Child Health & Development

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...

HEALTH PLUS: Depression exposes children to the chill of uncertainty, anxiety and fear, writes
MAIRE MURRAY .

Children ar...

Nurseries are rearing ‘sadder, more stressed and aggressive children’. Sue Palmer says boys need more personal attention.

It ...