Moving our children towards better health.
Therapeutic exercise is gaining recognition as an important element in improving health trajectories, especially for at-risk children. Professor Stewart Trost, shares his CPARG collaborative developments in paediatric exercise with leading clinicians at the Queensland Children’s Hospital (QCH) and Centre for Child and Adolescent Brain…
Feeding children in childcare
We are currently inviting early childhood educators to participate in an online survey. The research study is titled: Feeding children in childcare: Determinants of educators’ choice of practices for mealtimes in early childhood education and care settings Educators employed in Australian early childhood education and care centres and…
Children shine with a decline in screen time
IHBI Associate Director at the Centre for Children’s Health Research (CCHR) Professor Stewart Trost, discussed the impact of screen time on children’s health and well-being and tips to improve healthy lifestyle choices, in a Queensland Government campaign Square Eyes.
https://www.healthier.qld.gov.au/healthy-families/
Exploring barriers and enablers in Early Childhood Education and Care services
Congratulations to Julianne McGuire, who presented findings from her PhD thesis today. In the audience we had a toddler, educators, dietitians, an IBCLC and academics. This is the final milestone before Julianne’s thesis goes out for examination! Great evidence based information can be found in her recent publication, ‘Infant feeding…
2019 Jean Ferguson Memorial Award
The 2019 annual Jean Ferguson Memorial Award for Early Childhood Education, was recently awarded to QUT PhD candidate, Ms Julianne McGuire. This award demonstrates a leadership in innovation and improved practice in the field of Early Childhood Education. The awarded $5000 will be used towards hosting a two-day national forum at QUT in…
Are you a 'Super Taster'? Partcipate in the "Picky Eating Taste Sensitivity' Study to find out.
Dr Rebecca Byrne is collaborating with colleagues at the University of Canberra on this study investigating picky eating habits in primary school age children. The team are leading a study to investigate whether school age children (7-12 years) are picky eaters or are they actually super tasters!!! The findings of the study will help us…
The science of taste and fussy eating
Dr Rebecca Byrne recently highlighted the issues of children’s fussy eating on ABC Radio , Brisbane. In the broadcast, Dr Byrne clearly pointed out it is common for a child to display fussy eating, typically at about 2 – 6 years, but most children grow out of this phase. The concern may be when this persists in to adulthood, or if a…
Children’s Health Precinct HDR Symposium
QUT’s Paediatric Exercise and Nutrition Group was well represented at the recent Children’s Health Precinct HDR Symposium, August 29th 2019 when two of our RHD students presented their emerging research. Mr Matthew Ahmadi and Ms Andrea Fuller both gained high exposure and well received recognition for oral presentations on their…
Participate in a study – meal-time practices in long day care
This research project aims to develop a questionnaire to describe how children are fed in the early childhood education and care setting. We have questionnaires to measure how parents feed their children at home, but nothing that educators can complete about how they feed the children in their care. Developing a questionnaire can assist…
Would you like your child to take part in a QUT research project on prebiotics and behaviour in children with ASD?
We are looking for children with a clinical diagnosis of ASD and between the age of 4 and 10 years to take part in our study. The aim of this study is to see if modifying the gut microbiome through a prebiotic supplement will reduce daily stress levels of children with ASD so that they can better cope with their daily activities and be…
Participate in a research study – how children are fed in early education and care
Update November 2018: Recruitment for this study has now closed. We have visited over 30 childcare centres across Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan and the Sunshine Coast. We appreciate the support of all the educators involved! Hello and thanks for checking out the details of our study. We are looking for educators who are caring for children…
How to tell if your child's fussy eating phase is normal
Dr Rebecca Byrne published this article in ‘The Conversation’ with colleague Holly Harris.  …