Intervention needed for survivors of childhood burns
Adults who were hospitalised for a burn as a child experience higher than usual rates of depression and suicidal thoughts, according to new research at the University of Adelaide.
Australia's first 30-year follow up of...
Top reading tips for parents of primary school children
Children should be encouraged to read widely.
Primary School is a crucial period for children to develop reading and writing skills.
Edith Cowan University (ECU) education researchers say the best thing parents can do to support...
Parents, listen next time your baby babbles
University of Iowa study finds how parents respond to their infant's babbling can speed the child's language development.
What researchers discovered is infants whose mothers responded to what they thought their babies were saying, showed...
Family Dinners Good for Teens’ Mental Health, Could Protect From Cyberbullying
Cyberbullying was associated with mental health and substance use problems in adolescents but family dinners may help protect teens from the consequences of cyberbullying and also be beneficial for their mental health.
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Role for parents in high school English lessons
The sheer range of texts their children study over the course of a year in a high school English class can be daunting for parents.
Children could study Shakespeare, The Simpsons and World of Warcraft...
New guidelines to help families impacted by stillbirth
The quality of care being provided to families affected by stillbirth is set to improve across Australia following new research by the University of Adelaide's Joanna Briggs Institute.
In a project funded by the Stillbirth...
Help to navigate divorce
Divorce doesn’t have to spell disaster for children or their parents, says the author of a University of Queensland program designed to help families after separation.
Triple P founder and co-author of UQ’s 12-week Family...
Groups, communities help new parents cope
Parenthood is a significant life transition; a time often experienced by new parents as overwhelming and emotionally and physically exhausting - and new research into families in Perth's newer suburbs suggests that mothers' groups...
Safe sleeping pod for babies gains funding boost
An award-winning University of the Sunshine Coast program that provides portable safe sleeping places for at-risk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies has gained a funding boost of $143,560.
USC Professor of Nursing Jeanine Young...
Student test anxiety relieved by new research
New research suggests letting kids look at exams before they begin can help reduce anxiety and improve performance.
Child development researcher and PhD student Myrto Mavilidi, from the Early Start Research Institute at UOW, said that test...
