Changes needed to make ‘mums groups’ dad-friendly
Modern parenting groups are perpetuating gender stereotypes that lock out fathers from important support services, an Australian-first study from Deakin University has found.
Researchers from Deakin's School of Health and Social Development examined the perceived...
LactaPedia takes the guesswork out of breastfeeding
A world-first lactation dictionary that aims to take the confusion out of breastfeeding was launched today by researchers from The University of Western Australia.
LactaPedia is an online glossary of lactation for science and medicine...
Call for UN crackdown in junk food ads
Enforcing changes to end unhealthy food marketing to children requires a radical new approach, such as using international human rights laws to make companies more responsible for their advertising messages.
Investigation into existing advertising regulations...
Teenagers can thank their parents’ positive attitude for avoiding obesity
Teenagers are less likely to be overweight if their mum or dad had a positive attitude during pregnancy, a new study by the University of Bristol and Emory University has revealed.
Using answers from more...
Babies given solid food sooner sleep better
Babies given solid food plus breast milk from three months sleep better than those who are solely breastfed, according to a new study.
Official advice is to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of...
Doing school differently: the not-school movement that’s helping young people re-engage with learning
Alternative schooling programs could deliver greater learning outcomes for young people who are struggling at school, according to University of South Australia researcher, Dr Thomas Stehlik.
In a paper presented at the Education and New...
Pushing kids into sport too early may backfire
Pushing kids into sport too early can backfire, with new research showing children who start at age four or five are more likely to drop out of that sport or stop doing sport altogether.
Victoria-wide...
New chapter for youth mental health at University of Technology Sydney
Two deeply personal stories set the tone at the event to launch The Kidman Centre UTS, formerly known as the UTS Health Psychology Unit, founded in 1985 by Professor Antony Kidman.
One was a poignant...
E-cigarettes a growing threat to children
A University of Queensland researcher is among a coalition of respiratory doctors and scientists warning of the dangers electronic cigarettes pose to children and adolescents.
UQ Research Fellow Dr Henry Marshall said the Forum of...
Helping families improve early literacy skills for children on the autism spectrum
A shared book reading intervention to help language and literacy skills in preschoolers on the autism spectrum has been successfully delivered by Griffith University and Autism CRC.
This eight-week intervention pilot study took place in...
