Nine in ten items at the check-outs of supermarket convenience stores would be considered ‘very unhealthy’, according to Food Standards Agency guidelines. The vast majority of these were chocolate ...

Could children's pester power (the influence kids have over their family’s eating behaviors) be a force for promoting positive and healthy eating behaviors at home? A study by researchers suggests ...

Children's pester power may contribute to improvements in their family environments in terms of their food consumption and parenting practices. Pester power is the influence that children have over ...

Children's pester power may contribute to improvements in their family's food environments. A new study highlights the potential for children to influence food consumption and habits at home. Children ...

This article was co-authored by Sarah Campbell from the University of Newcastle's School of Psychology. Kathy Chapman is a co-investigator on research projects funded by the Australian Research ...

Energy brand npower and car marque Renault are leading the way in re-inventing a once frowned upon marketing tactic. The brands are targeting children with campaigns using cartoon characters, online ...

Timothy Gill is affiliated with the Australian and New Zealand Obesity Society. He receives funding from Cancer Council of Australia, Australian Department of Health and Ageing. Junk food is one of ...

Plenty of people judge a woman to be a bad mother if she doesn’t give more of herself to her children than her husband does (iStock) Any adult who has taken a child to a shop will likely have ...

Parents who give in to nagging from their children spend an extra £2billion on things they don't need every year. New research found the average child costs their parents 460 pounds by nagging them ...

The association of cartoon characters with HFSS food and drink must end, according to a fresh report out of the UK which has called on parents to share their view on child-friendly marketing. Parents ...

‘No darling, we are not getting an entire toy zoo for the living room’ (Picture: Ulrich Baumgarten via Getty Images) Once again the list of top-10 must-have Christmas presents has been announced. That ...