Robotics at school
A new partnership will now make it possible for primary and high school students to access NAO, the worlds most widely used humanoid robot for education and research.
Swinburne University of Technology and The Brainary...
Teenagers: They’re not that bad, apparently
The image of the rebellious teen might be more myth than reality, according to researchers at The University of Queensland’s Parenting and Family Support Centre.
Professor Matt Sanders, director of the Parenting and Family Support...
Teenagers: They're not that bad, apparently
The image of the rebellious teen might be more myth than reality, according to researchers at The University of Queensland’s Parenting and Family Support Centre.
Professor Matt Sanders, director of the Parenting and Family Support...
Rise in number of children receiving protection services
There was a 6% rise in the number of children in Australia receiving child protection services in Australia in 2013-14, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare...
Latest update on medicines supplied without child-resistant caps – additional product is recalled
Consumers and health professionals are advised that a further product has been affected by the below issue.
Certain batches of methotrexate 2.5 mg tablets in bottles of 30, marketed as DBL Methotrexate Tablets, are being recalled.
Further...
Children encouraged to be fearless, not anxious
University of Queensland researchers are seeking families of anxious children to participate in a ground-breaking intervention called Fear-less.
Professor Matthew Sanders from the School of Psychology said an anxious child could suffer from problems with...
Nit-picking parents ‘putting kids off sport’
Dr Sam Elliott found well meaning parents were putting their children under too much pressure.
Flinders University research has found that many parents are unwittingly driving their children to quit sport because of intense, post-match...
Why breastfed babies are so smart
Loads of studies over the years have shown that children who were breastfed score higher on IQ tests and perform better in school, but the reason why remained unclear.
Is it the mother-baby bonding time,...
Antidepressant use in pregnancy associated with anxiety symptoms in 3-year-olds
Three-year-old siblings exposed to antidepressants in pregnancy show increased anxiety symptoms compared to their unexposed siblings.
This was found in a new study by researchers from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH), the University...
Helping teens tackle the perils of perfectionism
Flinders University research carried out in four Adelaide schools is changing lives across Australia by providing “psychological immunization” to protect young people against the destructive effects of perfectionism on their mental health.
Dr Tom Nehmy,...
