ABC Stories: Health & Daily Care
Hand-picked features and articles from across the ABC on health and daily care for children.
Topics
- Nutrition & Fitness
- Connecting
- Health & Daily Care
- Behaviour
- Play & Learning
- Safety
- Development
- Sleep
Summer Safety
23 December 2008
Heat and water make summer a fun - and potentially dangerous - time. Do you know what to do in an emergency? Test your first aid knowledge against 10 common summer safety scenarios.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Asthma
12 December 2008
Recently published research in the UK suggests that breathing exercises which are aimed to reduce the severity of asthma symptoms significantly improve quality of life, but they don't cut out the need for inhalers.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Obesity and antioxidants
5 December 2008
Overweight or obese children use up antioxidants from fruit and vegetables much faster than other children, new research suggest.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Nightmares
5 December 2008
Night terrors, which send children into sudden inconsolable screaming, are at least partially inherited, according to a Canadian study.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Allergies
28 November 2008
When it comes to allergies there seem to be as many questions as there are answers. Here we ask the experts to answer five common allergy questions.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Childrens stress
28 November 2008
When schools and parents work together, even sensitive kids can be taught to deal with life's ups and downs.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Pool Safety
12 November 2008
According to the 2007 National Drowning Report, 35 children between the ages of 0-4 drowned in 06/07. The Royal Life Saving Society Australia has produced a simple checklist to promote pool safety.
Topics: ABC Radio, safety, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, health
Pool Safety
12 November 2008
According to the 2007 National Drowning Report, 35 children between the ages of 0-4 drowned in 06/07. The Royal Life Saving Society Australia has produced a simple checklist to promote pool safety.
Topics: ABC Radio, safety, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, health
Pregnancy
4 November 2008
Pregnancy is an exciting time. Here's a starting point to help guide you through the maze of pregnancy-related information.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Kids and Pets
3 November 2008
Madonna King and Professor Matt Sanders discuss kids and pets.
Topics: ABC Radio, Pets, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Measles: it's back
31 October 2008
Measles is on the rise again, and health authorities are urging parents to make sure kids are vaccinated.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Boost your bone bank
10 October 2008
Osteoporosis may seem like a disease of the old, but prevention starts young. Are you doing the right things to keep your kids' bones - and your own - in top condition?
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Scientists survey kids and exercise
8 October 2008
For the first time since the mid nineties government scientists have asked a large number of Australian children about what they eat.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Australian kids start the week on empty
7 October 2008
The biggest study of Australian children's sleep patterns has found most teenagers start the week with a sleep deficit that gets bigger as the week progresses.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Confident kids, healthy adults
8 September 2008
Kids with high levels of confidence and self-control are more likely to be healthy in adulthood, say UK researchers.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
Dads and Daughters?
3 September 2008
Dr Bruce Robinson joined us for a discussion about the special relationship that Dads have with their daughters.
Topics: ABC Radio, babies, newborns, toddlers, school age, preschoolers, nutrition, health
