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Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once

Is there a vaccine for RSV or respiratory syncytial virus? After almost 60 years, several come at once

by Catherine Suelo | Mar 1, 2023 | Child Development, Helpful Information

Shutterstock Lara Herrero, Griffith University and Wesley Freppel, Griffith University You might not have heard of respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV. But it caused more than 100,000 global deaths in 2019, making it a leading cause of death in children under one year...
Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain

Better, cheaper childcare is on the horizon in Australia, but 4 key challenges remain

by Catherine Suelo | Feb 20, 2023 | Childcare News, Family Day Care, Helpful Information, Long Day Care, Vacancy News

Paul Hanaoka/Unsplash Melissa Tham, Victoria University; Cynthia Leung, Victoria University, and Peter Hurley, Victoria University About 100 early childhood experts are meeting in Canberra today for a national summit on children who are five and under. This is part of...
A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school

A message to anxious parents as 320,000 Australian children start school

by Catherine Suelo | Feb 1, 2023 | Child Development, Helpful Information

Erik Anderson/AAP Kate Highfield, Australian Catholic University Around Australia, about 320,000 children are starting school for the first time. As an early childhood researcher, former kindergarten teacher, and parent of a child beginning school on Monday, this...
A push to raise the school starting age to 6 sounds like good news for parents, but there’s a catch

A push to raise the school starting age to 6 sounds like good news for parents, but there’s a catch

by Catherine Suelo | Jan 2, 2023 | Child Development, Childcare News, Helpful Information

Written by Amanda Niland, University of Sydney and Marianne Fenech, University of Sydney The decision about whether to send a child to school “early” or “hold them back” can be a tortuous one for families who have a child born in the first half of the year. So a...
Give the gift of presence and love during the holidays

Give the gift of presence and love during the holidays

by Catherine Suelo | Dec 24, 2022 | Child Development, Childcare News, Helpful Information

Family traditions and being present provide children with trusted, safe, secure, loving experiences and relationships that are important for their healthy development and future self. (Shutterstock) Nikki Martyn, University of Guelph-Humber The holidays are a time for...
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