Children do not come with an instruction manual. It can be difficult, even overwhelming sometimes to know how to best manage our children’s behavior. Often, our parenting style is influenced by our ...

Investigating the risk factors and protective factors for childhood maltreatment Of the studies identified through a database search and other resources, 58 were included in the meta-analysis, ...

Andrew Whitehouse receives funding from the NHMRC, the Angela Wright Bennett Foundation and the Autism CRC. Early childhood has received a great deal of attention in recent weeks, as Australia has ...

Age-appropriate early childhood development is greatly influenced by exposure to various mediating and moderating factors. Developmental outcomes cannot be viewed in isolation, but by considering the ...

Protective factors against the victimization of children and young people within the school and community environments (extrafamilial victimization) have received less attention than risk factors. To ...

Improving the knowledge, skills, and confidence of parents is often the aim of parenting-focused public health strategies and parenting programs, yet research on parental knowledge is limited compared ...