Poor mother-baby bonding passed to next generation
Trust pathways in the brain are set in infancy and passed on from mother to child, according to landmark UNSW-led research. The work relates to oxytocin levels in new mothers and proves for the...
Father and son program to reduce aggressive behaviour
Fathers will be critical to the successful treatment of their sons’ aggressive and antisocial conduct in a UNSW-led project, which has today been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the Movember Foundation.
“Disorders of violence,...
Struggle to juggle still hardest for women
Mothers juggling paid work and care responsibilities are still struggling to find work-life balance in 2014, according to the latest Australian Work and Life Index (AWALI) national report from the University of South Australia’s...
Childhood asthma linked to lack of ventilation for gas stoves
Parents with children at home should use ventilation when cooking with a gas stove, researchers from Oregon State University are recommending, after a new study showed an association between gas kitchen stove ventilation and...
New mothers smile at oral health program
Improving the oral health of pregnant women in the Riverina is the aim of a new program being coordinated by the Murrumbidgee Local Health District (MLHD) and Charles Sturt University (CSU).
The Smile Mum Wagga...
FIFO health check
How do workers stay healthy while working a Fly-In Fly-Out (FIFO) roster?
There are many important issues for FIFO workers and their families to consider. For example how to protect your back when working in...
Support for Melbourne parents
Melbourne parents and caregivers with children with a disability can now access free parenting support through a unique program.
The project is offering two years of free group, individual and online parenting support to help...
Expectant Parents’ Play with Doll Predicts Later Parenting Behaviour
Having expectant parents role-play interacting with an infant using a doll can help predict which couples may be headed for co-parenting conflicts when their baby arrives.
Researchers videotaped 182 couples in the third trimester of...
New guidelines to help families impacted by stillbirth
The quality of care being provided to families affected by stillbirth is set to improve across Australia following new research by the University of Adelaide's Joanna Briggs Institute.
In a project funded by the Stillbirth...
Help to navigate divorce
Divorce doesn’t have to spell disaster for children or their parents, says the author of a University of Queensland program designed to help families after separation.
Triple P founder and co-author of UQ’s 12-week Family...
