Sydney’s budding young artists are being urged to hop to it and put pen to paper for a 2023 Year of the Rabbit drawing competition, with the winning designs to be transformed into larger than life lunar lanterns. Colourful drawings by five youngsters aged five to...
Cassie Hamer writes about her baby’s introduction to food, which was a sickening experience. It was a video-camera moment. My five-month-old daughter was about to take her first mouthful of solids, a gloopy mix of rice cereal and breastmilk. I pressed ‘record’ as my husband gently...
The workforce in the child protection system needs urgent reform, reports researchers: Erica Russ, Bob Lonne, Daryl Higgins, Louise Morley, Maria Harries and Mark Driver The crisis in child welfare in Australia has, for too long, resulted in too many children taken into care, with many...
Five childhood risk factors that predict stroke and heart attacks in adulthood have been identified after being tracked for up to half a century in the world’s largest international prospective cardiovascular disease study. Research at a Glance: • A large international research effort has shown that five...
Up to 90% of brain development occurs in the first five years of life, report Nadia Wilson-Ali and Marianne Knaus. Early learning matters, and creates a solid foundation for future development. Philosophical underpinnings in early education matter too. They influence the interactions between teachers and children,...
You’re likely to be more stylish, report Louise Grimmer and Martin Grimmer Not only is second-hand shopping good for the planet and your wallet, our new research finds the more style-conscious you are, the more likely you are to shop for second-hand clothes and accessories. In the...
Yes, the ‘terrible twos’ are full-on – but let’s look at things from a child’s perspective write researchers Rochelle Matacz and Lynn Priddis Meet Eli. He entered the second year of his life with gusto and now, aged 18 months, he is discovering new things every...
A $1 million grant is changing young autistic people's lives for the better. NDIA Quarterly Reports reveal that in regard to autistic people aged 7-24, 32% have no friends outside of family and paid support, 67% have not accessed a community or social event in the...
A bigger defence force will affect more military families’ children – their well-being must be protected, reports Marg Rogers and Amy Johnson The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is about to get a lot bigger. Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced plans to expand the ADF by...
Amy Peden looks at the research and suggests what is the 'best' age and way to learn. Each year in Australia, an average of 23 children under five die from unintentional drowning, usually due to factors such as a lack of adult supervision, unrestricted access to...
