Children of older mothers do better
Most previous research suggests that the older women are when they give birth, the greater the health risks are for their children. Childbearing at older ages is understood to increase the risk of negative...
Alarm clock on teen sleep
More than 50% of teenagers do not get enough sleep on school nights, often due to the onset of puberty and social media-internet interaction.
While many teens report to be tired next day, parents are loath to...
Whole-of-government approach to family violence offers hope
Social work and human services lecturers Dr Andreia Schineanu and Ms Robin Harvey in the CSU School of Humanities and Social Sciences in Wagga Wagga say addressing family and domestic violence needs a whole-of-government...
How to avoid bringing up fussy eaters
Babies and toddlers who try a wide range of fruit and vegetables around 12 to 14 months of age will be less fussy eaters by the age of 3.7 years and like and eat...
Body movement is more critical to a child’s learning than once thought
Body movement can boost children’s learning, especially when integrated into the classroom as part of a learning task.
Children who physically act out a new concept learn more and have better academic outcomes, new research...
Premature babies at greater risk of childhood infection
New research has found children who are born even slightly premature or underweight are more likely to be hospitalised with an infection during their childhood and adolescence.
Researchers from Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Perth’s...
Flu vaccine: 2016 seasonal influenza vaccines for use in children
From the age of 6 months
For the 2016 influenza season, the following trivalent and quadrivalent influenza vaccines will be registered and available for use in children from the age of 6 months:
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Healthy children’s foods hard to find
More than 60% of children’s food products marketed as “healthier” choices should fall into the same category as cakes, sweet biscuits and soft drinks, according to researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
The...
Healthy children's foods hard to find
More than 60% of children’s food products marketed as “healthier” choices should fall into the same category as cakes, sweet biscuits and soft drinks, according to researchers at the University of the Sunshine Coast.
The...
Baby of the family most likely to miss out on breast
A woman’s education level and the number of children she has affects breast feeding, with the “baby of the family” most likely to miss out, University of Queensland research shows.
UQ School of Public Health...
