Research shows climate change is already affecting the healthy psychological development of children worldwide. Children’s mental health risks will only accelerate as climate change advances.
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There is ample research about how harmful Instagram is for teen girls, especially around body image. It turns out Facebook’s own research confirms it.
When students feel their classrooms are supportive and fair, they behave better, a survey in Brazil found.
When deciding whether others should make trades, children may consider who likes what.
It’s worth going out of your way to ensure that kids practice interacting with others and maintain their friendships.
Having loads of extra quality time with a toddler or preschooler and feeling flustered? Make sure you know how and where to do this basic disciplinary method the right way.
Children need time to play and be outside. That will be true even if instructional hours are cut short due to social distancing.
Children are always brimming with curiosity about things that most adults take for granted.
Accents differ depending on where we're from, even in the same country.
It’s been 25 years since autism was redefined and the surge in diagnoses and research began. But while we’ve come along way in our understanding of the spectrum, advances in drug therapies has lagged.
London’s low emission zone has started to reduce air pollution – but not enough to protect children’s lungs.
Unlike Australia, New Zealand doesn’t fund early intervention therapy for autistic children, but there are programmes pre-school teachers and parents can use to help kids develop.
A strong case for telling children to go outside and play.
Current rules about who meets the eligibility criteria for autism support services are patchy and inconsistent, meaning those with the greatest need don’t necessarily have the greatest access.
What exactly do we mean by teenage behavior? And who gets to be this kind of teenager?
Kids often experience anxiety when separated from parents for short periods. Longer separations, happening with some immigrant children, is a different matter, a leading child psychiatrist explains.
For years, educators have viewed socio-economic status as an influence on learning. Here’s why a recent study suggests the full story may be more complicated than that.
While politicians argue endlessly over gun control, here are 10 practical ways the rest of us can work to prevent school shootings.
Anthropologists gather clues about how our ancient ancestors lived from their teeth. What will future anthropologists make of us based on the fossilized pearly whites we’ll leave behind?
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.
Top contributors
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Bennett Chair of Autism, Telethon Kids Institute, The University of Western Australia
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Professor of Psychology, Bridgewater State University
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Professor of Psychiatry, Monash University
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Professor of Molecular Medical Science, University of Sydney
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Professor of Public Health, The University of Melbourne
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Professor and Personal Chair, Swansea University
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Director of the Centre for Women’s Mental Health at the Royal Women’s Hospital and Professor of Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Conjoint Clinical Associate Professor, Deakin University School of Medicine and Specialist Pain Medicine Physician, Deakin University
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Psychiatry intern at the Monash Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre & final year medical student, University of Otago
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Professor of Psychopharmacology and NHMRC Principal Research Fellow, University of Sydney
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Professor & Director, Centre for Aboriginal Medical and Dental Health (CAMDH), The University of Western Australia
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Developmental-behavioural paediatrician, Centre for Community Child Health
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Professor & Tresillian Chair in Child & Family Health, Faculty of Nursing, Midwifery & Health, University of Technology Sydney
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PhD Candidate and Research Assistant, University of Sydney
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University of Sydney
