children are increasing, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Adoptions...
Children’s Panadol 1-5 years suspension
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in consultation with the TGA, is recalling two batches of Children's Panadol 1-5 years suspension from pharmacies and hospitals as a small proportion of bottles contain higher levels of paracetamol than specified.
The...
Girls can do everything boys can, but they have to look attractive – tween...
“Girls can participate in everything that boys can, but while doing so they should be attractive.” This, according to American researchers Ashton Lee Gerding of the University of Missouri and Nancy Signorielli of the...
Don’t ignore hip pain: Impingement is a growing problem among young, active
Hip preservation specialists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center see patients from their teens through their sixties who have femoral acetabular impingement, or FAI. This condition occurs when the ball of the...
Don't ignore hip pain: Impingement is a growing problem among young, active
Hip preservation specialists at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center see patients from their teens through their sixties who have femoral acetabular impingement, or FAI. This condition occurs when the ball of the...
Decoding, oral comprehension, vocabulary: three key literacy skills for primary schools in priority areas
What types of skills do first-year primary school children in education priority areas need most to learn to read? To find out, a team of researchers at CNRS and the universities of Grenoble, Paris...
College students more likely to be lawbreakers if spanked as children
No matter where they live in the world, university students who were spanked as children are more likely to engage in criminal behaviour, according to new research by Murray Straus, co-director of University of...
