Virtually impossible to enforce screen based media use guidelines
A world first study into the amount of time Australian children and adolescents spend on all types of screens and specific screen activities has been undertaken by Professor Stephen Houghton from the Faculty of...
Australian-first parenting intervention for personality disorders
A new program that helps people with personality disorders cope with the challenges of parenting was launched at UOW recently.
The Project Air Strategy Parenting Program, launched on Friday 6 November by NSW Mental Health...
More young adults are failing to launch or ‘boomerang’ home
More children in the Western world are staying at home longer, but their parents often pay the price as tensions flare and conflict damages relationships, an international literature review shows.
The study, conducted by researchers...
Small steps can beat childhood obesity
Australia's rates of childhood overweight and obesity could be turned around with changes equivalent to cutting one small chocolate bar and getting in 15 minutes of exercise according to research from the University of...
Learning to read infant hunger cues
Obesity is the second highest contributor to poor health and premature death in Australia and it’s on the rise, according to the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.
In 2012, almost two in three adults...
Starting school a cause for poetry
As children, families and teachers think about the new school year, they are being asked to reflect on their experiences of starting 'big school' as part of an ongoing research program at Charles Sturt...
Parents warned to get kids to bed early
Children who get to sleep early are more likely to have better health and happier mums, according to research from the Institute that reveals the true importance of bedtime.
Research presented at the Australasian conference...
Pre-Christmas Toy Safety Checks Underway
NSW Fair Trading has commenced its annual pre-Christmas toy safety checks targeting suburbs and towns across the state.
Fair Trading Commission Rod Stowe said discount stores would be a focus as would ‘pop up kiosk’...
Fathers’ mental health crucial to better parenting
Fathers’ psychological distress in the postnatal period is associated with lower perceptions of parenting competence, higher levels of hostile parenting and poorer outcomes for children, a new ACU study has found.
The finding is part...
Unique reaction underpins why breast is best for baby
Dangerous bacteria in babies can be held at bay by a unique chemical reaction that occurs between breastmilk and baby saliva, a University of Queensland breakthrough study has shown.
UQ researchers, including neonatal care specialist...
