Parents seek school readiness tests for children
Do children have the self-help, social-emotional and cognitive skills to cope with the school year ahead?
These questions are just some of the back-to-school issues being addressed by a team of clinicians at QUT's Kelvin...
Two hour screen limit for kids ‘virtually impossible’ to enforce
A world-first longitudinal study by The University of Western Australia researchers examining the links between mental health and screen use by children and teenagers has found that guidelines to limit screen-based media-use to less...
Two hour screen limit for kids 'virtually impossible' to enforce
A world-first longitudinal study by The University of Western Australia researchers examining the links between mental health and screen use by children and teenagers has found that guidelines to limit screen-based media-use to less...
Does bad behaviour run in the family?
University of Queensland research aims to answer the age-old question of whether anti-social behaviour is passed down through families.
Professor Jake Najman, from UQ’s School of Public Health and School of Social Science, said the project...
State’s first virtual high school ready for 2015
NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today named the State's first virtual high school for rural and remote students, which will offer classes from the beginning of 2015.
Mr Grant...
State's first virtual high school ready for 2015
NSW Deputy Premier Troy Grant and Minister for Education Adrian Piccoli today named the State's first virtual high school for rural and remote students, which will offer classes from the beginning of 2015.
Mr Grant...
Back to school: How to choose those new shoes
Getting the right advice for buying new school shoes could save parents money and more importantly their kids from experiencing foot pain and foot problems and reducing their physical activity.
University of Western Sydney podiatry...
Overweight teens lose weight for the right reasons
Most heavy teens’ attempts to lose weight don’t work, but a new study shows a big secret of those who do succeed.
They do it more for their own sake rather than to impress their...
Parental History of Suicide Attempt Associated with Increased Risk in Kids
A suicide attempt by a parent increased the odds nearly 5-fold that a child would attempt suicide, according to a report published online by JAMA Psychiatry.
Other studies have established that suicidal behaviour can run in...
Community-based program for troubled teens halves crime rates
An innovative community based program aimed at engaging and upskilling troubled teenagers has halved juvenile crime rates in Armidale NSW over a seven year period, new research from UNSW, University of New England and...
