Vaccination: Perspectives of Australian parents

Australian health services accused of refusing to treat unvaccinated children – The Sydney Morning Herald

WA parents most wary of vaccines – The West Australian

Australia considers childcare ban on unvaccinated children – BBC World News

ABC Radio National – Breakfast with Fran Kelly

 

Summer safety: How ready are Australian parents?

Trampolining injuries on the rise among children – The Age

Parents ignoring trampoline safety: poll – The Australian

Parents urged to make trampoline safety a priority this summer – myGC

What you should do if your child gets injured on the trampoline – Mamamia

Over-the-counter medicines: What parents use and why

New study shows parents spend big on over the counter medication – SBS News

Aussies coughing up for useless or harmful cold medication – ABC The World Today

Warning for parents: you’re wasting millions on medicine that could be harming your kids – TEN Eyewitness News

Growing number of parents dispensing potentially harmful cough medicine to young children: study – ABC News

Third of Aussie kids take potentially harmful cough medicine – Huffington Post Australia

Australian Medical Association says parents risk harming children with cough medicines – The Guardian

Parents ignore warnings and give children under six cough and cold drugs – The Age

A third of young Australian children are being given medications by their parents which will not help – The Herald Sun

 

Politics, policy and pessimism: What Australians think

Politicians not doing enough for children: poll – ABC The World Today

Are kids doing it tough? – Channel 7 Sunrise

Parents want politicians’ help to tackle childhood obesity, says new poll – The Huffington Post

RCH Australian Child Health Poll rates life for children as on the downturn – The Daily Telegraph

Do children have it better than we did? New survey shows Australians are not convinced – Babyology

What parents really think about politicians – Kinderling Radio

 

Sources of child health information: What parents use and trust

Parents getting child healthcare information online ‘but don’t trust it’ – ABC

Parents use ‘but don’t trust’ online info – SBS

Many parents consult ‘Dr Google’, but few trust the information – Sydney Morning Herald

Worried parents turning to ‘Dr Google’ to diagnose their children’s problems – Herald Sun

Parents use ‘but don’t trust’ online info – The Australian

Parents consult Dr Google, but don’t trust it – Mamamia

Hospital emergency rooms explode as Aussie parents say no to Dr Google – Babyology

 

Top 10 child health problems: What the public thinks

Excessive screen time and obesity rated as top child health concerns of Aussie parents – The Huffington Post Australia

Too much screen time is biggest health concern for kids, parents say – The Age

Research reveals adults believe other kids are obese or abusing drugs but don’t worry about their own children – The Courier Mail

Kids top health issue too much screen time – SBS

Parents fears kids exposed to screens too long – The West Australian

Biggest health concerns for kids is from screentime – Mamamia

Kids top health issue too much screen time – Sky News

Excessive screen time, obesity main health concerns for children, study says – ABC News