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There is growing evidence that high-quality non-parental child care can contribute to children's learning, development and successful transition to school.

Using data from the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children, this study aimed to examine the longitudinal relationships between maternal protectiveness and...

This study assessed the potential bias present in a sample of actively consented students, and in the estimates of associations between variables obtained...

Australia, Canada, and New Zealand are all developed nations that are home to Indigenous populations which have historically faced poorer outcomes than their...

Students who expect and experience a positive transition to secondary school are generally well-supported by their peers, school, and family.

There is an ongoing need for improvement in assessment tools and methods that investigate food sources of saturated fat and mortality to inform dietary...

Variation in receptive vocabulary ability is associated with variation in children's school achievement, and low receptive vocabulary ability is a risk...

Australian energy drink users tend to have heavier alcohol consumption patterns be a cigarette smoker and use illicit drugs relative to non-users.

With more than one in four Australian children overweight or obese, and the significant risks this poses for health problems like asthma, depression,...

High consumption of refined carbohydrate, in particular sugar, has been identified as a possible contributory factor in greater risk of excess weight gain.