"I think my child’s weight is affecting their health". Natalie Lister and Hiba Jebeile look at what you can do to hep them maintain a healthy weight. kwanchai.c/Shutterstock Weight fluctuation and change in body composition with growth is a normal part of development. Apart from the first...
Regular lessons have paused – but your kids should still practise their swimming this summer, advises Amy Peden Many swimming schools have temporarily closed for the summer holidays. But this doesn’t mean you should take a break from helping your kids learn how to swim. What can...
It's due to serious side effect like hallucination fears, report Pharmacologists Nial Wheate, Jasmine Lee and Tina Hinton. Here’s what to use instead. Australia’s drug regulator has issued a safety warning over the medicine Phenergan and related products containing the antihistamine drug promethazine. The Therapeutic Goods Administration...
Support must respond to identity-based distress and foster belonging. Report by Oliver Eastwood A child’s life is turned upside down when one of their parents is murdered by the other parent or their partner. They suddenly lose not only the victim – usually their mother – but...
Ant stings can be painful, writes Sam Robinson. Here’s how to avoid getting stung this summer (and what to do if you do) With the start of summer just days away, many of us will be looking forward to long sunny days spent at the beach,...
Seventy per cent of us experience a spike in stress over the festive season, but some understanding of why we get anxious and the effect on our bodies can help us relax this Christmas Dr Jared Cooney Horvath Here we go again. It’s that time of...
Amid the Christmas crazy, how can parents teach kids what really matters this festive season? writes Catriona May As a mum of a 15-year-old and an 11-year-old, positive psychology expert Professor Lea Waters knows all about the challenges of staying focused on what’s important at Christmas. “Whenever...
A new trial will test 3 options, reports Toby Murray, Associate Professor of Cybersecurity When federal parliament passed legislation last week which will ban under 16s from social media, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese celebrated. Posting on X, he said: “We’re doing everything we can to keep...
Autism Awareness Australia launches Australia’s most comprehensive resource for families Autism Awareness Australia is proud to announce the launch of ‘Navigating Autism—In the School Years’, a groundbreaking, free, and accessible digital platform designed to support families of autistic children throughout their school years. As the nation’s most...
Parents need to be like Big Ted and ‘talk aloud’ while they use screens with their kids, report Kate Highfield and Susan Edwards Screen use and internet safety are two of the top concerns Australian parents have about their kids’ health and wellbeing – even ranking...
