Melbourne’s Murdoch Children’s Research Institute, in partnership with Harvard Medical School, has discovered that adolescent health programs across...
Researchers from the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI) have found a link between the mental health of five year olds and their ability to learn at school.
Adolescents who drink every week before the age of 17 are two to three times more likely to binge drink, drink drive, and be dependent on alcohol as adults compared with peers who don’t drink.
An Australian researcher, examining how children learn to talk, says it can be helpful for toddlers to lead the conversation when playing with mum and dad and even set the agenda.
Colicky babies whose crying eases within three months have no ongoing behavioural problems according to new research by the Murdoch Children’s Research Institute (MCRI).
Almost a third of Australian children experience some form of disadvantage that can have a lasting impact on their development, a new study of more than 5,000 children released today has found.
