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8 tips to raise happy kids

All parents want their children to be happy. But in our rapidly changing modern world what does that actually mean? Prof. Stephen Zubrick provides his top tips.

Extra whooping cough shot to protect your bub

Toddlers will now get an additional whooping cough vaccine to protect them against the potentially deadly disease.

Making FASD history in the Fitzroy Valley

The Make FASD History campaign, led by community researchers and The Kids Research Institute Australia, has made huge inroads into prevention, diagnosis and therapy.

Perth scientist receives prestigious honour

An internationally recognised researcher at The Kids Research Institute Australia has been made a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science

New research calls for re-introduction of sugar intake monitoring

A new study by the Telethon Institute for Child Health Research has called for better collection of data on food sugar levels as obesity levels continue to rise

Perth researchers decipher genetic pattern that predicts leukaemia relapse

Cancer researchers at Perth's The Kids for Child Health Research have discovered a genetic pattern that predicts the likelihood of relapse

Breastfeeding Boosts Brain Power

Children who are mainly breastfed for the first six months (or longer) score significantly higher academically at 10 years of age, especially boys.

Better diagnosis leads to higher autism rates

The rapid increase in the number of children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in Western Australia reflects changes to diagnostic practices

National snapshot of children's development

Nearly a quarter of Australian children could be developmentally at risk, according to the findings of the Australian Early Development Index (AEDI)