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Until Canadians challenge the normalization of violence against children, we will continue to support, or at least tacitly condone, something that by all accounts is harmful.
School reports are coming soon. Here’s a guide for how to interpret and make best use of your child’s school report.
Children in the early stages of learning to read should be given decodable books to practise and generalise their developing alphabetic skills.
Learning music in the early years of schooling can help children learn to read.
Many Americans feel anxiety or dread when it comes to math. A lot of that anxiety starts in childhood.
Most math classrooms feature a teacher lecturing and students quietly working on problems. But research shows that a different approach would lead to better results.
A growing number of parents are making money out of their children by turning them into social media celebrities. But the chimera of corporate branding is no antidote for lives lived in precarious times.
A survey of Australian parents has found many are overwhelmed by the stress of managing their child’s behaviour.
New research into beetles shows larvae are stronger and grow better when raised by two parents working together than a single parent working alone.
Teaching children how to break down words into their meaning and origin can help them be better spellers.
Families in the 21st century have changed, making it necessary to rethink what has been “traditional” ways of sharing the custody of children.
Children can experience stress during their parents’ separation or divorce. Here’s how teachers can support them through this tough time.
If toothbrushing is forced form a young age, kids can become resistant to dental care practices. Make it fun.
Through games and household tasks, parents can help their children learn basic math skills like counting, geometry and algebraic thinking.
Parent blaming has taken a new turn – no longer just criticised for failing to attend to their child’s every need, parents are now being condemned for ‘over-parenting’.
A new study has examined the practices of good parents post-separation. Here’s the parents’ advice.
New research has found one in five dads has experienced symptoms of depression and/or anxiety after having children.
The signs might be there. But parents and clinicians will still wonder if there’s some foolproof way to determine whether their children are actually trans. There isn’t one – and that’s okay.
A systematic embrace of parents’ untapped knowledge by schools could revolutionize education systems in Canada and globally.
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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 of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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