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The Santa story has social benefits

Why you should spread the Santa story

How children and their families benefit psychologically from seasonal traditions

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Published in: Family & relationships, Society
Tags: Children, Family, Gratitude, Memory, Mental health, Wellbeing

A lack of awareness about FASD symptoms is robbing those affected of effective treatment

Australia’s hidden epidemic of alcohol harm

Drinking alcohol in pregnancy may have a drastic impact on babies' brain development. But too often Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is overlooked as a cause of children's behavioural and learning issues

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Published in: Health, Society
Tags: Adolescence, Alcohol, Behaviour, Brain, Child Development, Children, Disability, In the news, Learning difficulties, Mental illness, Parenting, Public health, Substance abuse, Wellbeing

Child psychologists will have strategies for putting nervous children at ease

How to choose a psychologist for your child

Taking the first step can be daunting. But these simple questions can help you find the right psychologist for your young ones

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Published in: Family & relationships, Learning & development
Tags: Adolescence, Child Development, Children, Educational psychology, Family, Mental health, Mental illness, Wellbeing

Embracing failure fuels positive self development

How we learned to love failure

A week of celebration in a Melbourne school helped mistake-wary students understand the power of getting things wrong

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Published in: Learning & development
Tags: Adolescence, Children, Education, Educational psychology, Performance psychology

The University of Sydney has studied the treatment of aggression, non-compliance, rule-breaking and excessive tantrums

Evidence-based parenting: how to deal with aggression, tantrums and defiance

Super challenging children can bring out the worst in parents. How to break the cycle of angry outbursts

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Published in: Family & relationships, Health
Tags: Behaviour, Behaviour change, Children, Mental health, Parenting

Carers can help children navigate stress

How to help kids cope with stress at home

Children can pay an emotional price when their family situation sours. How can carers help them when hard times arrive?

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Published in: Family & relationships
Tags: Children, Family, Stress, Wellbeing

Parents and school working in partnership can help make for a happy transition to school

How to help your child start school

Parents are key to helping little ones navigate the social, emotional, cognitive and practical changes that come with starting prep

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Published in: Family & relationships, Learning & development
Tags: Children, Education, Educational psychology, Family, In the news

Researchers are investigating the role of oxytocin

How childhood trauma changes our mental health into adulthood

How you cope with stress is influenced by your earlier experiences, your genes and brain regulation

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Published in: Health
Tags: Children, Mental illness, Trauma

Suicide is a difficult but important topic to broach with your children

How to talk to your child about suicide

Stick with the simple truth when having this difficult but necessary conversation

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Published in: Family & relationships
Tags: Adolescence, Children, Parenting, Suicide

For young children waiting is simply endless

Why kids genuinely can’t wait until Christmas

A child’s developing memory makes the world wondrous and slow, but an adult’s reliance on routine speeds everything up

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Published in: Learning & development
Tags: Children, Development, Memory

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