'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...
Lifestyle advice during pregnancy pays off
Research from the University of Adelaide shows that the additional cost of providing one-on-one lifestyle advice to overweight and obese women during pregnancy is offset by improved outcomes at birth.
Researchers from the University's Robinson Research...
Try a little self-kindness: help for stressed-out new mums
It's 3am, the baby's been crying for hours, your partner's on night shift, no one's going to appreciate a phone call at this hour for help.
You feel you could lose your mind: "This...
Can a tweet or a status update indicate suicide risk?
UNSW researchers at the Black Dog Institute are using digital technologies to target groups most at risk of mental illiness, including young people and those living in regional, rural and remote areas.
Nearly 60% of...
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...
Synthetic cannabis: ‘It felt like I was going to die’
A survey of young Australians shows first time users are ignoring the risks of synthetic drugs, putting their health and lives at risk.
Lost consciousness, vomiting, seizures, paranoia and heart attacks. These are just some of the...
Synthetic cannabis: 'It felt like I was going to die'
A survey of young Australians shows first time users are ignoring the risks of synthetic drugs, putting their health and lives at risk.
Lost consciousness, vomiting, seizures, paranoia and heart attacks. These are just some of the...
