Fearing a tsunami of hospitalisations for RSV-related pneumonia and bronchiolitis, experts are calling for a Nationwide infant RSV immunisation program. What is RSV? Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) is a common virus that can cause severe lung infections like pneumonia and bronchiolitis, particularly in young children and the...
Taking her children to the hairdresser is no longer a hair-raising experience for children's author Katrina Germein My sister-in-law recently told me a story about taking her three-year-old daughter to the hairdresser. Her daughter was perched on the stool, ready for a haircut, while she fussed...
Mattel’s new athlete Barbies might seem like a win for feminists and young girls – but they’re not, write Lauren Gurrieri and Suzie Gibson Mattel released a new range of Barbie dolls this week honouring nine trailblazing women in sport. The recognised athletes include Matildas soccer...
Australia will trial ‘age assurance’ tech to bar children from online porn. What is it, and will it work? asks Paul Haskell-Dowland Responding to a resurgence in gender-based violence and deaths in Australia, the National Cabinet has committed almost A$1 billion to a range of strategies. Tackling “online...
Kim Hemsley, Nicholas Smith and Siti Mubarokah look at how new research could help. “Childhood” and “dementia” are two words we wish we didn’t have to use together. But sadly, around 1,400 Australian children and young people live with currently untreatable childhood dementia. Broadly speaking, childhood dementia...
Parenting educator and mum of four Gen Muir has helped thousands of families dealing with strong emotions and challenging behaviour in young kids Fancy eating, bedtime battles, school refusal, public meltdowns, sibling rivalry? Gen shows you how to work with your child through these issues without losing...
Expelling students for bad behaviour seems like the obvious solution, but is it really a good idea? Researcher Linda J. Graham asks. Two male students have been expelled from a Melbourne private school for their involvement in a list ranking female students. The two were part of...
Many schools say yes, but the answer is not so simple, writes Catherine E. Wood Should my twins be in the same class at school? As a clinical psychologist specialising in twins, this is one of the most frequent questions parents ask me. Many schools continue to separate...
Year 9 is often seen as the ‘lost year’, writes researcher Josh Ambrosy. Here’s what schools are trying, to keep kids engaged. Each year in Victorian schools, thousands of students disengage from school between the start of Year 9 and the end of Year 12. Many...
Here, Australian mums share their best money management advice – from simple systems to saving for the big stuff. Push the Envelope “I’ve been using a simple envelope system to help me budget since I was a teenager,” said Maria Tedeschi, mother of four children aged 15,...
