The workforce in the child protection system needs urgent reform, reports researchers: Erica Russ, Bob Lonne, Daryl Higgins, Louise Morley, Maria Harries and Mark Driver The crisis in child welfare in Australia has, for too long, resulted in too many children taken into care, with many...
10 science-backed tips may help! Report Carol Maher and Ben Singh We’ve all heard those people who say “running gives you a high” or “exercise is addictive,” but for many of us, it’s hard to love exercise. Some might even say they hate it, dread it,...
A $1 million grant is changing young autistic people's lives for the better. NDIA Quarterly Reports reveal that in regard to autistic people aged 7-24, 32% have no friends outside of family and paid support, 67% have not accessed a community or social event in the...
A bigger defence force will affect more military families’ children – their well-being must be protected, reports Marg Rogers and Amy Johnson The Australian Defence Force (ADF) is about to get a lot bigger. Defence Minister Peter Dutton has announced plans to expand the ADF by...
If you’ve ever tried to make new friends as an adult, writes Anastasia Hronis, you’ll probably see why loneliness is at an all-time high. Making new friends feels just plain hard. In school, making friends can be as simple as going on the monkey bars together....
Every now and again we get a flurry of books aimed at helping parents and carers work through the various stages of child raising. This selection of books offer ideas, thoughts and encouragement to assist parents and teachers navigate through these, sometimes awkward, periods. it's a girl...
My daughter started to describe me as disabled long before I was ready to do so myself, writes Shakira Hussein For several years after my diagnosis with remitting-relapsing multiple sclerosis, the most I was prepared to concede was that I had “a potentially disabling disease”, and...
Tania Ferfolja and Jacqueline Ullman report on the outcome of their study of over 2,000 Australian parents Debates about how schools acknowledge gender and sexuality diversity have been ongoing in Australia. It’s often claimed parents oppose the inclusion of gender and sexuality diversity content in the...
Ruth Jeanes, Justen O’Connor, Dawn Penney, Ramon Spaaij, Dr Jonathan Magee, Dr Eibhlish O’Hara and Lisa Lymbery, report on the need for informal sport opportunities in Australia Statistics show a continued decline in organised sport participation over the past decade, with the Intergenerational Review of Australian...
Researcher Elaine Reese looks at how you can talk to your toddler to safeguard their well-being when they grow into a teenager. As parents, we all hope our teens will be healthy and happy. Our new research shows one way to help is to have positive...
