Adults who had a low birthweight or were undernourished as young children are more likely to experience high blood pressure and obesity.
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Non-verbal learning disability is a complex neurological learning disability that becomes more obvious with age. Here are the signs to look out for.
The way it’s portrayed in the media you’d think it was certain that the internet made children unhappy. The evidence says otherwise.
Schools need to change the way they work to support the emotional well-being of our children.
As 3D printing gets cheaper and easier to use, what might children - the next generation of innovators - make?
One in six children in Australia report going to bed hungry – these children are more likely to have mental health problems and be bullied regularly.
MPs should listen to the House of Lords and to expert opinion, and retain the official child poverty measures.
The debate around around children and online porn is more than just requiring sites ask their age.
Helping your teenager with their homework can make them feel incompetent and can hinder their own skills development.
Children don’t learn much about how illnesses spread if they are just taught a list of dos and don’ts. They need to know why an action is useful.
Tracing over maths problems can enhance students’ learning of more advanced mathematical content and multi-step problems.
The start of a new school year is the time when shy teenagers are least likely to be excluded from new friendship groups.
Basic foods can fulfil a child’s nutritional needs at school and keep them energetic and alert.
The political obsession with back to basics literacy is leaving schools behind. What is taught in school is becoming increasingly distant from what is required in the real world.
Children with disabilities are frequently discriminated against in Australian schools, with parents asked to send their child to another school or fork out extra money.
By tying funding to disability categories, schools and parents are being put under pressure to seek a diagnosis for their child in order to get funding support.
Inner-city parents in urban redevelopment zones are the most likely to have problems getting their children into a government school.
Tackling extremism, building happier adults and delivering a generation that can adapt to rapid change. Putting thinking and thinkers at the heart of the curriculum should be an easy decision.
Children don’t learn all aspects of language from their parents, but invent a language structure themselves.
Parents in three Australian states are being given misleading advice about the dangers of lead to babies and small children – including failing to warn pregnant women about miscarriage risks.
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Professor in Child Health Literacy, Edge Hill University
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