Grandparents minding the children so mothers can work
Australian grandparents have become a permanent feature of family childcare arrangements, with nearly half of under three-year-olds with employed mums cared for -at least part of the time- by their grandparents, according to a...
Christmas for children: meeting Santa, the art of giving and hanging out with family
While most children are thrilled by the approach of Christmas some parents have mixed feelings.
Dr Marc de Rosnay, from the University of Sydney's School of Psychology, talks you through some possible concerns you might...
More adoptions of Australian children
While the number of children adopted from overseas continues to drop, adoptions involving Australian children are increasing, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Adoptions...
Children’s Panadol 1-5 years suspension
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in consultation with the TGA, is recalling two batches of Children's Panadol 1-5 years suspension from pharmacies and hospitals as a small proportion of bottles contain higher levels of paracetamol than specified.
The...
Social stigmas against breastfeeding may contribute to African-American college students’ hesitation to breastfeed future...
African-American mothers breast-feed their children at lower rates than Caucasian, Latina and Asian mothers. This difference often has been attributed to socio-demographic factors such as age, income, education and personal experience with breast-feeding. Now,...
Social stigmas against breastfeeding may contribute to African-American college students' hesitation to breastfeed future...
African-American mothers breast-feed their children at lower rates than Caucasian, Latina and Asian mothers. This difference often has been attributed to socio-demographic factors such as age, income, education and personal experience with breast-feeding. Now,...
Fertility treatments keep multiple births high
Fertility technology in the United States has a huge influence on the frequency of twins, triplets, and other multiple births, according to new estimates published Dec. 5 in the New England Journal of Medicine....
Working odd shifts can hurt parent-child relationships
Research from North Carolina State University shows that working a job that doesn’t keep 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. hours can hurt the relationships between parents and adolescents, increasing the likelihood that children will...
Girls can do everything boys can, but they have to look attractive – tween...
“Girls can participate in everything that boys can, but while doing so they should be attractive.” This, according to American researchers Ashton Lee Gerding of the University of Missouri and Nancy Signorielli of the...
Depression in pregnant mothers may alter the pattern of brain development in their babies
Depression is a serious mental illness that has many negative consequences for sufferers. But depression among pregnant women may also have an impact on their developing babies.
Children of depressed parents are at an increased...
