Most Canadian children spend too much time on screens and don't eat enough fruit and vegetables. Fathers can help by modelling healthy behaviours and getting involved in research.
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For many working women, motherhood is a major interruption to their career. Some eventually work their way back up to full-time work, but there are many other paths that women might follow.
Australia's college of obstetricians has warned pregnant women against kissing their toddlers on the mouth or sharing food because of the risk of cytomegalovirus (CMV). But is this advice useful?
Two child development experts share the latest research on sibling favouritism and offer practical tips for parents on how to avoid it.
Children are constantly hearing about threats to their safety. Sometimes they find it hard to know if a danger is real, and they need help processing their fears. Here's what they need you to know.
Paying to get your kids into prestigious universities is an example of a 'bulldozer parenting' trend, which reduces exposure to failure and can lead to mental health difficulties.
Parents must encourage open conversations with their children from a young age.
Many teenagers may have seen the live footage of the Christchurch shooting. Here are some ways parents and teachers can help them process it.
Children whose families benefit from social grants and family support interventions enjoy better health, nutrition and schooling.
The Suzuki method can work, but requires a high level of parental involvement.
Children’s lives are being stifled. No longer are they able to spend time with friends unsupervised, explore their community or hang around in groups without being viewed with suspicion.
Sen. Warren is proposing universal child care as a way to rein in the soaring costs of raising a family. A sociologist explains what’s driving the trend.
Male plainfin midshipman fish take care of their nests and offspring, but climate change is threatening their ability to do so.
New research shows that perfectionism has increased dramatically over the last 25 years, and that perfectionists become more neurotic and less conscientious as time passes.
Parents have engaged in forms of 'sharenting' for generations. The digital age has complicated things, but while critics make some valid points, they're not seeing the forest for the trees.
Who is a child's legal parent? The question is at the heart of a case due before the High Court this year. It may have implications for children born via IVF or surrogacy, and the people who raise them.
Young people can make big savings living with their parents, but it throws up some thorny issues.
With the surprise meticulously planned, all eyes – and lenses – turn to the kids. All they have to do is react as expected: overjoyed. So why don't they?
It's not too late for a New Year's resolution. If you're a parent - resolving to stop 'technofering' could be one of the most important things you do this year.
Making good friends in primary school is not always an easy task. Here's how teachers and parents can help.
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Professor of Midwifery and Higher Degree Director, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Early Career Fellow, Telethon Kids Institute, University of Western Australia
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Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Researcher: Technology and Learning, Western Sydney University
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The University of Queensland
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Assistant 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 of Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph
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Senior Research Fellow at the Australian Research Centre in Sex, Health and Society, La Trobe University
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Associate professor, Monash University
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Senior Lecturer Social Work, Monash University
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Honorary Researcher, Jack Brockhoff Child Health and Wellbeing Program, University of Melbourne
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Associate Professor in Sociology, University of Melbourne
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Professor, UCL
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
