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One night of sweets won’t harm your child. But daily sugar overload can affect sleep, health and even mood.
Children with more than one developmental condition – such as ADHD, autism or others – are at risk of depression or anxiety too. And health systems need to adapt.
Donald Trump increased his backing from women voters in his second presidential run.
Empathy develops earlier than you may realise.
Virtual reality might seem like an unlikely way to help kids develop empathy, but the right VR environment can do just that.
The absence of strong accountability turns anti-poverty programmes into symbolic gestures rather than vehicles of real change in Nigeria.
Through a long history of prioritizing cars in our cities, we have normalized not seeing or hearing children on our streets.
Kids with good executive function tend to grow up to be financially stable, healthy, productive adults. Past attempts to teach these skills have flopped. New brain research on language may change that.
An emergency medical plan, labeling an inhaler, and learning how to use different medications can help children with asthma manage their symptoms.
In-person visits in prisons and jails can strengthen family relationships and reduce recidivism.
Engaging multiple senses transforms how students learn about art and develop creative confidence.
This common condition affects children’s spoken language development, but similarity to other disorders makes it hard to detect.
By blaming chronic disease and disability on food and toxins, and ‘just asking questions’ about widely accepted science, MAHA discounts the government’s responsibility for meeting disabled peoples’ needs.
Being far away creates profound emotional barriers. Despite this grandparents are finding ways to stay emotionally present.
With children over-represented on the NDIS, it’s hoped this new program could divert pressure from the scheme. Here’s what we know about it so far.
It’s worth looking closely at what money teaches children, and what it is we want them to learn.
Kids have a lot to say. Sometimes they just need a little help to feel confident speaking up.
Responsibility for children is scattered across portfolios, including social services, education, health and Indigenous affairs.
Young carers are less likely to finish school, get a job, or stay well.
Top contributors
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Researcher, 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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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Associate Professor in Child Psychology and Education, University of Staffordshire
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Extraordinary Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Fellow in Early Childhood Policy, Atkinson Centre, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology