Here’s how we can protect children’s digital rights, reports researchers Tiffani Apps, Karley Beckman and Sarah K. Howard Schools’ use of educational technologies (edtech) grew exponentially at the height of COVID lockdowns. A recent Human Rights Watch (HRW) report has exposed children’s rights violations by providers...
Evengia van Berkel is on a cultural learning curve as she enters the world of children’s birthday parties in Australia. As parents, we’re on a steep learning curve from day one, even more so when raising children in a different country or culture from our own....
Claire Audibert grew up in picturesque Normandy, France before moving to Australia in her mid-twenties for love and a new adventure. In 2014, Claire and her husband Cedric were overjoyed when they fell pregnant with their first child whilst living in Sydney. Moments after their little...
There’s strong evidence that feeling useful builds resilience in children, but how much and what sort of work are modern parents asking kids to do? reports Andrew Trounson, University of Melbourne Next time your child complains about chores, tell them it’s for their own good. Giving children...
More than 100 Australian kids have had multisystem inflammatory syndrome after COVID, write Nicholas Wood and Philip Britton. One of the rare complications of COVID in children is an inflammatory illness called paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS) that occurs in the weeks following the time of...
The transition into adolescence can be brutal for kids’ mental health, writes Zara Mansoor – but parents can help reduce the risk The transition from childhood to adolescence is a vulnerable time for the development of mental health difficulties and brings a marked increase in anxiety...
Overweight and obesity is the second-largest contributor to Australia’s disease burden and health costs, including significantly driving Australia’s high-cost diseases (for example, musculoskeletal disorders, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, cancers). It’s estimated to cost the Australian economy $11.8 billion, and if obesity rates continue to increase, will cost Australia...
Here’s how to make it easier! report Lauren Ball and Lana Mitchell As academics and dietitians, we have a head start in making nutritious choices for our kids, but we also sometimes struggle with lunchboxes. Even without a pandemic affecting our food supply chains, supporting a healthy...
Caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of food allergy during the first year of life, according to a new Murdoch Children’s Research Institute study. Research at a Glance: • A Melbourne-led study has found caesarean births are not linked to an increased risk of...
Jennifer Dudding is dumbfounded by those who have no qualms about spreading their germs around. My boys and I had been invited over for morning tea and we arrived to find the hostess carrying out a washing basket overflowing with freshly laundered clothes. She exclaimed how...
