Thanks to the incredible Paralympic performances at Tokyo, many kids are motivated to get active, writes Dr Rachel Toovey. Kids with cerebral palsy (CP) can look to two of our cycling gold medalists, Paige Greco and Amanda Reid who both have CP, and see what...
Approximately 1 in 5 children will experience child sexual assault or exploitation and in up to 90% of cases the offender is known to the family*. Australian Children More Vulnerable Than Ever During COVID The CEO of national child protection organisation, Bravehearts, Alison Geale, is urging Australians...
The early NAPLAN results for 2021 released this week suggest the average impact of COVID school closures on literacy and numeracy in 2020 has been relatively small, report Julie Sonnemann and Jordana Hunter This was the first NAPLAN test since students moved to remote learning, and...
Last week the New South Wales government announced schools are scheduled to re-open in October 2021. While face-to-face learning undoubtedly has benefits for both children and parents, the announcement left unanswered a series of important questions about how this can be done safely. By the time...
Queensland Symphony Orchestra (QSO) has launched an important program that promises to connect with all Queenslanders, harnessing the power of music to bring about healing, hope and happiness in our communities. QSO’s Health & Wellbeing Program was launched at QPAC with the full orchestra in attendance,...
Last year in the COVID-19 pandemic, children were not catching or spreading the virus much, write Katrina McLean and Natasha Yates. The main focus was on protecting our elderly and vulnerable. But the Delta strain has changed things. Children around the world are contracting Delta in...
Parents at a loss to find activities for their children during COVID lockdowns can encourage them to escape into a book, writes Margaret Kristin Merga. New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters...
Let’s face it, none of us actually enjoys wearing a mask, write Rebecca English and Karleen Gribble. And it’s even harder when you’re a parent trying to get your kids masked up, as well as yourself. Victoria, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory now...
We can reduce the COVID risk and keep them open, write Sharon Goldfeld and Jill Sewell It’s been a tough 18 months for Australian families and their children. We can’t underestimate the cumulative impact of parent and carer job losses, mental strain, working from home and...
The evidence says it’s safe and effective, writes Hannah Dahlen. Having a baby brings enough stress and uncertainty without having to deal with a pandemic. Added to that is the difficult decision to have a recently developed vaccine or not. Recently, pregnant women of all ages were...
