Kids exposed to pokies risks despite regulations
A world-first study examining kids' attitudes to electronic gambling machines found more than half the children interviewed wanted to try pokies when they were older.
The study interviewed 45 children, aged six to 16, who...
Younger Australians aren’t more self-centred
The self-esteem of Australians has remained stable for decades, calling into question the misconception that the younger generations are becoming more self-centred, new research has found.
In a paper published in Social Psychological and Personality...
Not just revenge porn: Image-based abuse hits 1 in 5 Australians
The first comprehensive research on “revenge porn” has revealed the mass scale of victimisation across Australia, with 1 in 5 people suffering image-based abuse.
The survey of more than 4200 people by RMIT University and...
Bullies and their victims more likely to want plastic surgery
11.5% of bullying victims have extreme desire to have cosmetic surgery, as well as 3.4% of bullies and 8.8% of teenagers who both bully and are bullied – compared with less than 1%...
Paternal Age at Conception May Influence Social Development
The age of the father at the time his children are born may influence their social development, suggests a study published in the May 2017 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP). Analysing...
Why children struggle to cross busy streets safely
New research shows perceptual judgment, motor skills not fully developed until age 14.
For adults, crossing the street by foot seems easy. You take stock of the traffic and calculate the time it will take...
Australia’s first family obesity service opens
Australia’s first family-centred, multidisciplinary clinic to help mums, dads and kids tackle obesity and achieve a healthy weight was officially opened by NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard.
Mr Hazzard said the Nepean Blue Mountains Family...
STEAMpunk girls
In summary:
STEAMpunk Girls is an education program that has been co-designed by the Hatchery and female high school students and teachers
Launching in May, STEAMpunk Girls introduces young women in high school (aged...
Parents’ Use of Emotional Feeding Increases Emotional Eating in School-Age Children
Emotional eating—eating when you feel sad or upset or in response to another negative mood—is not uncommon in children and adolescents, but why youth eat emotionally has been unclear. Now a new longitudinal study...
Early school starts pit teens in a conflict between society, biology
The idea of sleep is supposed to evoke feelings of peace, relaxation and refreshment, but when expert Mary Carskadon talks about teen sleep in school districts with early start times, she uses far less...
