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Home alone: how to keep your kids safe (and out of trouble) when you’re at work these holidays
Many working parents battle with school holidays, especially the long [...]
‘Safe’ teen drinking? Here’s why parents shouldn’t facilitate it
This article debunks the commonly held belief that young people [...]
Self-harm ‘contagion effect’ among children and teens
This article explores the growing concern that Victorian young people [...]
I couch-surfed across Australia to talk to 4,000 young people about what matters to them
This article outlines the key issues that concern Australian young [...]
New childhood anxiety treatment focuses on the parents
This article outlines the results of a recent study comparing [...]
Boxing: can the sport really help turn young men away from violent crime?
Boxing is often praised as a way of teaching discipline, [...]
Getting teens to follow strict diets in the Fast Track trial is risky, but so is obesity itself
The Fast Track to Health study is a year-long dietary [...]
Social skills for children with autism spectrum disorder
Children on the autism spectrum will not only take longer [...]
To help students overcome setbacks, they need to develop ‘academic buoyancy’
Teachers, parents, and academics have become increasingly concerned about the [...]