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Experts are desperately trying to find solutions to the growing public health problem of type 2 diabetes in the young. A number of trials are underway, and some look promising.
Developmental coordination disorder has only recently been recognised for what it is.
New reports show a widespread lack of care for the cultural needs of many of the 19,000 Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in child protection and out-of-home care.
As the torrent of carefully created social media posts to sites such as Facebook grows, who is to say which is the ‘real’ you.
We need a clear plan in place to ensure that no child falls through the net. Such a plan needs to be both effective and cost-effective.
While students enjoy learning with robots, research finds that teachers are more sceptical – worrying about their job security and technical capabilities of robots.
We need to educate children about how to behave responsibly online.
Two years of high-quality preschool is one of the most effective strategies we have to change the trajectories of children from disadvantaged backgrounds.
Updated guidelines for how much screen time children can have puts most of the onus on the parents to decide.
Last year, ChildLine was contacted every 30 minutes by a young person having suicidal thoughts.
An increasing number of parents are choosing to toilet train their children from birth, without using nappies. But how effective is this?
The lead author of a new American Academy of Pediatrics statement summarizes important guidelines for children’s use of electronic devices.
Changes that would widen the gulf between Australian practice and international standards should be avoided at all costs.
Your child may have the fussy-eater genes, but they should still try different foods.
Children start to demonstrate self-awareness as they approach their second birthday – and it helps them to learn.
Praising kids in a generalised way through phrases like, ‘well done’ or ‘aren’t you clever’ isn’t helpful and can actually damage children.
Decreasing levels of empathy in young people are partly due to changes in parenting styles that came about in the 1980s.
Nicola Sturgeon’s ‘named person’ plan for supporting children is a good idea with a major flaw.
Italy is the latest in a line of countries with ageing populations trying to boost proceation through a ‘fertility day’.
Top contributors
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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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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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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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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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
