‘He was horrific!’: Nearly two thirds of family historians are distressed by what they find, reports researcher Susan Moore In 1853, my great great grandmother Charlotte died giving birth to her 13th child, in a tent on the banks of the Yarra River in what is...
New research finds that AI doesn’t just discriminate against women in the workforce – but also has a problem with parents. by Dr Lea Frermann, Sheilla Njoto, Dr Marc Cheong and Professor Leah Ruppanner, University of Melbourne Gender bias is deeply ingrained in hiring and work. In Australia,...
For Dental Health Week (August 7-13), the Australian Dental Association (ADA) gives a friendly reminder that the lack of oral health information provided to new parents regarding their baby's dental care could be a lifetime of problems with their teeth. While parenting focuses on various aspects,...
Lots of kids are ‘late talkers’, writes Suzanne Meldrum. Here’s when to take action As a speech pathologist, university lecturer and parent of young children, I often get asked a version of the following: My child isn’t talking yet. Is that a problem? And is it my...
RSV is everywhere right now. Write Jane Tuckerman, Ashleigh Rak, Danielle Wurzeland Margie Danchin, Murdoch Children's Research Institute This winter, we’re having to get our heads around another respiratory virus – RSV. It’s less well known than COVID or flu, but it’s also responsible for unplanned visits...
Calling all parents and carers! Your kids can showcase their word skills in the prestigious Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee, a national competition for students in Years 3-8. Organized by News Corp Australia's kidsnews.com.au, this online event has seen over 80,000 students participate in the past...
A groundbreaking study led by Monash University in collaboration with Deakin University and the University of Melbourne has found that implementing a national tax on sugary drinks in Australia could have a significant positive impact on dental health in children and promote health equity. The...
But kids are at risk this flu season for one simple reason, report Asha Bowen and Christopher Blyth The 2023 flu season may be one of Australia’s largest flu seasons on record, and doctors are concerned about the impact on children. You may have seen headlines warning...
I’m not sure I remember all that much about my late 90s undergrad education, but I have no difficulty recalling a lecture on the evils of Barbie. Complete with slideshow.So, the rhetoric goes, Barbie – in all her thinness, her whiteness, her youth and her...
Movie classification decisions sometimes differ around the world, reports Children and Media Australia (CMA) In Australia, Barbie has a PG for Mild crude humour, innuendo, coarse language and slapstick violence. The UK, however, has classified it as 12A (which has legal force – children under 12 years...
