Half of all Australian infants are treated with antibiotics during their first year of life. This shocking figure is the result of a study released in the Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health. This figure, one of the highest rates ...

 “Whatever landscape a child is exposed to…that will be the sort of gauze through which he or she will see the world” Wallace Stegner As parents and educators, this quote encourages us to think deeply about how we can influence ...

The importance of learning and early childhood development has been in the news of late, particularly with the recent report by the UNICEF Office of Research, Building the Future: Children and the Sustainable Development Goals in Rich Countries, which ranked ...

When approaching a child’s long-term illness, an alarming number of families are not adhering to treatment plans, Queensland researchers have said. And some are contributing to ongoing difficulties by being too over-protective. Associate professor Alina Morawska, from the University of ...

Curiosity about body parts, self-exploration, looking or touching other children’s bodies, and interest in toileting activities are all typical sexual behaviours of young children. However, when asked about this, some educators only identified the first two as such. More worryingly, ...

Innovation in healthcare is almost a given when you consider the passion many health care professionals bring to their work. The HESTA Primary Health Care Awards aims to acknowledge the providers both at an individual and organisational level. Amongst the ...

Dr Marina Kalashnikova from the MARCS Institute at Western Sydney University has published research showing a subconscious purpose behind the use of babytalk by parents and carers. The study, published by the Royal Society Open Science, showed the subconscious reasons for ...

The South Australian government is proposing changes to its ‘no jab, no play’ laws. The law will require children to be age appropriately immunised (or have a medical exemption) or be on an immunisation catch-up program to access early childhood ...