Beyond Screen Time: Understanding Child Development
Beyond Screen Time: Understanding Child Development - New Curtin University research challenges views on screen time, revealing factors such as parental mental health and the...
Tag: paediatrics
Road Accidents and How to Help Safely
Road Accidents and How to Help Safely - Whether you walk, cycle or drive a motorbike or car, road safety is important for all of...
Major funding awards announced for studies into lead poisoning and sonic innovation
Studies to improve the way we monitor and test for lead poisoning in children and communicate data through sound have been awarded more than £1.1...
Tips to reduce the risk of your child choking this Easter
As Easter approaches and supermarket aisles fill with brightly foil wrapped chocolate eggs, a heart breaking warning posted on a parenting website serves as a...
Breastfed babies less likely to be given treats before 12 months
Babies who are breastfed, or partially breastfed, for more than six months are less likely to be given sugar-sweetened drinks and sweet or salty snacks...
Head injuries in children and bloody noses
Children frequently bang their heads and it is difficult to tell whether or not they have done any serious damage. Although, most head injuries are...
Parent’s guide to recognising and helping relieve anxiety in children
Raising children is a heart-warming journey, full of highs, sometimes lows, and everything in between. But sometimes, what we might miss are the quieter signals...
Parents: 3 ways to save your baby’s life
Essential first aid for parents: 3 ways to save your baby's life - Any first-time parent knows there is nothing quite as overwhelming as being...
Bone cancer drug could save children’s lives
Researchers at the University of East Anglia have developed a new drug that works against all of the main types of primary bone cancer. Cancer...
Children with speech disorder more likely to have problems making friends
Children with persistent speech disorder have greater difficulty than their peers in making friends and maintaining relationships, according to new research. Published (17 January) in...
