Autistic students say they want schools to focus on their strengths – not their diagnosis, write reserachers Jia White and Melissa H. Black An increasing number of young Australians are autistic. About 4.4% of children aged to 10 to 14 years and 3.4% of older teens...
Rising overdoses prompt sales halt. An international retailer has suspended sales of melatonin gummies and supplements in Australia after a sharp rise in overdoses among children, prompting fresh warnings for parents to focus on safe sleep routines. The US-based store iHerb confirmed it has paused all melatonin...
These students cut air pollution near their schools – by taking aim at their parents’ idling cars, write researchers Aria Yangfan Huang, Anna Klas, Clare Walter, Kate Lycet and Yichao Wang At the start and end of every school day, many Australian children head to the carpark...
A new study based on media reports finds young Australian e-scooter riders are much more likely than adults to die in crashes on our roads. Milad Haghani asks, are our kids disproportionately at risk while riding them? Recently, I’ve repeatedly come across tragic news reports of...
From cooler nurseries to calmer nights, these simple tips help families cut energy bills while keeping little kids comfortable, whatever the weather outside. How to Save Energy with a Newborn Welcoming a baby changes everything – including how you use energy at home. Origin Energy has shared...
Free webinar: Emotions in Motion Why emotional regulation matters If your tween or teen slams doors when plans change, avoids school due to anxiety, or becomes upset over small setbacks, you’re not alone. For many families raising young people with autism, intellectual disability, or mental health challenges,...
This World Leukaemia Day (September 4), the Leukaemia Foundation is drawing attention to the growing number of Australians whose lives are turned upside down by leukaemia each year. For more than 50 years, the Foundation has provided life-changing care, wraparound health services, and advocacy for people...
Therese O'Sullivan looks at how a mother's diet affects her baby’s milk and suggests four tips for breastfeeding mums. Many people are familiar with the saying that a woman is “eating for two” during pregnancy. Although this is an exaggeration, nutritional needs do certainly increase during...
Australia will get a register to track educators and a CCTV trial in centres – we still need more to keep kids safe, say Brian Q. Jenkins and Danielle Arlanda Harris This year Australia has seen a horrific string of reports and allegations about abuse and...
Australia has dedicated ministers for aged care and seniors and youth and early childhood education. But there is no federal minister with a sole focus on children. Why? asks Kate Fitz-Gibbon Child safety and wellbeing is never far from the headlines, and no more so than...
