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By Jeanette Purkis I have heard that some teachers now use ‘resilience’ as a dismissive response to complaints of bullying or victimisation by the parents of Autistic students. ‘Your child needs to get some resilience, then they won’t be bullied’ they will say to the parents of some poor
From Raising Children Network Sleep matters. Before children arrive in a family’s life, sleep might have been nice-to-have, but it quickly becomes a must-have. Sleep keeps us healthy and alert – not to mention nice to be around! Without it, children and adults feel awful and have less energy
Melbourne researchers are leading a new international study to look at immune responses and chronic inflammation that may cause Kawasaki disease and the subsequent development of heart damage.Kawasaki disease is a serious illness affecting young children and may cause symptoms including high fever,
Many children with cerebral palsy (CP) who pursue alternative therapy options and delay surgery for their hip problems have double the chance of needing more invasive surgery and have far worse outcomes, a study by the Institute has found. The study, which was published in Developmental Medicine &
Although current guidelines regarding confidentiality within psychological practice are internationally consistent, many Australian psychologists still disagree on when they would breach confidentiality when dealing with adolescents, a new study by Murdoch Children's Research Institute and
Carrying an adrenaline auto injector (AAI) (an EpiPen or Anapen), as a treatment for food allergy, can have a detrimental effect on a child's quality of life, independent of other factors that can also impact on quality of life such as whether they have previously suffered anaphylaxis. Researchers
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