Location tracking means parents can easily check in on their kids while allowing them more freedom. But there are risks too.
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There is no single right age when children can spend time out with friends unsupervised. This can make it difficult to judge whether they’re ready.
There is research showing that there are numerous benefits for a low-income child to attend a Head Start program, though these effects are less clear as the child ages.
Many children are seeing aspects of their identity portrayed as problematic. Having regular conversations about identity can armor them against future harm.
And is it really true that Danish babies cry less?
When you’re pulled into a dispute with your kids, resist running a court case. We want to build our children’s conflict resolution skills instead.
Some parents, who are concerned about their daughters ‘growing up too early’, are trying to delay their child’s first period.
There is no single ‘best’ family routine. But a good routine should be predictable for children and sustainable for the whole family.
Parents concerned about vaccine overload may not get the outcome they expect from Trump’s recent vaccine executive order.
Parents play a vital role in educating young people about sex, sexuality and pornography. But where do you start?
Moving away from familiar friends, neighbours, sports clubs and schools can be hard. But children can also develop positive ways to cope with change.
Around one in three women report their birth experience as traumatic. And it’s not always related to medical emergencies.
Programs took different approaches to helping young viewers grapple with the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – lessons that still apply in today’s media environment.
Over time, inappropriate behaviour at junior sports can become normalised. Leagues and clubs need to ensure this doesn’t happen.
Teaching parents to play with their children is taking off in rural Zambia, but volunteers need better funding, training and support to reach every family.
A study found 5-year-olds were more likely to cheat on a task after researchers told them they were smart.
Sleep is a learnt skill. While some babies learn to go to sleep easily, others need more help.
Parental playfulness is about physical, cognitive and social behaviour marked by creativity, joy, imagination and humour when parents are fully present.
Parents might often worry about academic performance. While that is important, it is also vital that children feel a sense of belonging at school.
Parents might default to books they loved when they were younger. But this means families may be missing out on some great stories published more recently.
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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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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 Psychology, University of the Sunshine Coast
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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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Adjunct Professor, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Western Sydney University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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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 Psychiatry, The University of Melbourne
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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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Professor of Sociology and Founding Director of The Future of Work Lab, Podcast at MissPerceived, The University of Melbourne