Two ears are better than one: double cochlear implants improve student grades
One cochlear ear can give a child the gift of hearing, but a new study shows two can help them excel at school.
A world-first study of deaf primary school students has revealed children with...
Helping prevent PTSD in children
Research led by a University of Queensland professor has found that web-based intervention can prevent post-traumatic stress disorder developing in children after accidental injury.
Professor Justin Kenardy, working with the Centre of National Research...
Study looks at coping with separation and divorce
It is probably one of the most stressful times in the life of a family - the period of separation and divorce challenges parents, children, and the relationships that exist with the wider family.
And...
Are young children addicted to technology?
Are toddlers really becoming addicted to technology? There's certainly a lot of media hype to suggest that they are. And there's no question the footage of small children breaking down when their tablet is...
What do children and young people have to say about safety in institutions?
Adults in institutions have continually failed children and young people. The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse is charged with understanding these historical failures.
It has become clear throughout the hearings that...
Pre-schoolers encouraged to move more and sit less
A study to investigate how less time spent sitting at preschool affects kids’ energy levels, musculoskeletal health and mental development is underway at UOW.
The ‘Standing Preschools’ project, led by researchers at the Early Start...
Keeping children safe
The “ASK-Young People” (ASK-YP) survey is part of a larger study exploring what children and young people aged 10 to 18 experience and think about safety in institutional contexts.
The study has been commissioned by...
Sport TV exposing children to thousands of alcohol-adverts per year
New research from Monash University shows that children are being exposed to thousands of alcohol adverts when watching sport TV, questioning the effectiveness of advertising regulations designed to protect children.
The study, published in the...
Effective use of robots in schools
For the first time in Australia, research is being conducted into how robots can be effectively implemented into primary and secondary school curriculums.
The three year research project, being led by Swinburne University of Technology,...
Siblings of children with schizophrenia show resilience to the condition as they grow up
Fundamental differences between how the brain forms during adolescence have been discovered in children with schizophrenia and their siblings, a new study shows.
The study opens up new avenues for researchers to explore when developing...
