Maths tips for parents
With recent reports showing Australian performance in Mathematics has stagnated over the years, Dr Catherine Attard from Western Sydney University believes the new school year is a time for parents to take the extra...
Parents urged to #talkb4sharing pictures of children
Digital safety experts from the Office of the Children's eSafety Commissioner and Western Sydney University have partnered in an education initiative urging parents to talk to their children before posting images, including their back...
Tips for preparing children for school
How parents and teachers can help kids do their best: From dealing with anxious kids or those more gifted, to the power of reading, University of Sydney health and education experts share their tips to...
Protecting children against sexual abuse
Did you know that 21-42% of women and 10-16% of men have experienced child sexual abuse? Sexual abuse has lasting detrimental effects on victims, their families and society as a whole.
To date, the prevention of...
Good relationships with parents may benefit children’s health decades later
Growing up in a well-off home can benefit a child’s physical health even decades later — but a lack of parent-child warmth, or the presence of abuse, may eliminate the health advantage of a...
Codeine too risky for kids
The American Academy of Pediatrics is urging parents and health providers to stop giving codeine to children, calling for more education about its risks and restrictions on its use in patients under age 18....
How does ice use affect families and what can they do?
Some of the greatest impacts of drug use are on families, but families sometimes feel in a position of little control when it comes to responding. Often they receive mixed messages about what they...
Helping children find their “voice”
When children report on disturbing events – such as child sexual abuse – how does society respond?
This is one of many important questions that was discussed at an ambitious public symposium at The University...
Autism app wins coveted National iAward
La Trobe University partnered with Salesforce to develop an early detection app to empower parents and caregivers to identify autism earlier and more accurately than ever before.
The free app – called ASDetect - won the Project...
Video games – a moral game changer?
With 98% of Australian households with children having at least one form of video game, it not only seems logical but indeed ethical that we discuss the moral content of videogames.
A recent paper by...
