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Most research on kids’ screen time has focused on a child’s behavior. Far less attention has gone to parents and their role in their children’s media use.
Evidence-based resources plus recommended storybooks can help parents and caregivers support children to build early skills for identifying and managing anxiety.
Time to play, move, connect with peers and breathe is a vital part of learning and essential to academic motivation.
Chronic pain in children is common. Effective solutions exist − and training community providers is one way to get treatment to kids who need it.
If you are caring for kids and young people during the crisis, try and stay as calm as you can and let family members talk about their feelings.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
Children are bearing the brunt of austerity. From obesity to infant mortality, child health is affected by sustained under-investment. What can be done to reverse the decline?
Energy drinks are a growing worldwide trend for young people and, for the sake of their health, we must understand why
Children have constant access to media coverage of armed conflicts, terrorist attacks, mass shootings and other brutal acts. This makes it tough for them to develop a sense of hope for the future.
Faces hold crucial clues on what others are thinking and feeling. So, does missing that key social information impact children’s unkind behaviour?
Children with an anxiety disorder are likely to miss more school and get lower grades than those who do not.
Emotion-focused parenting programs can enhance parents’ ability to positively affect their children’s emotional development.
Expanding SNAP helped shield low-income children from some of the harm caused by economic upheaval when the COVID-19 pandemic began.
The rate of suicide attempts in children and adolescents increased by 22 per cent during the pandemic compared to before the pandemic.
Children who suffer trauma are more likely to have mental health problems such as anxiety.
These tips can help children who are feeling anxious about the transition to school or going back after the holidays.
One way to prevent mental health challenges in children: Recognize and treat the mental health issues of their parents.
Canada ranks 30th out of 38 wealthy nations in supporting the mental health and well-being of children. The need to invest in and prioritize mental health for children and young people is urgent.
Findings from a Victorian coroner’s report remind us we still don’t fully understand how problematic gaming ties into other factors in a person’s life.
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Deakin University
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin University
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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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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate professor, RMIT University
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Deputy Lead of Education Policy, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Senior lecturer, Monash University
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Lecturer in Arts Education, Western Sydney University
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Instructor, Division of Academic General Pediatrics, Mary Ann & J. Milburn Smith Child Health Research Program; Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago; Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University
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Associate Professor of Education, Charles Sturt University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, School of Education,, Swansea University
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PhD student, School and Applied Child Psychology, Western University
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