Elimination Communication is a method of toilet training that starts from birth and follows a child’s cues.
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An increasing number of parents are choosing to toilet train their children from birth, without using nappies. But how effective is this?
Parents should be involved in their children’s use of electronic devices.
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The lead author of a new American Academy of Pediatrics statement summarizes important guidelines for children’s use of electronic devices.
Naming and shaming exacerbates criminal behaviour due to the stigma attached with such a label.
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Changes that would widen the gulf between Australian practice and international standards should be avoided at all costs.
Don’t blame it on the genes.
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Your child may have the fussy-eater genes, but they should still try different foods.
Who’s that? Understanding it’s them in the mirror offers toddlers another sense of perspective.
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Children start to demonstrate self-awareness as they approach their second birthday – and it helps them to learn.
How we praise children is important in shaping the ways in which children see themselves.
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Praising kids in a generalised way through phrases like, ‘well done’ or ‘aren’t you clever’ isn’t helpful and can actually damage children.
Technological inventions have made life easier around the home and have meant fewer and fewer chores for the kids.
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Decreasing levels of empathy in young people are partly due to changes in parenting styles that came about in the 1980s.
All together now.
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Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘named person’ plan for supporting children is a good idea with a major flaw.
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Italy is the latest in a line of countries with ageing populations trying to boost proceation through a ‘fertility day’.
Time to listen.
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Fighting back is not the best strategy.
Should a future parent consider the impact more people will have on the Earth?
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A philosopher of ‘procreation ethics’ at the center of a controversy over having kids explains why we can’t ignore the population question in an era of climate change.
The issue of child poverty and its links to housing costs are not widely acknowledged in Australia.
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Income poverty statistics tell us relatively little about why Australian children live in poverty, or how to alleviate it. But housing plays a critical part in the problem.
New technologies provide limitless opportunities for getting kids active.
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We need children to get hold of their fitness levels - literally.
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A recent survey suggests that a third of UK parents avoid reading their children scary stories. Is this a worrying trend?
Attending two years of preschool improves children’s readiness for school.
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Ireland is the latest country to offer two years of preschool education to all children. Is it time Australia followed suit?
Wearable technology can help motivate children to exercise.
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Fitbit and other wearable technology are good for keeping track of your personal fitness. But should they be used by school children?
Children taking part in a philosophical discussion at Buranda State School in Brisbane.
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Teaching philosophy for just one hour a week can improve children’s progress in writing, maths and reading.
Minister for Communications and Arts, Mitch Fifield, speaking on Q&A on August 23, 2016.
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Communications Minister Mitch Fifield told Q&A that the Children’s eSafety Commissioner has investigated 11,000 cases of cyberbullying and can fine social media firms $17,000 a day. Is that true?
Children can easily be exposed to porn online.
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Online porn is big business and has plenty of adults viewing the content. But young children can also be exposed to porn, and much of that comes from accidental or unwanted exposure.
Iraqi security forces detain a boy after removing a suicide vest from him in Kirkuk, Iraq.
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A young boy is strapped with explosives and sent to detonate himself and those around him at a school. An expert on terrorism explains how and why children become embroiled in militant conflicts.