New research shows that parenting stress is lowest if grandparents do some of the care - as opposed to more formal arrangements.
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If your child has a problem with defiant behaviours, there are a number of things you can do to avoid standoffs and reduce the chance of meltdowns. Here’s how.
Parents aren’t taught how to verify the health information they find online. So here are some ways to ensure the sources are credible and trustworthy.
With these changes, it feels like Apple is finally acknowledging the new type of digital native they’ve created, and considering how to help them live a balanced life.
Monkey see, monkey do: it’s important to be a good food role model.
Utah’s new ‘free-range’ parenting law restores certain rights to parents regarding when they can leave their children unattended. But does the law go too far or not far enough?
New research shows that parenthood contributes to the gender pay gap and penalises all women, particularly those who were on high incomes before having children.
Babies would rather listen to each other than to their parents’ babytalk, according to new research.
The flat screened babysitter is part of growing up.
Shared parental leave can make a huge difference to all parents – not just families with two biological parents.
Some children’s tantrums, irritability and defiance well exceed that typically found in healthy children of the same age. This can be overwhelming for parents, especially as children grow.
Research suggests that government spending on very young children is a good investment.
Raising children to speak more than one language is a challenge for parents in today’s world. Here are some tips to raise bilingual children.
Finding time to read to your children can be hard, but there are several ways you can make sure your child gets the most out of time for reading aloud.
Some experts fret that the US birthrate is on the decline. That might not be so surprising, when the cost of having children in the US has grown exponentially since the 1960s.
The shift from daylight saving time will leave kids’ body clocks an hour “out of sync”, in a similar way to jet lag. Here are some evidence-based strategies to deal with this.
Domperidone raises levels of prolactin, which increases the production of breast milk. It’s safe for mothers and babies, but not all women will experience the same increase in milk volume.
How parents who post about their kids do so out of pride, but can spark family conflict too.
Parents – stop panicking. Teens use secondary Instagram accounts not to be sneaky, but to show their “non-polished” selves and connect with small groups of true friends.
Middle ear infections (otitis media) are a common and often painful condition that
most children will experience at least once in their first year.
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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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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Adjunct Associate Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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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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Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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Head of School of Education and Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Director, Parenting and Family Support Centre, The University of Queensland
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Dean and Professor, Law School, La Trobe University
