Promoting oral language in the early years
Can improving teachers’ knowledge and understanding of oral language improve children’s language, literacy and mental health?
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Controlled crying in The Conversation
CCCH researcher and project manager Dr Anna Price has published a piece in The Conversation about her PhD study into the long-term outcomes of controlled crying on children’s and mothers’ mental health.
Children entering school with undiagnosed special needs at risk of poorer academic performance
Associate Professor Dr Sharon Goldfeld has called for a coordinated approach of health and education professionals to address young children’s needs.
Paediatric research that makes a difference: Prof Melissa Wake
A new study seeks to understand how a child’s first decade determines their health as they approach the teenage years.
Prevention and early detection in young children: challenges for policy and practice
Centre Director Professor Frank Oberklaids calls for further review and development of the Australian Government’s Healthy Kids Check.
Better educational outcomes: Start early
In a recent blog post, Professor Frank Oberklaid explains why the early years are critical for determining life long outcomes and why it’s biologically and economically more effective to get it right early on.
Services come together for children and families
CCCH and the Northern Metropolitan Local Government Councils are bringing together services in Melbourne’s north to explore risks and vulnerabilities for local children and their families.
Under fives need learning assistance
A new report into early childhood has found that one in five Australian children need assistance with learning when they start primary school to prevent them falling behind and developing lifelong problems.
Call for rethink on childhood obesity
Australia needs to rethink its approach to treating childhood obesity because efforts over the past decade have failed, says a leading paediatrician.
Podcast: Sleep expert on Triple R radio
A/Prof Harriet Hiscock recently talked about her work in managing sleep problems in children with the Radiotherapy team at Triple R.