How childhood stress can affect female fertility
Can events you endured as a child really impact your ability to have children yourself? New research in the Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetrics & Gynecology examines the mechanism by which adverse experiences in childhood...
Play therapy courses come to the North
Play therapy courses at CDU will address growing demands for qualified professionals.
The first play therapy courses in Northern Australia will address growing demands for qualified professionals in the region.
Charles Darwin University will become the...
Helping fathers manage sons
Men's low participation in parenting programs must be turned around to prevent violence and antisocial behaviour among future generations of boys, according to new research.
The Like Father Like Son project is being led...
Australian children speak out about dementia
Australian children have revealed in a series of videos the impact of having a close relative diagnosed with dementia, in a bid to help other children better understand the condition.
The video series, designed by...
Childhood obesity prevention program rolls out state wide for term four
With Christmas and the season of indulgence just around the corner Queensland families are urged to sign up to a free state government-funded healthy lifestyle program being run state-wide from the beginning of term...
Jamming with toddlers trumps hitting the books
Playing music with toddlers could benefit their development even more than shared reading, according to University of Queensland research.
A UQ-led study has shown that music participation at home improves numeracy, prosocial skills and attention...
New diagnostic tool can detect psychopathic traits in pre-schoolers
Indications of psychopathic traits can be reliably observed in children as young as three, allowing children at risk to undergo earlier treatment, a new study suggests.
Callous-unemotional (CU) traits, including a lack of empathy and...
The Cinderella effect: child injury in stepfamilies
Cuts, bruises and broken bones – kids are always hurting themselves. But does the structure of a family impact the likelihood of a child being injured?
University of Adelaide psychology PhD student Catia Malvaso examined...
ACCC warning statement on asbestos in crayons
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has conducted testing on a range of wax crayons and identified traces of asbestos in the following products:
Dora the Explorer Personalized 32 pack crayons (Figure 1)
Dora the Explorer...
Making great teachers: From global education megatrends to Generation Z
What makes great teachers?
There is no single variable that improves student achievement more than a great teacher. Evidence built on decades of research supports this statement as a fact. Being a great teacher means...
