Parenting in a pandemic: How to develop stronger family relationships during COVID-19
Emotional regulation includes the ability to pay attention to and accept our emotions, and to differentiate emotions. (Shutterstock)The COVID-19 pandemic...
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Should we vaccinate children against COVID-19? We asked 5 experts
ShutterstockAustralia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) recently announced provisional approval for the Pfizer vaccine to be used in 12-15-year-olds. We learned...
Muddy knees and climbing trees: how a summer playing outdoors can help children recharge
PexelsMost adults will remember spending much of their childhood playing outdoors without much parental supervision. But fears for children’s safety...
The business of addiction: how the video gaming industry is evolving to be like the casino industry
The video gaming industry has transitioned from a group of backyard innovators to an industry of multi-billion dollar companies, hiring...
Are less trustworthy candidates more likely to make it through to elected office?
Honest, guv. Shutterstock/Minerva Studio An honest politician is an oxymoron. (Mark Twain) Trust in politicians seems to be in short...
‘Not suitable’: where to now for James Packer and Crown’s other casinos?
Crown casino and hotel development, Barangaroo Sydney. Dan Himbrecht/AAPAfter months of hearings, characterised by spectacular admissions including threats of violence,...
Nativity plays and school prayers: what children think of Christianity at primary school
As Christmas approaches, many primary schools and nurseries in Britain hold their traditional nativity plays or musicals. Teachers adapt the...
Social media can help young people live healthy lives
Social media often had a positive influence. SUPREEYA-ANON/ ShutterstockWe often hear of the harms of social media on teens and...
School students at the heart of a COVID outbreak change the story of how it spreads
The central role of schools in the Brisbane COVID-19 outbreak means the virus might move through the community differently from...
Children’s commutes to school are complicated by the coronavirus pandemic
Starting the school year during the coronavirus pandemic raises many questions, including how children will commute to school. (Shutterstock)For many...
