Since 2009, the Australian Early Development Census (AEDC) has identified a troubling trend in the decline of childhood development in South Australia, particularly among ‘middle-class’ […]
Learning to read is a human right yet children with developmental disabilities often receive inadequate literacy instruction. This issue is compounded by the fact that […]
Around 20% of Australian children fail to meet the minimum reading standard by the time they reach school leaving age, with the most recent NAPLAN […]
Recently, the Child and Families Research team in the Caring Futures Institute at Flinders University hosted visiting International Researcher, Dr Karen Matvienko-Sikar from the School of […]
It’s not only young children who need more focused attention in their early years. Care providers also need improved support, as researchers from Flinders University’s Caring […]
Could embedding a health behaviour screening tool within routine primary health care be the answer to improving the health, wellbeing and development of children in […]
A new Flinders Caring Futures Institute project led by researcher Professor Annette Briley is investigating the facilitators and barriers for pregnant women obtaining an iron […]
Flinders Caring Futures Institute researcher Dr Sarah Hunter has been appointed Research Fellow, Healthy Start to Life as part of an impactful, valued partnership set […]
A new package of resources designed to boost the vegetable intake of children attending long day care centres is now available, as part of the […]