Rod Howard decides to delete all expletives and become a sworn-again dad. While it shames me to say it, just occasionally in my brief apprenticeship as a father the stresses and strains of parenthood have resulted in the involuntary utterance of words, which in sober reflection...
Jo Lindsay, Claire Tanner and Deana Leahy report on their research with families with primary school-aged children last year, and they found that the ideal of the shared family meal around a table was a challenging ritual to put into practice. This was particularly the...
This is your opportunity to step up, speak out and make your voice heard. Normally, Queensland Family and Child Commission come out and visit your school and youth groups every two years to hear from you directly, but this year they haven’t been able to. In times...
A new podcast series by child and adolescent health experts from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute will explore how to support children, adolescents and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. The first three episodes will discuss wellbeing concerns and a range of solutions across a range of...
There is a major issue not addressed before the birth of a child, writes Barry Cail. When my wife and I went to our first prenatal class, the midwife discussed everything from changing nappies, lack of sleep and the partner’s support role, to not having enough...
When a mother gives birth to twins, the offspring are not always identical or even the same gender write Joseph L Tomkins, Rebecca Sear and Wade Hazel Known as fraternal twins, they represent a longstanding evolutionary puzzle. Identical twins arise from a single fertilised egg that accidentally...
Ms Laetitia Coles, Dr Sally Staton and Professor Karen Thorpe from the University of Queensland, Institute for Social Science Research, need your input as they are conducting a study to understand the Social Impacts of COVID-19 Just two months ago, and suddenly, Australian families were asked...
As COVID-19 social restrictions ease, parents of pre-schoolers are being encouraged to get active with their children to achieve the best outcomes for future health, for adults and children, reports Dr Jill Hnatiuk, “Co-participation has been shown to improve children’s and parents’ physical activity levels as...
Over the past few weeks, there has been increasing awareness of the heightened risk of family violence during the COVID-19 pandemic, report Kate Fitz-Gibbon, Jessica Burley, and Silke Meyer However, there has been a silence around perpetrators – in terms of the justice system’s ability to...
As the coronavirus pandemic spreads around the world, Brett Mitchell suggests it’s a good time to understand how cleaning can help prevent the spread of disease and what you can do to cut the risk of infection in your home. Coronavirus is mainly transmitted from person...
