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Babywearing is an an ancient practice found across cultures for thousands of years. What is new is the growing scientific interest in its benefits.
For some families, NAPLAN results will confirm what they already know. For others, they may contain surprises or raise concerns.
Caring for a toddler can be challenging and requires patience. Understanding the psychology behind a toddler’s actions can help weather some of the rockier days.
If a young person trusts the system to deliver a just outcome, their brain’s urgent need for retribution is dialled down.
It can help to take stock at the end of a school holiday period and think about what went well, what didn’t work so well, and what was an unmitigated disaster.
Reading together and taking an interest in homework makes a difference to young children’s learning.
The benefits of sport are undeniable for kids. But how much risk is acceptable?
Research from Ghana, Mozambique and the United States sheds light on what a safe, healthy and nurturing environment looks like for children to grow and develop.
When phone use starts to affect our mood or interfere with relationships, it’s a sign our habits have crossed the line from healthy to unhealthy.
Fathers became more involved in the often invisible domestic work needed to keep family life running smoothly.
No parent likes seeing their child upset. But moments like these can also be opportunities to help kids build emotional skills.
If you are a parent of kids who love blind boxes, you might be worried about how the game of luck echoes gambling.
Some parents may worry cooking is unsafe for kids. But with the right supervision and age-appropriate tasks you can make it work.
School holidays mean family budgets are often stretched thin. But there are ways to rein in spending.
There are ways to help children better self-regulate their own digital activity and prepare for the digital demands in their future.
It’s a sentence that can feel heartbreaking to parents. You try to set a boundary with your little one and they lash out.
Comedic portrayals of incompetent dads can distort public understanding of fathers’ essential and real-life contributions to children’s development.
The film zeros in on the generation of children whose formative years are unfolding in front of screens.
The fog new parents feel is real. But is it just sleep deprivation or is more going on?
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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 Psychology, Deakin University
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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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Assistant Professor in Psychology, Bond University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Midwifery, Associate Dean Research and HDR, Midwifery Discipline Leader, Western Sydney University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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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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Research Fellow with the Grow&Go Toolbox, The University of Queensland