Get them to join a choir, orchestra or band! Write researchers Dr William James Baker, Anne-Marie Forbes and Dr Kim McLeod One of the most important qualities for a young person to develop is resilience. This involves their ability to overcome adversity. Resilience is perhaps more important now...
Meena Jha reports that Contract cheating – where commercial cheating services provide assignments for university students – has become a global problem. Australia is not immune. According to the latest data, record numbers of Australian students are paying someone else to do their assessments. This comes amid...
The Claus come out as Morgan and Sheree Gleeson set aside peace and goodwill to debate their divided Christmas convictions… SHE SAYS… The magical dust of Christmas glitters on the cheeks of childhood so briefly… (Max Lucado) When I was little, the night sky was deeply mysterious. I...
Mianna Lotz looks at uterus transplants, who donates their uterus and asks what are the risks? The opportunity to conceive, carry and give birth to a biologically related child is a deep desire for many women and their partners. Since the introduction of IVF in 1978,...
Does it matter? It's increasing, writes researcher Angela Brown Induction of labour for women having their first baby has risen in Australia from 26% in 2010 to 46% in 2020, according to the latest data from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). This compares...
Kids’ screen time rose by 50% during the pandemic. Joanne Orlando suggests a healthier way to balance it out for the whole family. Has your child’s screentime increased since COVID? If you were to estimate by how much would you say 20%, 30% or even a...
Sarah Pietrzak has learned that it’s best not to ask people, even friends, about their family planning. I could have bitten my tongue off after the words left my mouth, although I suspect that the person I was talking to would have happily done it for...
Feeling pressured to buy Christmas presents? Read this (and think twice before buying candles) write Gary Mortimer and Jana Bowden. Christmas marks a peak in consumerism across the West. Despite the COVID downturn, this Christmas the spending frenzy is unlikely to be dampened. One consumer sentiment survey...
Kyle J.D. Mulrooney and Guy C. Charlton tell us why it’s a game changer While drink driving fatalities and injuries have declined in recent decades, it still remains a major problem on Australian roads. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) limits have helped since they were put in place...
Here’s what the science says, writes Mary Steen Soon after a baby is born, it’s getting more common these days for the father or non-birthing parent to be encouraged to put the newborn directly on their chest. This skin-to-skin contact is often termed “kangaroo care”, as...
