Children who display aggressive, destructive and non-compliant behaviour appear to respond positively to a new behavioural therapy aimed at both parents and children, a study by psychologists at UNSW Sydney’s Parent Child Research Clinic reveals.
  And the research could give worn-out parents new hope after it was shown the improvements in disruptive and prosocial behaviour learned by the children were more likely to stick well. Read more

Teachers are an increasingly scarce commodity in Australia and that seems to hold true for most of the English-speaking world.  
   The job is demanding, many will report being overworked and many are thinking about leaving, which compounds the teacher supply issue, so some assistance in running schools and looking after teacher well being is one way to keep them in the profession. Read more

I have been a children’s author for all my career. I get asked lots of questions about what I do when I visit a school but there is one that is asked every time …
   “What can we do to get students interested in reading?”
   Some may consider it a straight-forward question; my concern however, is that it makes an assumption that students aren’t interested in reading.
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The body types presented in the media are unattainable for pretty much everyone but inevitably some will fall into the trap of comparing themselves to these images and falling into the spiral of self-loathing, crash diets and over exercise in an attempt to copy a stylised version of what is attractive and desirable.
   Butterfly’s Prevention Team offers some help to young people, parents, educators. Read more

On average, children spend eight hours a day, every day, on devices.
   That is a lot of screen time and given the demands of schoolwork and homework, much of it is unavoidable.
   That amount of screen use goes hand in hand with skyrocketing rates of short-sightedness, 80 per cent of children wear glasses in Asia and Australian kids are well on their way to joining them.
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I rarely meet an adult who doesn’t have a funny story about the future career suggested to them during a career test in high school. Students regularly report their tests giving them the ‘wrong’ answer, thanks in part to limited options, or being suggested roles without any wider context.
   ‘You’re a … (drumroll) ... nurse!’
   For many, the test results are as anxiety-inducing and random as the Hogwarts Sorting Hat. Read more