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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