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Parental support is strongly correlated with protective factors for trans youth yet most experience parental rejection or ambivalence regarding their gender. Many parents report a desire to support their child but indicate lack of understanding and support as key barriers. We aimed to develop a nuanced understanding of the challenges and facilitators experienced by Australian parents in developing understanding, support and acceptance of their child’s gender and their needs to do so.

School bullying is a public health concern affecting the physical and mental health of children and young people. While school-based interventions to prevent bullying have been developed internationally, the effectiveness of many interventions has been mixed and modest.

Student bullying behaviours are a significant social issue in schools worldwide. Whilst school staff have access to quality bullying prevention interventions, schools can face significant challenges implementing the whole-school approach required to address the complexity of these behaviours.

Cyberbullying is a form of online harassment, where the bullying is carried out through the use of modern technology.

To prevent and manage students' cyberbullying, school staff must be aware of this behavior, be able to recognize it, and respond appropriately and skilfully.

Teacher-child conflict in kindergarten predicted subsequent increases in victimization, reactive aggression, and hyperactivity

This article is a review of developmental processes that combine social, health, and learning pathways, and the mechanisms through which these pathways may...

This article addresses Systems Theory as it applies to school-age children's bullying behavior.

The results of this study suggest whole-school bullying intervention programmes need to occur before students reach secondary school.

The study of bullying behavior and its consequences for young people depends on valid and reliable measurement of bullying victimization and perpetration.