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Parental fear leads to inactive 'cottonwool' kids. Children's development and wellbeing are under threat because their parents are fearful of strangers

Children who are mainly breastfed for the first six months (or longer) score significantly higher academically at 10 years of age, especially boys.

WA researchers awarded $9.7 million for ground-breaking child health studies

A new Australian study has found that the number of newborns suffering serious drug withdrawal symptoms is now more than 40 times higher than in 1980.

Almost 30% of 14-year-old Australian children fall within a group identified as being at future increased risk of heart disease, type 2 diabetes or stroke

Findings from the world's largest study on language emergence have revealed that one in four late talking toddlers continue to have language problems at age 7

Leading child advocates have called for a new approach to tackling child abuse and neglect amid rising rates of abuse notifications

Nearly a quarter of Australian children could be developmentally at risk, according to the findings of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)

This project aims to inform harm prevention and minimisation strategies by investigating outcomes and points for early intervention in young people with alcohol-related harm. Researchers will also compare outcomes between Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal youth.

This study finds that the EDI shows moderate validity and reliability in poor communities in Indonesia and highlights some of the difficulties associated with adapting western instruments for non-western cultures and contexts.