Gardening schemes teach healthy eating
Offering children access to gardening schemes helps to encourage healthier eating habits.
That is the conclusion of a study by Dr Michael Duncan and colleagues from Coventry University who enrolled 46 nine- and ten-year-olds in...
Adults at Higher Risk of Suicide Attempt if Parent Abused Alcohol
People who grew up with a parent who abused alcohol may be 85% more likely to attempt suicide than people whose parents did not abuse alcohol, according to research published by the American Psychological...
Snacking quality may decline as kids age
Snacks are a significant positive contributor to dietary quality among school-age children. Not so among teenagers — possibly because younger children are more dependent on parents and caregivers and have better snacks while adolescents...
Returning-to-work mothers prefer known carer to look after their first child in the home
Mothers returning to paid work after the birth of their first child prefer their baby to be cared for in the home by a known person, yet for many this is not always a...
Breastfeeding promotes the growth of beneficial bacteria in the gut
The nutritional factor that has the greatest impact on the development of a child's gut flora is whether the child is breastfed, according to a new study by the National Food Institute, Technical University...
Music on Mother’s Day could be great way to tackle post-natal depression
The gift of time, to allow a new mum to do something she did by herself before childbirth, could be the most valuable gift of all this Mother's Day, according to University of Tasmania...
Biting into Whole Foods can Make Children Rowdy
There's a new secret to get your child to behave at the dinner table—cut up their food and they'll relax.
A new Cornell study published in Eating Behaviors, found that when 6-10 year old children...
New study puts fathers under the parenthood microscope
First-time fathers in Tasmania are invited to take part in a new University of Tasmania study supported by the Tasmanian Early Years Foundation: “Expectation versus experience: How do Tasmanian men narrate their transition to...
Impact of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new research by King’s College London. The study is the first to look at...
Parents spank kids more often than they admit
A new study based on real-time audio recordings of parents practicing corporal punishment discovered that spanking was far more common than parents admit, that children were hit for trivial misdeeds and that children then...
