Dental experts are reminding parents to keep an eye on the amount of hidden sugar kids can consume on a daily basis. As parents and carers, we are busier than ever, and making and packing our kids' lunches can feel like a daily challenge. However, it's...
There's clear evidence that the caffeine levels are too high for many of us, reports Accredited Practising Dietitian Evangeline Mantzioris Prime drinks have been heavily promoted in Australia, leading to frenzied sales in supermarkets and being banned in schools. Prime offers two products: one is marketed as...
Educational psychologists Herb Marsh and Johnmarshall Reeve, look at how teachers can foster a classroom anti-bullying climate. Your child comes home from school and tells you three classmates are teasing her constantly. One even put chewed gum in her hair as she was listening to the...
Our research shows how, writes Gavin R. Slemp, Dianne Vella-Brodrick and Jacqui Francis About three quarters of Australian teachers experience substantial stress in a typical work week, according to a 2021 survey. Another 2019 Australian study showed more than half suffer from anxiety, and about one...
Adam Guastella, Kelsie Boulton and Natalie Silove guide parents and what they should know about getting a neurodevelopmental assessment With childcare and schools starting the new year, parents might be anxiously wondering how their child will adapt in a new learning environment. Some parents may be concerned...
Andrew Whitehouse and David Trembath report on their new guideline for clinicians and families Australian’s first national guideline outlining the best ways of providing clinical support to autistic children and their families will be launched in Canberra today. The guideline, which we co-authored with others, represents a...
Lucinda Bertram reminds us of the joys of child’s play. If my lounge room is looking neat and no form of craft is filling up the dining-room table, then you can pretty much guarantee we’ve been on holiday or the TV has been on for too...
Easter is just around the corner, and you know what that means – it's time to dust off those cookie cutters and get baking! We've got the perfect recipe for you and your little ones to enjoy: Brown Sugar Easter Egg CookiesBrown Sugar Easter Egg Cookies Ingredients 185g...
Researchers Georgia Middleton, Eloise Litterbach, Fairley Le Moal and Susannah Ayre ask is eating together regularly as a family really a simple solution for improving health and wellbeing? We have been told that to achieve these proposed benefits we must follow an idealistic, age-old formula: all...
Aussie parents and carers from Parramatta to Perth and Townsville to Tassie will be breathing a sigh of relief! From a hilarious podcast about the human body, a detective series that investigates killer butterflies and glow worms, to art-curious kids who study what freaky snakes have...
