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The A-Z of common illnesses in school children
Everything you want to know about common illnesses in children - from how to treat them to when you should make the trip to the doctor.
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Big is not necessarily better when it comes to backyards keeping kids active
With only a third of preschoolers meeting the recommended physical activity guidelines, every minute counts.
Take heart: Women call an ambulance for husbands but not themselves
It's time for women to take care of themselves, too. That's the clear message researchers are hoping to convey, after two studies found that women will call an ambulance for the men in their lives, their husbands, fathers and brothers, when they experience heart attack symptoms, but not for themselves.
Carrying too much of the domestic load is 'death by a thousand cuts'
While women have rightly made huge strides in the workplace, the same is still not true in many homes.
Sleep 'pressure' can improve your children's sleep
About half of all children experience sleep problems at some point and "sleep pressure"" is one treatment that can help, says this paediatric sleep specialist.
Girl embarrassed by her glasses is flooded with strangers' selfies
A four-year-old girl too "ashamed" to wear new glasses gets a huge response from fellow glasses wearers.
Tall order: How a parent's height may influence when their child starts puberty
The age a child starts puberty may be related to their parents' height relative to their own, finds a new study. The research, published in the journal PLOS, suggests that this so-called "height gap" could explain both early and late onset puberty - and remove the need for unnecessary diagnostic testing.
If shops want us to buy things, could they please fix the change rooms?
When I step into a change-room cubicle, every element within conspires to make me feel unattractive and tense.
It needs to stop: 'Cheat day' lunchbox sends girls wrong message
Food is not the enemy.
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Adults take girls' pain less seriously than boys'
Adults judge boys' pain as being more severe than girls', finds a new new Yale study, which suggests that we take girls' pain less seriously - and from an early age, too.
Mental illness a key concern for teachers
The findings come as Beyond Blue chairwoman Julia Gillard returns to her Adelaide high school to highlight the 'Be You' support program.
'Intensive' parenting is on trend - and it's putting even more pressure on parents
A new study highlights just how stressful modern parenting has become.
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