A children’s writer explains how ‘Where the Wild Things Are,’ ‘The Rabbit Listened’ and other stories can help prepare kindergarten students for this next phase of life.
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Even quite young children are watching, thinking and feeling things about the future of the environment. Those feelings deserve to be taken seriously.
Screens are not inherently evil – they can boost childhood development, but only if used in the right way.
Parents told us how the ever-present juggle of budgets and the realities of family life strained relationships and increased their mental load.
Parents and emergency responders repeatedly said evacuation centres should have a separate space for families with very young children. Here’s what else we could do.
Seeing Japanese parents send toddlers out on their own to do errands has shocked viewers. But not that long ago our neighbourhoods were also child-friendly, and we can make them so again.
Young children may find it harder to control their attention if they use touchscreens regularly.
Having loads of extra quality time with a toddler or preschooler and feeling flustered? Make sure you know how and where to do this basic disciplinary method the right way.
Evidence shows sharing Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander stories helps break down stereotypes and prejudice. But these stories are absent from the majority of classroom literature.
A scholar and mother of a young child who is now working at home explores what’s called the ‘work-family conflict’ – and finds that’s the wrong label for the impossible choices faced by parents.
Research shows smartphone use disrupts an essential facet of human connection – eye contact.
Families may want to relax some of their usual rules for digital media use due to social distancing. But keeping bedtime screen-free still makes sense.
There are ways to use tech to help kids learn, explore their interests and get creative.
In several Australian prisons, babies and toddlers live with their mothers who are serving time. Keeping young children with their mums is a good thing, but they need to be better supported.
Encouraging good social skill development benefits your young child throughout their life.
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Assistant Professor of Child and Family Development, Wayne State University
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Clinical lecturer, Rural Clinical School, Australian National University
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Director of Research of the Crane Center for Early Childhood Research and Policy, The Ohio State University
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Associate Professor, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Research Fellow, University of Technology Sydney
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Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pace University
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Professor Emerita of Criminology, UNSW
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PhD candidate, Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney
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Professor Public Health and Deputy Head of the Faculty of Health and Medicine, University of Newcastle
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Former Head of Teaching and Learning, Kurongkurl Katitjin Centre for Australian Indigenous Education and Research, Associate Professor, Edith Cowan University
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Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, Birkbeck, University of London
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Professor of Early Childhood, Edith Cowan University
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Senior Lecturer in Urban Planning & Design, Monash University
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Lecturer, Australian Catholic University