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A picky eater need not ruin dinner and drive parents crazy. Two nutrition experts offer simple strategies for happier and healthier family mealtimes.
Tantrum throwing peaks at age two, as children experience the perfect storm of not being able to express themselves verbally while simultaneously developing their sense of autonomy and independence.
Children with an irregular bedtime performed worse on cognitive tests, had worse behaviour and were more likely to be obese than others.
Spontaneous mirror writing by both left- and right-handed children has long remained a mystery. Recent studies of brain processing and writing have led to an unexpected explanation.
New research has found white children’s automatic prejudice depends on whether they categorise others by race.
Such children suffer unique challenges.
Children are often the ones who decide what’s ‘right’ and ‘wrong’.
From collecting bugs to using math apps, there are many ways parents can engage in STEM activities with their kids to support their learning.
The words “gifted”, “precocious” and “high potential” represent different ways of seeing and valuing exceptional abilities.
A loophole robs children of their right to privacy, exposing them to long-term consequences.
While there are similarities in the general principles of palliative care provided to children and adults, there are also key differences.
We need to shift the focus away from parenting that relies on threats and rewards, to one that nurtures meaningful parent-child and child-technology relationships.
Australian children were once free to play on the streets, but today the urban space is less friendly to children and their imaginations.
It can be very hard for people to accept that they – or their family member – are not to blame for their mental illness. Seeing the evidence in a scan can make a difference.
Should children with reading difficulties get their hearing checked?
Harassment can cause severe and lasting harm.
A new psychological intervention can help any parents - even those crippled by fear and self-blame - to become powerful recovery coaches to children with eating disorders.
Mandatory sleep times in early childhood settings do not work for children, educators or parents, and need to change.
While talking about drugs with young people isn’t always comfortable, research has shown that it’s critical for prevention.
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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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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Associate Professor, Discipline of Childhood and Adolescent Health, University of Sydney
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
