One in 33 children receives child protection services, the majority repeat clients
The number of children receiving child protection services continues to rise, with almost three-quarters of these children repeat clients, according to new analysis from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW).
The report, Child protection...
Superfine merino wool good for kids with eczema
A clinical trial led by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute is challenging the myth that wool is a possible source of allergy and irritates the skin for eczema sufferers.
The study published in the British...
Keeping kids’ soccer goals safe
Moveable soccer goals, which are subject to a safety standard due to the risk of toppling over, have been reviewed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
Small Business Minister Michael McCormack, who is...
Insufficient sleep in early childhood may lead to cognitive, behavioural problems in later years
A study led by a Massachusetts General Hospital paediatrician finds that children ages 3 to 7 who don’t get enough sleep are more likely to have problems with attention, emotional control and peer relationships...
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination 2017
The annual National Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Program will commence in April 2017.
Annual seasonal influenza vaccination is recommended for any person aged 6 months and over who wishes to reduce the likelihood of becoming ill with influenza. Australian Government advice and recommendations on...
The reasons for our left or right-handedness
Unlike hitherto assumed, the cause is not to be found in the brain.
It is not the brain that determines if people are right or left-handed, but the spinal cord. This has been inferred from...
Changing nature of handwriting
Dr Noella Mackenzie, researcher and senior lecturer in literacy studies in the CSU School of Education in Albury-Wodonga, initiated her research last year to better understand the evolving imperatives that shape school curriculums and students' writing skill attributes...
Bush kids’ oral health in question
James Cook University researchers say children in rural Queensland are three times more likely to be admitted to hospital for dental problems than in other parts of the state.
The team from JCU’s Anton Breinl...
Young people with disability- relationships with support workers
The dynamics of the relationship between young people with disability and their support worker is revealed in a new book launched in Lismore and Sydney by Southern Cross University’s Centre for Children and Young...
Which household chores do kids do?
The University of Melbourne and Australia’s national broadcaster are teaming up to solve one of the biggest mysteries at the heart of family life: which chores do kids do around the home?
The Melbourne School...
