Soha, seven, is now taller than her 10-year-old sister Suhala whose growth has been stunted.
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Adults who had a low birthweight or were undernourished as young children are more likely to experience high blood pressure and obesity.
A child with nonverbal learning disability may struggle to make decisions, solve problems and interact socially.
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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.
There’s all sorts of reasons why children can be unhappy … not just the internet.
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The way it’s portrayed in the media you’d think it was certain that the internet made children unhappy. The evidence says otherwise.
Half of lifetime mental illness starts by the age of 14, so emotional well-being is important to have in schools.
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Schools need to change the way they work to support the emotional well-being of our children.
Introducing a child to the wonder of 3D printing.
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As 3D printing gets cheaper and easier to use, what might children - the next generation of innovators - make?
Children who go to bed hungry are likely to experience mental health problems.
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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.
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MPs should listen to the House of Lords and to expert opinion, and retain the official child poverty measures.
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The debate around around children and online porn is more than just requiring sites ask their age.
Parents need to know when to step back from helping with homework.
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Helping your teenager with their homework can make them feel incompetent and can hinder their own skills development.
Asking your child to wash their hands before they eat isn’t useful unless they know why it’s important.
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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.
The index finger plays a vital role in early learning.
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Tracing over maths problems can enhance students’ learning of more advanced mathematical content and multi-step problems.
Shy teens are more likely to be included in group activities.
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The start of a new school year is the time when shy teenagers are least likely to be excluded from new friendship groups.
Nutritional lunches can be achieved with simple core foods such as bread, fruit, vegetables, dairy and meat, fish or egg.
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Basic foods can fulfil a child’s nutritional needs at school and keep them energetic and alert.
Australia ranked 5th on the literacy test, ahead of the US and the UK.
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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 severe social, emotional or behavioural disorders are the least welcome in schools.
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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.
Tying funding to disability categories is putting pressure on schools and parents.
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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.
Most of the new schools needed will be primary schools.
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Inner-city parents in urban redevelopment zones are the most likely to have problems getting their children into a government school.
Schooling doubt.
Ethan Lofton
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.
Language learning is not a passive process in which children simply absorb and copy their parents.
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Children don’t learn all aspects of language from their parents, but invent a language structure themselves.
Pregnant women in three Australian cities are not told that lead exposure during pregnancy is linked to miscarriage and early delivery.
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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.