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Why women should have babies before 35

Why are Australian women too posh to push?

Every day, in hospitals all around Australia, women who don’t need caesareans are having them. In the past 15 years our caesarean rate has nearly doubled — leaving us with one of the highest rates of C-sections in the world. Thirty-two per cent of women now have their babies delivered by caesarean in Australia, and […]
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Kids can 'grow out' of autism, study says

Kids can ‘grow out’ of autism, study says

Children diagnosed with autism at a young age can “grow out of it”, a new study has found. The controversial research funded by the US National Institutes of Health challenges the long-held view that the condition is a permanent disorder that cannot be cured. A team of psychologists identified 34 children and young adults aged […]
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A US study has found what kids have been arguing all along. More homework doesn't equal better grades.

Study: Homework is a waste of time

School kids jump for joy, and parents get ready to breathe a sigh of relief. A US study has found ‘no relationship’ between more homework and better grades. Students have been arguing that homework is a waste of time since kids started being sent home with readers and times tables, and a nationwide study of […]
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Kids can 'grow out' of autism, study says

Autism linked to traffic pollution

Babies who are exposed to traffic pollution in the womb and in their first 12 months of life are more likely to develop autism, a new study has found. Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California studied the air quality around the homes of 524 children, 279 with autism, […]
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Larry Birkhead: Why I let Danielynn, six, model

Larry Birkhead: Why I let Danielynn, six, model

Anna Nicole Smith’s six-year-old daughter Danielynn made headlines yesterday when it was revealed she had made her modelling debut at the tender age of six. Adding fuel to the critics’ fire was the fact that the little girl has signed with Guess, the same brand her tragic mother represented before her death from a drug […]
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Baby beauties: Is six too young to model?

Baby beauties: Is six too young to model?

Anna Nicole Smith’s daughter has landed her first modelling job at the tender age of six. Danielynn is the new face of Guess, the same brand her mother modelled for before her death from a drug overdose in 2007. The campaign has outraged parenting experts who think young girls should be sheltered from the spotlight […]
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Students encouraged to lie their way out of trouble

Students encouraged to lie their way out of trouble at school

A school in the UK is rewarding children for lying to their teachers. Students at Perse School in Cambridge, England, are encouraged to talk their way out of minor offences like being late to class, using their phone or not doing their homework. When a pupil is caught breaking the rules, they are given 10 […]
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Leave it to mum: The lazy generation

Leave it to mum: The lazy generation

By age 34, one in four Generation Y’s still haven’t flown the coop and left home, but that doesn’t mean they’re making domestic life any easier for mum. Researchers from the University of NSW have found that even though they have an extra pair of hands around the house, mothers are still picking up after […]
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