Neuroscience
Concussion recovery not clear cut for children
Sleep problems, fatigue and attention difficulties in the weeks after a child's concussion injury could be a sign of reduced brain function and decreased grey matter.
Nov 29, 2019
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News tagged with child behaviour
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nearly 30% of kids experience sibling bullying—as either bully or victim
Australia has invested an extraordinary amount of time and effort into putting in place bullying prevention programs—especially across schools. But what happens when your bully is your own flesh and blood, and lives with ...
Jul 1, 2019
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Pediatrics
What parents need to know about the signs of child sexual abuse
Recent events, including the conviction and sentencing of George Pell for sexually abusing two children in the 1990s and the documentary airing allegations about Michael Jackson's abuse of two young boys, have made prominent ...
Mar 20, 2019
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Pediatrics
Slow vocabulary growth linked to teen behaviour and emotional issues
Children whose vocabulary skills develop slowly are more likely to experience emotional and behavioural issues in adolescence, according to new research published in the journal Child Development.
Jan 31, 2019
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
New study raises hopes of eradication of malaria
After major global successes in the battle against malaria, the positive trend stalled around 2015—apart from in Zanzibar in East Africa, where the disease is increasingly rare. In a new study published in BMC Medicine, ...
Jan 22, 2019
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Pediatrics
Controlling children's behavior with screen time leads to more screen time, study reveals
Giving your child extra time on the iPad for good behaviour may not be the best idea according to a new University of Guelph study.
Jan 9, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Severely unsettled one-year-olds risk poor mental health, experts caution
Severely unsettled babies with sleeping, crying and feeding problems at the age of one are ten times more likely to have mental health problems during childhood, a new Murdoch Children's Research Institute (MCRI) study has ...
Oct 22, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Downward mobility link to violent crime and self-harm
The children of families who fall upon hard times are at significantly greater risk of being involved in violent crime and harming themselves as young adults, according to a major new study.
Oct 10, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Baby sleeping in the parental bedroom not related to later behavioural problems
Sleeping in the parental bedroom as a baby is not related to sleeping problems or behavioural problems later in life. Moreover, there are indications that room-sharing may even be related to positive outcomes, such as improved ...
Sep 25, 2018
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Psychology & Psychiatry
So your child refuses to go to school? Here's how to respond
Have you had to deal with grumbling kids who don't want to go back to school after the winter holidays?
Jul 18, 2018
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