Foster care experiences need to be told
University of Adelaide researchers are urging more people to tell their stories of being involved in foster care in the hopes of better understanding the impact of foster care on children and families.
The study,...
Baby blues: spotting mothers at risk
Jane Davidson realised she had a problem when the ocean started to look like the welcoming embrace of death.
“Every day I used to walk along the beach front where I live and I thought:...
NSW parents offered free face-to-face parenting support
Parents of children with a disability in New South Wales are being offered two years of free evidence-based parenting support, under a world-first research project led by the University of Sydney.
Free seminars and one-on-one...
A spoonful of parent interaction may help the medicine go down
The way parents interact with their chronically ill children could be the key to better treatment and better results.
Researchers from The University of Queensland’s Triple P – Positive Parenting Program believe parents can improve...
Early intervention must embrace diversity, research shows
Childhood assessment and early intervention approaches must do more for children from culturally diverse backgrounds, according to Charles Sturt University (CSU) research.
Ms Sarah Verdon recently completed her PhD at CSU's Faculty of Education and...
Squirt the therapy dog helps raise children’s literacy levels
Deakin University researcher Dr Tony Chalkley has launched a fundraising campaign for a study into how therapy dogs raise literacy levels among primary school students.
A well-regarded researcher and lecturer in media communication and former...
Squirt the therapy dog helps raise children's literacy levels
Deakin University researcher Dr Tony Chalkley has launched a fundraising campaign for a study into how therapy dogs raise literacy levels among primary school students.
A well-regarded researcher and lecturer in media communication and former...
Early literacy study
A new study is underway at Charles Sturt University (CSU) to better understand how very young children can be supported to write and draw at home and at childcare.
Researchers from the University's School of...
Family support is key to crime prevention
The long-term effects of family support on crime prevention in disadvantaged Australian communities have been relatively unknown until now.
In an Australian first, using a longitudinal database of almost 5000 children between the ages of...
Sleep apps: a toy or useful tools for assessing children’s sleep problems?
Smartphone applications are not the best tool to assess sleep problems, according to research by Monash University.
With up to 40% of children experiencing a range of sleep problems, parents are turning to specialised devices...
