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Back to school anxiety in little kids

New year, new teachers, new classroom, new peers- it's no wonder that plenty of little kids (and parents) feel nervous as the first day of school approaches.

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2023

View the infographics that we have published in 2023 including building a secure attachment with your child, back to school anxiety in little kids, playful parenting, and more.

2022

View the infographics that we have published in 2022, including shyness in young children, early diagnosis of mental health disorders in children, nightmares & night terrors, and more.

Bec Young

Rebecca 'Bec' Young is a research assistant on the Early Neurodevelopment and Mental Health team at The Kids Research Institute Australia.

Powerful promotions: An investigation of the teen-directed marketing power of outdoor food advertisements located near schools in Australia

Adolescents are heavily exposed to unhealthy outdoor food advertisements near schools, however, the marketing power of these advertisements among adolescents has not yet been explored. This study aimed to investigate the teen-directed marketing features present and quantify the overall marketing power of outdoor food advertisements located near schools to explore any differences by content (ie, alcohol, discretionary, core and miscellaneous foods) school type (ie, primary, secondary, K-12) and area-level socio-economic status (SES; ie, low vs high).