Parents often think about a school’s quality, class sizes, safety and extracurriculars. LGBTQ parents may also want to know their family will be respected.
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The government is paying childcare services in hot-spots 25% of pre-pandemic revenue. But without parents’ fees, the sector is still in a tough position.
Children use play to express themselves and process their emotions. Here’s how parents can make the most of play time together.
Parents with a newborn were doing significantly better on most parental and relational outcomes during lockdown.
China limited families to one child from 1980 to 2015 to curb population growth. The policy paid off economically for the country, but it left couples whose only child died grieving and impoverished.
Despite the disproportionate burden mothers have faced during lockdown, encouraging parents to share child care and housework more equally is almost never suggested as part of the solution.
Around the globe, 823,000 child deaths could be prevented annually with appropriate breastfeeding. Formula makers continue to defy a 40-year-old international code on marketing their product.
Some children with autism struggle to express how they feel, but research shows music can help them develop better emotional skills.
Flexible arrangements might help women maintain a work-life balance, but can also weaken their position in the labour market and lose them earnings in the long term.
Women and their careers benefit when men are allowed – and encouraged – by their employers to do more caregiving.
A study of child sexual abuse material survivors found 42% were abused by their father or stepfather, meaning abuse prevention and education services can’t assume all parents protect children in their care.
It can be extremely distressing and stigmatising for a woman to experience a mental disorder around the time of childbirth.
According to this theory, our social and political views can be impacted not only by the sex of our children, but also whether we have more male or female relatives.
Understanding a family member’s diagnosis can help teens feel less stressed, afraid and alone.
Schools can consider virtual learning and other ways to reduce the negative impact of suspensions on student achievement.
Witnessing their children’s experiences of racism was particularly difficult, parents reported.
More than 1 in 5 college students are parents, and many struggle to find on-campus housing. Colleges offering a stable place to live on campus can help them succeed.
Many boys stop singing at adolescence – but with the right support, they can continue to sing through their voice change and emerge as lifetime singers.
If governments are looking for a post-pandemic “baby boom” to help populations grow, then they should increase the amount and duration of paid parental leave for both mums and partners.
More choice and greater information can allow parents to make more informed decisions.
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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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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina
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Associate Professor Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds
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Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Professor of Educational Inclusion, Newcastle University
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Emeritus professor of children's literature, University of Canberra
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Lecturer in Educational Leadership and Management, University of Bath
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School Education Program Director, Grattan Institute
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Professor in Child Health Literacy, Edge Hill University
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Senior Lecturer, School of Early Childhood and Inclusive Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Senior Lecturer in Early Childhood Studies, Charles Sturt University
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne