Parenting support programs help parents follow medical advice
An “alarming” number of families do not stick to treatment plans for their children’s long-term health conditions – and University of Queensland researchers are determined to help turn the trend around.
Associate Professor Alina Morawska...
At what age do kids recognise fairness?
Children as young as seven have the same capacity as adults to make judgements on the anti-social behaviour of others.
A study led by University of Queensland School of Psychology researcher Matti Wilks found that...
Disadvantaged kids may be at higher risk for heart disease later in life
Children from socially and economically disadvantaged families and neighbourhoods appear more likely to have thicker carotid artery walls, which in adults may indicate higher risk for heart attack and stroke in later life according...
Cardiometabolic risk factors to help obese kids
Because obesity affects one in six U.S. children and adolescents, there is a pressing need to identify the subset of overweight or obese kids at the highest risk of developing cardiovascular and metabolic complications...
Very preterm birth not associated with mood or anxiety disorders
Do very-preterm or very-low-weight babies develop anxiety and mood disorders later in life? Julia Jaekel, assistant professor of child and family studies at UT, and Dieter Wolke, professor of psychology at the University of...
Finding positive permanent homes for foster kids
Queensland foster and kin carers are being asked to take part in a survey to identify positive ways to give kids a chance of a permanent home.
Leith Harding, from QUT’s School of Psychology and...
Collaboration proves vital for children in crisis
Understanding the benefits of child protection, police, and child and family advocates and therapists working together in local communities to respond to allegations of sexual and other severe child abuse has been the focus...
Children imitate in unique ways
From an early age, children are very skilled in imitating the actions of others and are so motivated to do so that they will even copy actions for no reason. Imitation is part of...
Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health
Children conceived using donor sperm have similar health and well-being to the general population, according to a study published in Reproductive BioMedicine Online.
The study of 224 Australian children aged between 5 and 11 was...
Understanding autism traits key to classroom outcomes
Teacher knowledge of autism-related behaviour is a key factor in successful classroom outcomes.
PhD candidate Libby Macdonald from Griffith University and The Cooperative Research Centre for Living with Autism (Autism CRC), said with about 73%...
