Groups, communities help new parents cope
Parenthood is a significant life transition; a time often experienced by new parents as overwhelming and emotionally and physically exhausting - and new research into families in Perth's newer suburbs suggests that mothers' groups...
Safe sleeping pod for babies gains funding boost
An award-winning University of the Sunshine Coast program that provides portable safe sleeping places for at-risk Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander babies has gained a funding boost of $143,560.
USC Professor of Nursing Jeanine Young...
How parents juggle work hours may influence kids’ weight
The way parents balance their work schedules may affect their adolescent children's eating habits, according to Penn State researchers.
Those schedules may be even more important than the number of hours the parents spend at...
How parents juggle work hours may influence kids' weight
The way parents balance their work schedules may affect their adolescent children's eating habits, according to Penn State researchers.
Those schedules may be even more important than the number of hours the parents spend at...
Mums trust mums on the net: Australian study
Facebook groups for mothers are overtaking the traditional mums-and-bubs and playgroup environments as a source of trusted advice, and offers a largely untapped marketing tool for businesses wanting to sell their products, an Australian...
Literacy and Numeracy Week: 25-31 August
A simple message for parents who want to set their children up for academic success: it’s never too early to start supporting your child toward reading and writing.
ECU Early Childhood Studies Professor, Caroline Barratt-Pugh...
New Victorian Breastfeeding Guidelines
New Victorian Breastfeeding Guidelines have been released to protect, promote and support breastfeeding mothers across the state.
The guidelines were developed by La Trobe University's Judith Lumley Centre in partnership with the Royal Women's Hospital...
Father’s role in supporting mothers to breastfeed
The role of fathers in supporting breastfeeding is much more important than originally thought, new research has found.
The research, conducted at the University of Tasmania and funded by the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation (TEYF),...
Childcare shake-up
The Productivity Commission has put UNSW research at the centre of its proposed childcare shake-up, adopting key principles from a Social Policy Research Centre (SPRC) submission in its review.
Professor Deborah Brennan from the SPRC said the Commission...
Free help for expecting and new mums at risk of depression
With postnatal depression affecting almost one in seven women giving birth in Australia, QUT and the White Cloud Foundation have launched an innovative model of care to provide early access to treatment for expecting and new...
