Download the 2017 ATP newsletter (PDF) ATP Generation 3 update Thank you to all of our ATP families for your continuing support, and a warm welcome to those who have recently joined the ATP as part of the Gen3 study. We wish you all the best for the upcoming festive season and 2018. We are … Continued
ATP Generation 2 participant Anita Bloom, her Generation 1 mother Beth, and Generation 3 daughter Rose were recently featured in the news! In 2020 a separate, Victoria-wide longitudinal study named ‘Generation V’ is going to be launched by the MCRI. Anita and her family were featured in the launch last week to show how successful … Continued
What have we learnt from studies like the ATP that follow thousands of children and their families through their lives? Science journalist Helen Pearson shares some important findings and simple truths about life and good parenting in this TED talk about the longest-running study of human development in the world.
Interpreting statistics on children’s development can be challenging for parents and practitioners alike. In this article from The Conversation, Dr Byrne discusses some of the common errors made when interpreting percentile charts, such as infant growth charts. She says: “I love a chubby baby – but I love a baby who tracks on the … Continued
Need a laugh? Tim Minchin’s comical ‘9 life lessons’ remind us not to take ourselves too seriously and to remember that we’re all in this journey together
In this article, Dr Sarah Baracz of Macquarie University and Dr Femke Buisman-Pijlman of the University of Adelaide discuss how exposure to traumatic experiences in childhood can have a negative impact on the development of the brain when it’s most vulnerable Read more at The Conversation.
Adjusting to life with a new baby is difficult for mums and dads alike. In this video, Dr Karen Wynter of the Jean Hailes Research Unit at Monash University talks to a dad about his own experiences and how he and his partner faced the challenges of being new parents together.
Researchers from the MCRI, including previous ATP coordinator Dr Alana Deery have just released a fascinating new report on the important role that the first 1000 days of life plays in a child’s development. Read more here about how biology and the physical and social environments can all contribute in different ways, for better or … Continued
The ‘Harvard Study of Adult Development’ has been following a group of men in the US for over 75 years! Like the ATP, this important study has resulted in some extraordinary findings from the lives of ‘ordinary’ people. Check out this captivating TED talk by the study’s director on their discovery of what makes … Continued
In this ABC article, scientists discuss what our changing climate will mean for future Aussie families. ATP’s Prof Ann Sanson is also investigating how the next generation can thrive when facing the challenges of climate change. Ann says that our children will need good STEM skills, high levels of problem-solving skills, flexibility, empathy, tolerance, … Continued
