"The use of psycho-stimulants - Ritalin and methylphenidate - to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder has increased 26 per cent annually in Australia between 1984 and 2000." (The Canberra... [more]
"Parents and child care providers are up in arms about a study conducted by researchers at the University of Melbourne which purports to show that too much time in child care can damage children's... [more]
For me, maintaining a child's natural enthusiasm for learning is a parenting essential and it definitely helps if we pay attention to how we present new learning situations to them. It can work... [more]