Kids not negatively impacted by weight management programs
Weight management programs for overweight children do not negatively impact body satisfaction, research shows.
Published in Appetite, researchers at Monash University investigated changes in body perception and satisfaction in overweight and obese children aged five to...
Parental History of Suicide Attempt Associated with Increased Risk in Kids
A suicide attempt by a parent increased the odds nearly 5-fold that a child would attempt suicide, according to a report published online by JAMA Psychiatry.
Other studies have established that suicidal behaviour can run in...
Parents’ BMI Decreases with Child Involved in School-Based, Community Obesity Intervention
Parents of children involved in an elementary school-based community intervention to prevent obesity appear to share in in its health benefits. A new analysis of Shape Up Somerville: Eat Smart Play Hard™ shows an...
Smart seat to rescue kids left in cars
Summer brings a greater risk of babies or toddlers left unattended in cars – sometimes with devastating consequences.
For example, last summer Ambulance Victoria paramedics rescued an average of four children a day from cars.
To...
Addressing the mental health needs of children with intellectual disability
Research to improve the wellbeing of children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities or autism, and their families, has been presented at the MIND-IT Research Group conference in Melbourne.
The research team, supported by the Monash Warwick...
Fast-Food Consumption Linked to Lower Test Score Gains in 8th Graders
The amount of fast food children eat may be linked to how well they do in school, a new nationwide study suggests.
Researchers found that the more frequently children reported eating fast food in fifth...
Give the gift of speech and language development
Researchers from the Kids Talk Lab at the University of Sydney are encouraging parents to give children books as gifts this Christmas to help develop vital speech, language and communication skills.
Speech pathologist Dr Elise Baker said many parents...
Fuelling learning and literacy for the digital generation
Monash University today launched MWorld, the world’s first comprehensive, university-produced educational App for children.
“We’ve tied the thrill of discovery and the joy of storytelling to amazing educational content. MWorld will fuel the love of...
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Demand for inclusive education rises
The inclusion of students with disabilities into regular school programs was the topic of discussion at the recent Monash University Dean’s Lecture Series.
The lecture, Are we preparing teachers for inclusion or exclusion? Were presented by...
