Effective Treatment for Youth Anxiety Disorders has Lasting Benefit
A study published in the March 2014 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that the majority of youth with moderate to severe anxiety disorders responded well...
Tackling bullying head on
ACU and the NRL team up to arm kids against schoolyard bullies.
It’s hard to imagine a strapping rugby league player being bullied as a school kid. Yet for many in the NRL episodes of...
Obesity rates declining for 2 to 5 year olds in US
Though overall obesity rates remain unchanged, rates in young children improve.
The latest CDC obesity data, published in the February 26 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, show a significant decline in...
MMR Vaccine Associated With Lower Hospital Admissions For Children
In a nationwide group of Danish children, receipt of the live measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine on schedule after vaccination for other common infections was associated with a lower rate of hospital admissions...
Preparing kids for disaster could help mobilise the whole community
Enabling kids to become active participants in disaster resilience and education programs could not only reduce their fears. It could also have a potential motivational role in mobilising wider community preparations.
That's according to CQUniversity...
Childcare LEAPS into healthier future
You've filled the fridge with fruit and vegetables, put a timer on the TV and your mantra is: "Go outside and play." But how do you know your family's healthy lifestyle ethos is mirrored...
NSW parents in world-first project
The University of Sydney today launched a new project which offers two years of free parenting support to parents and caregivers of children with a disability in New South Wales.
Parents and caregivers are invited...
Teaching maths from birth
Education experts believe we're never too young to start learning maths in our everyday lives.
In her new book Early Mathematical Explorations, Victoria University's Professor Nicola Yelland argues that we need to be teaching our...
Going digital for an Early Start to children’s learning
New forms of interactive digital learning and classroom-to-home connectivity are transforming early years education in New South Wales thanks to a revolutionary approach to teaching and learning pioneered at the University of Wollongong.
Every child,...
Going digital for an Early Start to children's learning
New forms of interactive digital learning and classroom-to-home connectivity are transforming early years education in New South Wales thanks to a revolutionary approach to teaching and learning pioneered at the University of Wollongong.
Every child,...
