Childhood communication enhances brain development, protecting against harmful behaviours
Children with greater parent communication in early adolescence have less harmful alcohol use and emotional eating in young adulthood, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry.
The 14-year study, which followed participants from 11 to...
Backpacks not to blame for back pain in kids
It’s a weighty topic, but new research from the University of Sydney suggests schoolbags do not cause back pain in children and adolescents.
The study, published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, reviewed 69 studies on...
Children eating less salt, but still a long way to go
A new study has found promising signs that Australian children are eating less salt, but researchers say much more needs to be done if Australia is to meet the Federal Government's commitment to reach...
Community efforts to prevent teen problems have lasting benefits
Want to prevent kids from using drugs and make it stick into young adulthood? Get the community involved and intervene before they're teens, say researchers from the University of Washington.
A new, longitudinal study from...
Brains of young people with severe behavioural problems are ‘wired differently’
Research has revealed new clues which might help explain why young people with the most severe forms of antisocial behaviour struggle to control and regulate their emotions, and might be more susceptible to developing...
Brains of young people with severe behavioural problems are 'wired differently'
Research has revealed new clues which might help explain why young people with the most severe forms of antisocial behaviour struggle to control and regulate their emotions, and might be more susceptible to developing...
Parents may help prep kids for healthier, less violent relationships
Warm, nurturing parents may pass along strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships to their kids, setting them up for healthier, less-violent romantic relationships as young adults, according to researchers.
Researchers found that when adolescents...
Junk food ads lead to overeating capable of driving unhealthy weight gain in children
Children eat more food after watching unhealthy food advertising and don’t compensate by eating less at later meals, a world-first study by University of Wollongong (UOW) researchers has found.
On average, the daily food intake...
Kids exposed to general anaesthetic do poorer on numeracy, literacy tests
Exposure to general anaesthetic up to age 4 raises the risk of poor child development and reduced literacy and numeracy as measured by school tests, new research led by the University of Sydney reveals.
The...
Dairy study shows how much better grass-fed milk really is
Australian dairy cows are among the world’s best producers of milk rich in good fatty acids simply because they graze in paddocks, says the head of organics research at Southern Cross University.
Professor Carlo Leifert...
- Advertisement -
Sign up to receive the latest parenting news, competitions, health information, baby/child/whole family recipes, play ideas, outings, personal stories and much more.