Danger in Using Sitting and Carrying Devices for Sleeping Infants
Sleep-related deaths are the most common cause of death for infants 1-12 months of age. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that infants sleep on their back on a firm mattress, without loose bedding....
Parents invited to take part in free AD/HD parenting program
A well-known parenting program will be offered free of charge to parents who have children diagnosed with AD/HD, in evening sessions during the third school term of 2015.
Hosted by Macquarie’s Department of Psychology to...
Light therapy hope for sleep troubled teens
Flinders University sleep researchers are taking research conducted in Adelaide schools to the next level by intensively studying individual sleep troubled teens in a new study at the Child & Adolescent Sleep Clinic at...
Shock horror: Humour persuades young males to slow down
Graphic, strong threat or fear-based anti-speeding advertising campaigns are less likely to influence young males, a high-risk group over-represented in the nation's road toll, QUT research has found.
Senior Research Fellow Dr Ioni Lewis, from...
Weaker vaccine causing whooping cough surge
A Monash University expert has teamed up with the United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to pinpoint the reason behind a surge in whooping cough cases over the past 10 years.
Associate Professor...
Early child care experiences play role in kids’ future
Children who use centre-based child care and multiple care arrangements across their early years are better prepared for school, a new QUT study has found.
Dr Chrystal Whiteford, from QUT's Faculty of Education, said early...
Young people share moving stories of kindness through imagery
Throughout February and March, University of Tasmania ran an Instagram competition, 'Random Snaps of Kindness' in preparation for National Youth Week.
Tasmanians between the ages of 13-25 submitted photos on Instagram using the #kindsnaps hashtag, and...
Socially responsive children are more popular
Children who are sensitive to the thoughts and feelings of others are more popular in the playground, according to new research from The University of Queensland.
Published in the journal Child Development, the study found...
App to help HSC students stress less
A new app that helps HSC students manage stress by teaching them mindfulness meditation techniques has been launched on iTunes and Google Play stores.
The free app, ‘HSC Stress-Less’, was developed by psychology researchers at...
‘Go outside and play’ means different things to kids and parents
'Play is children's work', it is often said. Children tend to agree because many, when asked about what they are doing at kindy, insist their activity is 'work' or 'building' or 'painting', a QUT...
