Breaking the barriers for first in family uni students
“More than 50% of Australian tertiary education students are the first in their family to go to university and that number is increasing,” Dr O' Shea, from University of Wollongong’s School of Education, said.
This...
New Sleep Durations Recommended
The US National Sleep Foundation (NSF), along with a multi-disciplinary expert panel, issued its new recommendations for appropriate sleep durations. The report recommends wider appropriate sleep ranges for most age groups. The results are...
Parenting & depression study: Fathers are at risk, too
In stressful family circumstances, parenthood sometimes take a bigger toll on fathers’ mental health.
Scholars at Brigham Young University and Princeton conducted research that gives a better look at how various types of parents experience...
Parenting & depression study: Fathers are at risk, too
In stressful family circumstances, parenthood sometimes take a bigger toll on fathers’ mental health.
Scholars at Brigham Young University and Princeton conducted research that gives a better look at how various types of parents experience...
Hearing parents: research to examine effective school relationships
The relationship between parents and schools is in the spotlight as part of new research at Charles Sturt University (CSU).
Graduate Certificate (Educational Research) student Kathryn Dalton is currently researching the relationship between parents, guardians...
Meal planning creates most stress for working mums
New Flinders research shows planning dinners creates more stress for working mums than cooking itself.
What’s for dinner mum? A seemingly harmless questioned asked by millions of children every day is actually the most stressful...
Apps add up for young students
As school returns after the summer break, a University of Western Sydney academic is urging parents to help inspire the next generation of Australian mathematicians by taking advantage of apps and encouraging their children...
Marital tension between mom and dad can harm each parent’s bond with child
Children suffer consequences, too, when mom and dad argue or have tension in their relationship, experts warn.
Dads, in particular, let the negative emotions and tension from their marriage spill over and harm the bond...
Lessons for school transition
The transition from primary to high school can be a stressful period for students, but ECU’s School of Education lecturer Mandie Shean says there are ways parents can help to make the move as...
The ABCs of healthy school lunch box preparation
With the 2015 school year starting, for most Queensland children school lunches are once again on the agenda and a QUT expert has some timely advice for parents on how to make them both...
