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Grumbling children and teenagers can be so annoying. But it is important to try and decode their complaints.
Teenagers are experiencing intimate partner violence and abuse that is putting their lives in danger. And they want help from others to spot the early warning signs.
Play fighting can help children’s development in many ways, from their balance, to their nonverbal skills and cognition.
Caring responsibilities and parenthood are common reasons for women in music taking a break. These responsibilities then create barriers to re-establishing careers and career progression.
Dad jokes can help make you a better parent. But that’s only one reason why dad jokes work.
As the school term stretches on, many parents might be tempted to take their children away for a break. Here’s what you need to consider.
The climate crisis is becoming more intense – should this make you think twice about having kids?
Like everyone whose marriage breaks up, nothing is ever quite the same after. What impact Justin Trudeau’s marital breakup will have on his life and career will be revealed in the months to come.
Being a mom can be heartbreaking, empowering, scary, fulfilling and everything in between.
Most young people will have patches during their school career where it feels hard. Sometimes this will lead families to ask whether a new school is the best option.
Not enough data is being collected about the impact taking prescription medication has on breastfeeding.
The main factor that determines whether a child has ‘clinical anxiety’ is the extent to which the fear causes problems in their daily life. Here’s how anxiety in children is treated.
The seven-minute episodes show characters dealing with difficult emotions like fear and grief through play.
Thanks to streaming services, mobiles and tablets, managing a sick child’s screen time has taken on a new dimension.
The increase in children with developmental concerns may flow from the erosion of protective factors that support children during early development.
It’s not always easy to foster connection when the teenager in your life says they want you to go away. But they likely want to be closer than you think.
Without supportive parents, children already under stress may experience a shrinkage in brain volume in an area of the brain that is important for learning and memory.
School holidays become a very different challenge when kids leave primary school.
In a series of research forums young people talked about their fears around going to high school. And what kind of support they want.
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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
