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Andrew Fuller Increasing wellbeing is easiest when an entire school or community take it on as a core aim. It is easiest when wellbeing becomes everybody’s business. Together let‘s aim to make wellness contagious. Download article as a PDF Awareness and Metacognition Very few of us are as consistently observant of our own wellbeing [...]
Mark Patrick Taylor, Macquarie University; Carlos Ibañez del Rivero, Macquarie University, and Kara Fry, Macquarie University We know everything in our homes gathers dust. What you probably don’t know is whether there are toxic contaminants in your house dust, and where these might come from. Our newly published research found most of the dust [...]
Michael Good, Griffith University Group A streptococci, also known as “strep A”, were the first organisms ever identified to be the cause of a disease. In the mid-1800s, Hungarian physician Ignaz Semmelweis first noted the link between a lack of hygienic practices – such as handwashing – among medical staff and puerperal (or childbirth) [...]
Rachael Sharman, University of the Sunshine Coast We all lie to our kids. Some lies – telling them their artwork is wonderful, or that Wiggles band-aids are infused with anaesthetic – benefit the child. Others are just a bit of fun. Take the Tiktok trend of telling your kids this weird little gnome is [...]
Amanda Watson, University of South Australia; Carol Maher, University of South Australia, and Tim Olds, University of South Australia Every parent knows kids spend their time differently when they’re on holidays. Our new research found out just how differently. During the school term, kids get up around 7am, get into their uniforms, make their [...]
Shahieda Jansen, University of South Africa As the year begins, managing our stress levels is one thing we should all keep in mind as we move forward. The definition of stress is the bodily, psychological, and social-spiritual reaction to a demand or stressor. The stressor could be a deficiency (like unemployment), a danger to [...]
Professor Helen Marshall, University of Adelaide Parents and doctors alike fear meningococcal infection, which has been in the news again. Doctors never want to miss a diagnosis, as early treatment with antibiotics may be life-saving. Parents fear the disease because up to 10% of children who become infected die from the disease and its [...]
Rachael Sharman, University of the Sunshine Coast There’s an annual underground phenomena happening right now around Australia: couples who have decided to separate, but are putting on a happy face to perform their final Christmas as an intact family. January is known by family court lawyers as “divorce month” for this very reason. Compared [...]
Tim Pitman, Curtin University and Madeleine Ferrari, Australian Catholic University Over this week and next, year 12 students around Australia will receive their exam results. This is a time of great expectations and intense pressure for many young people. For some, their individual subject marks and university admission rank (ATAR) will be a cause for [...]
Sharon Horwood, Deakin University A ping from the pizza company. A couple of pings from your socials. Ping, ping, ping from your family WhatsApp group trying to organise a weekend barbecue. With all those smartphone notifications, it’s no wonder you lose focus on what you’re trying to do do. Your phone doesn’t even need to [...]
