Real dirt, no fake grass and low traffic – say Anne-Marie Morrissey and Deborah Moore Choosing a childcare centre for your child can be a challenging process. To start with, choices may be limited if there are not many childcare centres in the area where you live...
When it comes to parenting a new baby, the focus is normally on developmental milestones, feeding and sleeping. Often new parents aren’t told about looking after their infant’s mouth. For Dental Health Week (August 1-7), the Australian Dental Association (ADA) is reminding Australian parents of the...
More than 100 Australian kids have had multisystem inflammatory syndrome after COVID, write Nicholas Wood and Philip Britton. One of the rare complications of COVID in children is an inflammatory illness called paediatric inflammatory multisystem syndrome (PIMS-TS) that occurs in the weeks following the time of...
When Lori Butler’s son is diagnosed with autism, it sheds new light on her family. Three years ago my youngest son, Callum, was diagnosed with autism. The diagnosis was a huge shock to my husband and me. In fact, when it was even suggested we get...
Researchers have warned that children and adolescents must not be left behind in Australia’s COVID-19 recovery plans given the negative indirect impacts of the pandemic on this age group detailed in a new brief and research review by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute. Research at a...
Having suffered unimaginable loss, Julie Cini now supports others experiencing the devastating effects of spinal muscular atrophy, writes Sue White. Like any proud mum, Julie Cini readily shows photos of her two daughters. Montanna and Zarlee stare out from the pictures, their blue eyes intent, their...
These are tricky times for everyone when this happens, writes Gail Smith It's natural to get caught up with your own emotional roller coaster and reflecting on your child's emotional state can be secondary. Often, a child will go quiet when separation occurs. In their minds,...
Parents report kids as old as 10 are waking multiple times in the night. Leading sleep expert Dr Carmel Harrington reveals the health-related red flags. Sleep deprivation can have a negative impact on children’s behaviour, health and development. New research reveals 35 per cent of parents...
Although we may think of the average migraine sufferer as an adult woman, migraines occur in people of both sexes and are usually first diagnosed in childhood, writes Dr Sam Tormey. A migraine can be a frightening and miserable experience for a child. They often begin with...
Even before COVID-19 lockdowns, school closures and strict social distancing, depression was on the rise in children and teenagers around the globe, report Sarah Hetrick, Joanne McKenzie, Nick Meader, and Sally Merry By the age of 19, around 25% of adolescents are estimated to have experienced...
