Subscribe From placenta to play centre Examining the science behind child development from pre-conception to school Don’t panic, the internet won’t rot children’s brains Published: August 12, 2015 9:44pm EDT Andrew Whitehouse, The University of Western Australia Author Andrew Whitehouse Winthrop Professor, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia Disclosure statement Andrew Whitehouse receives funding from the National Health and Medical Research Council and the Autism Cooperative Research Centre. Partners University of Western Australia provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation AU. View all partners You can find my new analysis piece on this topic here. Click here if you would like to be on the mailing list for this column. Previous post Published: June 24, 2015 Do women gain a child and lose a tooth? Next post Published: April 26, 2016 Autism diagnostic standards fall short of the mark