Young people don’t all contribute in the same way, and understanding the broader picture is the starting point for adults who want to support them.
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The choice about high school can be fraught. Here are some questions to ask a potential new school.
Children’s podcasts are a fast-growing part of the audio industry. Here are five that work particularly well for shared listening.
Homeschooling trends are on the rise, bucking the narrative that most of its growth was caused by the pandemic.
The COVID-19 pandemic exposed and intensified an already disproportionate burden of caregiving, emotional labour and financial inequality by women — a burden that remains largely invisible.
Unstructured play – especially the kind that allows kids to test their limits – can help children become competent, independent adults.
It’s that time when schools and parents typically meet for parent-teacher interviews. What should parents ask to get the most of these sessions?
After a violent attack shakes a community, children absorb the fear. Here’s how to talk to them honestly, calmly and in ways that help them feel safe.
A new study spoke to first-time parents about ‘screen rules’ and how they apply in the chaos of family life.
When we argue with people we love, our brains briefly get ‘flooded’. A clinical psychologist explains what’s happening, and how to stop it.
Here are 4 things to avoid and 3 things to try to help model good eating and body image for your kids.
Yuck. Research shows poor mouthguard care can lead to bacterial buildup and potential health risks.
Let kids know beforehand what to expect in a service. A quiet warning before a loud noise, like a bugle call, can also help.
For children, rocks can be spaceships. Pens can be fairies. And this kind of play can help protect mental health in childhood, according to new research.
For effective child-rearing outcomes, parenting should not be seen as fixed styles — authoritative or permissive — but as a flexible, adaptive process shaped by environment.
Interviews with parents of students with disabilities show that children were often physically restrained and secluded at school for nonviolent offenses.
Babies do a lot of learning during mealtimes. Two speech pathologists explain how to introduce your little one to different textures and tastes.
An app doesn’t have to be ‘educational’ to be included in Google’s ‘Teacher Approved’ section.
MAP, NOMAP and 764 are among the coded terms that all speak to pedophilia. Here’s how families can stay ahead of the risk.
Look out for programs that give kids a choice, include at least some outdoor time and have a mix of different activities.
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Associate Professor in Psychology, Deakin 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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Professor of Educational Psychology, University of Wollongong
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Clinical Trials Director, Department of Endocrinology, RPA Hospital, University of Sydney
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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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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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