Child Health & Development

Australia is planning to restrict TV for toddlers, because of adverse effects on the brain. How scared should we be?

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Smacking children stunts their intelligence, research suggests.

Youngsters kept in line through slaps and spanks have IQs...

Children who are smacked are more aggressive and have poorer mental development than those who are verbally castigated, studies ...

Summer is over. Our children are back at school and our representatives have returned to the Legislature. We hope this means tha...

Why am I not surprised to discover the number of Australian schoolchildren diagnosed with psychological or emotional disorders i...

I have been a primary school principal for more than 30 years and I find it confirms many of my worst fears. Over that time I ha...