COVID vaccines for 5 to 11 year olds are inching closer. Report Vasso Apostolopoulos, Athina (Tina) Soulis, Jack Feehan, and Maja Husaric. Here’s what we know so far. Australian children aged five to 11 could begin receiving the Pfizer vaccine by the end of November,...
Children with mental health problems were at increased risk of developing a mental disorder as an adult, a new study has found. Research at a Glance: A Melbourne-led study has found children with mental health problems were at increased risk for developing a mental disorder...
Lockdowns are lifting, domestic and international borders are opening, and a promising future lies ahead for the Australia’s economic recovery. As the country moves towards a new normal and begins restoring its economic health, an Australian Dr Andrew Thompson, believes the locked down population can do...
Children live online more than ever – we need better definitions of ‘good’ and ‘bad’ screen time, report Kathryn MacCallum and Cheryl Brown The pandemic has fundamentally altered every part of our lives, not least the time we spend on digital devices. For young people in...
Liz Giuffre looks at why the cult of Emma Wiggle became a huge part of Australian (and international) playrooms. When Emma Watkins took over as “The Yellow Wiggle” in 2012 there were huge headlines. Her casting was a seismic shift for those who grew up loving...
Treating a child’s mental illness sometimes means getting the whole family involved, write Jade Sheen and Amanda Dudley Half of all adult mental health issues emerge before the age of 14, with 14% of Australian children aged four to 17 currently impacted by poor mental health. These...
Here are 7 reasons to do it again, writes Karen Malone Leaders across the country – particularly in the states with the largest outbreaks, New South Wales and Victoria – have designed road maps towards reopening the states after long lockdowns. Safety in childcare, schools and...
Researchers Dr Alice Yu, Dr Jade Bilardi and Professor Meredith Temple-Smith report that miscarriage affects thousands of Australian women and their partners each year, leaving grief and heartbreak in its wake.Miscarriage occurs in at least 15 per cent of confirmed pregnancies – however the actual...
Rhonda Garad discovers that a medical label is just that, and does not change the uniqueness of a child. Autism was a word bandied around so much I was sure I knew what it meant. That was until the day the kind medical professionals sat me...
Understanding this could help us teach them, writes John Munro Around one in every 70 Australians are on the autism spectrum. The proportion of children with autism is higher – more than 80% of all Australians on the autism spectrum are aged under 25. Autism is most...
