Children's Health & Wellbeing

Calls for more mental health support after research finds children as young as 11 are self-harming

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Photo: Megan's daughter was diagnosed sudden sensorineural hearing loss. iStock

My healthy 11-year-old daughter woke up deaf - and no one can tell me why

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You will cry A LOT: 10 things I learned after a decade as a mum

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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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Brooke Tasovac

Dr Joanna McMillan

Top 10 immunity boosters for kids

Ward off those winter bugs with Dr Joanna McMillan’s top ten immunity booster super foods for kids.

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Dr Joanna McMillan

Blocked ears

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Justine Davies

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

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Justine Davies

Scarlet Fever

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Justine Davies

Dyspraxia

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Lakshmi Singh

The real impact of non-fatal drownings for small children

For every Australian child under five who fatally drowns, around eight survive but with brain injury, paralysis and other serious and often lifelong problems,

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Julie Power

"Sometimes I sit in my car alone": the 'secret' places parents go to hide

Hands up if you sit in your car at the supermarket to avoid going home?

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Bianca Wordley

Why are some women more affected by PMS than others?

Up to 80 per cent of women in their reproductive years experience some PMS.

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Jayashri Kulkarni

Why you like coffee, and I choose tea - it’s in the genes

Coffee or tea? A new study shows that your choice could be a result of your genes.

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Daniel Liang-Dar Hwang

Rage rooms: The acceptable way for adults to throw tantrums

Rage rooms have opened all over the world, giving people a safe, anonymous place to vent frustration.

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Marina Pitofsky

Instant soups and noodle burns are sending kids to emergency

They might be easy to prepare, but instant soups and noodles are sending thousands of kids to emergency each year due to nasty burns, according to new research.

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Ariane Beeston

'It’s almost like we’ve become so self sufficient we don’t need people'

The lonelier people are, the less likely they are to reach out.

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Sarah Berry

Sleep is important to a child’s health, but it's not always easy to come by.

The importance of sleep - and how to help your child get it

Sleep is very important to a child’s health and development - not to mention their parents’ health and relationships. It’s just not always easy to come by.