The 15th of February marks the ‘International Childhood Cancer Day’. Cancer has often affected many people and their loved ones at some point during their lives including our beloved young children. Cancer kills more Australian children than all other diseases combined. Around 1 in 285 kids are diagnosed prior to reaching adulthood. Over 10,000 Australian children are fighting […]
Smart Eating Week
According to me, smart eating is the practice of choosing and consuming a variety of foods from across the different food groups (wholegrain breads, cereals, fruits, vegetables, legumes, lean meat and low-fat dairy and healthy fats), that provide all the essential nutrients required by the body to function. The art of smart eating reduces the […]
Children With Language Disorders: Missed Or Mis-Identified?
A recent study led by Professor Courtenay Norbury assessed children in primary schools across Surrey, has found that roughly two children in each Year 1 class has a clinically significant language disorder that his or her learning. This roughly equates to 7.58% of all children. This was found to be vastly different to the statistical […]
Opera singer performs throughout his own brain surgery
While it is daunting watching, someone stay awake through their own surgery, especially performed on their own head. It is even more difficult to believe that someone could talk through the process. It is crucial however that some patients are kept awake specifically so they can speak or perform other high-level functions as they undergo […]
No Spanking, No Time-Out, No Problems
Many parents struggle to find the right way to discipline children that have challenging or negative behaviours. These behaviours can range from simply refusing to complete a task to hour-long screaming tantrums with the child screaming, kicking and hitting. Some parents turn to punishment in order to provide discipline; however, most parents still report that […]
Mama or Dada? Research looks at what words are easiest for kids to learn
The most common first word a child says is Mama or Dada, however recent research at Florida State University looks into how children use on these early words to build a broad and diverse vocabulary. Children leverage their early world knowledge to help them unlock their language skills, said FSU Assistant Professor of Psychology Arielle […]
