Child Health and Behaviour

Anna Cozens says better treatment options for type 1 diabetes have given her son freedom to do more activities and she wants others to have the same access.

At Capalaba shopping centre in Queensland, three-year-old Ethan is rescued from the inside of a claw machine.

The statistic has prompted Queensland Health Minister Shannon Fentiman to order an in-depth clinical review into the problem.

Monique was the first patient in SA to receive a full-body cast for treatment of scoliosis. After three years, she can finally take it off, but there are still challenges ahead.

The Queensland government has announced it's to increase the graduate salaries of child safety officers as experts say heavy caseloads and a lack of staff are creating delays in response times.

The popularity of homeschooling is surging to unprecedented heights in Queensland, with official registrations increasing from 3,411 in 2019 to 10,048 in 2023, and thousands more believed to be flying under the radar.

The kids who were part of the ABC's Life At documentary series are now adults — and researchers say they've provided valuable insight into the challenges of growing up.

A Queensland adventurer is on a mission to get children off their screens and into the bush — and a child psychologist says the health benefits are huge.

One in 2,000 Australians are living with a genetic condition that impacts sight, hearing, mobility, brain function and increases the risk of cancer.

A Clermont family and their tight-knit community have come to know a rare blood disorder well after it struck down a young boy who has shown remarkable resilience during treatment.

A cough is necessary to keep the airways clear and to remove foreign particles such as dust. But respiratory experts say coughs that linger need to be investigated.  Here's what to look for in kids and adults.

Parents with violent children can face a heartbreaking decision: give them up or continue to live in danger. Experts say more needs to be done to help families facing complex situations.

Families say childhood dementia is underfunded and under-researched and they want greater public awareness to help improve their children's short lives.

About 1,000 students attend John Hunter Hospital School each year.

Pakistan is enduring the human effects of climate change with almost half of the country's children experiencing stunted growth a year on from devastating floods.

Sue-Belinda Meehan believes education reforms in recent years have done more harm than good, and backs a Senate committee's recommendations to bring back some traditional approaches.

An ACT Coroner's Court inquest is considering mistakes made by Canberra Hospital staff that delayed the diagnosis of five-year-old Canberra girl Rozalia Spadafora before her death.

The response is in response to a damning commission of inquiry report which found systemic failings had led to children being sexually abused in public institutions for decades.

Almost two dozen South Australian teenagers in state care who are at risk of sexual exploitation and abuse have been unable to get the help they need from a specialist public health service that has reached capacity, according to the state's child protection watchdog

Vivian Li didn't realise she had ADHD until she was an adult — but that's a common experience for many people in China. 

A child says please and thank you at a friend's house but is rude with their family. They follow the rules if they visit a neighbour but have to be constantly reminded about appropriate behaviour at home. Why? And is there anything you can do about it?

Without a prescription, the retail purchase of e-cigarettes is not allowed in Western Australia. But in at least one regional city, they're being sold without question.

The one-year-old's father and a national charity are calling for more research funding for neuroblastoma, a rare form of cancer that leaves many children with permanent side effects from treatment.

Rotavirus cases in South Australia have more than doubled since the same time last year, SA Health figures show, as a number of childcare centres have been impacted with gastro-related illness.

Australian of the Year and fierce body activist Taryn Brumfitt launches new program aimed at early educators to help prevent body image issues developing in kids as young as eight years old.