‘Sun’s out, bubs out’, is the new message from WA’s Telethon Kids Institute, after finding that vitamin D deficiency in infancy can lead to childhood asthma. The researchers tracked the vitamin D levels of Perth kids who were susceptible to asthma. ...
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Can Victoria’s Resilience, Rights and Respectful Relationships program help?
Consider this hypothetical: Adam is 6 years old. His parents split up when he was born and their relationship has always been extremely acrimonious – psychologically and emotionally abusive. Adam spends most of his time with his mother. He is ...
More »Pick up, early learning, aisle five: supermarket lessons
Bush kindy may be trending, but that doesn’t mean young kids need to be educationally limited to the great outdoors – nor to learning’s traditional realm, the classroom. The humble supermarket is being touted as a potential early-education hub, and early ...
More »‘Marte Meo’ is the ECA Conference buzzword; what does it mean?
The Netherlands is known for clogs, Edam cheese, and tulips. But if you speak to Dutch early-learning professionals, they will also proudly claim Marte Meo as their own. Marte Meo, pronounced ‘marta mayo’, derived from Latin, loosely means ‘on one’s ...
More »Netflix and thrill: streaming service tops preschoolers’ preferences
The world seems to be enamoured with subscription streaming TV services, and toddlers aren’t immune to this trend. UK research firm Childwise has revealed Netflix is their number one. But they’re not just streaming paid content. Childwise’s latest annual Monitor report, ...
More »Online program helps tame ADHD symptoms
Childhood ADHD: to medicate, or not to medicate? This debate has been raging for decades, with staunch advocates on each side. Now, there’s more positive news for those in the anti-medication camp. A University of Queensland study of an online ...
More »Intensive parenting makes mum and dad miserable: study
Recent research has obscured the wellbeing divide between the ‘haves’ and the ‘have nots’. Almudena Sevilla from Queen Mary University of London has found that better educated mums are less happy when caring for their kids. After controlling for other ...
More »Study examines cannabis treatments for children with epilepsy
With nearly one-third of people with epilepsy having forms resistant to current medication, some people turn to medical cannabis, driven by hope based on anecdotal evidence that it will work. Researchers at the University of Sydney’s Lambert Initiative, in partnership with ...
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