PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT

Juggling many balls but only catching one

Juggling many balls but only catching one

Barbara Biggins OAM CF, is CMA’s Honorary CEO.It’s been a busy year for those striving for a screen environment for children that is happier, healthier and more hopeful. Here at Children and Media Australia we’ve researched and written, or contributed to, 11...

Australian gambling culture is insidious

Australian gambling culture is insidious

Dr Anthea Rhodes is a Developmental and Behavioural Paediatrician at the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne and a CMA Board member. In this month’s editorial she recalls her first experiences with gambling; and now, as a doctor, she recognises the societal and...

Frustrations of the social media debate

Frustrations of the social media debate

CMA’s President, Prof. of Law, Elizabeth Handsley, discusses When is a blanket not a blanket? – and other frustrations of the social media debate Maybe I’m biased, but from where I stand, the relationship between children and social media is one of the major global...