Tag: Children - Toddlers
Police search for alleged toddler drink spiking parents
Qld police will consider extradition proceedings for a couple who allegedly gave their toddler alcohol and videotaped it.[MORE]
Warrants issued over alleged toddler drink spiking
Queensland police have issued arrest warrants for a couple who allegedly spiked their young daughter's drink.[MORE]
Child behaviour program 'delivers results'
The New South Wales Government says there have been some extraordinary results from a new program to address severe emotional and behavioural problems in young children.[MORE]
Toddlers' mental health may need check-up
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Experts in child mental health say intervention is needed to help the well-being of young children.[MORE]
Toddler found floating face-down in Vic lake
A Melbourne toddler is in a serious condition after being found floating in a lake at Warrnambool, in south-west Victoria this afternoon.[MORE]
Author's childcare sledge fuels maternity leave issue
An author's childcare criticism fuels the debate on paid maternity leave.[MORE]
Mem Fox blasts childcare
Children's author Mem Fox says people should not have babies if they have to put them into childcare.[MORE]
Website to name and shame childcare centres
The NSW Government has unveiled a new website that will detail the prosecutions of rogue childcare operators.[MORE]
Qld childcare centres tackle bullying
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A new anti-bullying policy is being rolled out in childcare centres across Queensland.[MORE]
Toddlers' parents charged with murder, torture
The parents of twin toddlers found dead in their Brisbane home have been charged with murder and torture.[MORE]
Parents to front bail hearing over toddler twins' deaths
Two Brisbane parents charged over the death of their 18-month-old twins are due to face court for a bail hearing today. [MORE]
Better parental support 'could prevent child neglect'
A child protection advocate says incidents of child neglect could be prevented if more support services were available.[MORE]
Govt defends DOCS over twin toddlers' deaths
Qld acting Premier Paul Lucas has defended the Child Safety Dept after the death of toddler twins.[MORE]
Twins' deaths prompt community soul-searching
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The deaths of twin toddlers have led to questions over dwindling community responsibility.[MORE]
Dead twins not known to child safety authorities
Twin toddlers who were found dead in a Brisbane home were not on the radar of Child Safety officials.[MORE]
Father of dead twins claims he was 'rarely at home'
Father of dead 18-month-old twins says he walked past their room for a week before their deaths were reported.[MORE]
Parents remanded over twin toddler deaths
The parents of twin toddlers found dead in a Brisbane house yesterday have been remanded in custody.[MORE]
Twin toddlers dead for a week, court told
Twin 18-month-old toddlers were dead for a week before authorities found their bodies last night. [MORE]
Mother in court over toddler twin deaths
A woman has appeared in a Brisbane court charged over the deaths of her 18-month-old twins.[MORE]
Parents to front court over toddler twins deaths
The parents of 18-month-old twins found dead in Brisbane's south are to front court over the deaths.[MORE]
Two charged over twin toddlers' deaths
A man and a woman have been charged over the deaths of 18-month-old twins in Brisbane's south.[MORE]
Toddler twins found dead in Brisbane
Police are investigating the suspicious deaths of 18-month-old twins in Brisbane's south.[MORE]
Calls for renewed vigilance around backyard pools
New South Wales ambulance crews are calling for renewed vigilance around backyard pools, after a toddler drowned and another child was pulled from a pool and survived.[MORE]
'Tougher packaging needed' to prevent toddler poisonings
The Queensland Injury Surveillance Unit is calling for medicine packaging to be made more toddler-resistant to prevent poisonings.[MORE]
Man charged over toddler torture
A 22-year-old man has been charged with the torture of a Sunshine Coast toddler.[MORE]
