Monday July 7
Concerned about B6?
“If you’re worried about high dose B6 my suggestion is to swap over to a European product with lower levels of B6. European regulators limit how much B6 is allowed in multivitamin preparations and some of these are available in Australia in supermarkets at levels below the daily recommended dose.”
Roger Lord, Senior Lecturer (Medical Sciences), Australian Catholic University 
Effects of trauma
“Tara-Lyn Camilleri’s article on the effects of trauma and how we should understand them as changeable responses shaped by context was really interesting. It gives hope for those who have come from trauma that if they can change the environment that surrounds them, they have enough plasticity to make a change. Perhaps that means generating the strength in your mind to begin that journey!”
Robyn King
For-profit childcare
“We need to move away from the for-profit childcare model. We’ve seen it with the aged care sector — only harm can be done when profit is the goal.”
Mary Snodgrass
Tuesday July 8
Grade inflation
“As an employer, we included practical ‘trial days’ during our hiring process and it didn’t take long to notice a wide variation in capability of graduates from different schools with similar grades. Passing a student who has not achieved the required skill level can be deadly in medical, paramedical and other professions. Grade inflation only sends the problem further down the employment line and degrades the reputation of the school among employers.”
Karin Mogg
It’s on the government
“In the wake of Melbourne’s childcare abuse allegations, I felt your story about what parents can do was a terrible choice and very reactionary. It places unfair onus on individual parents to stop their children being abused! It’s not up to individuals, it’s up to governments to strictly regulate childcare centres, childcare workers need to be paid more and be expected to have higher levels of education.”
Sarah Howlett-Sands
Time to rethink for-profit child care and aged care
“I think providing high quality child care and aged care aren’t compatible with for-profit business models. Both these industries are very labour intensive and therefore, their ability to provide safe environments is compromised because mostly they’re understaffed, despite receiving government subsidies. To maximise profit in these industries and still make them affordable for the general population, labour costs would need to be kept as low as possible. Safe, enriching environments for both children and the elderly are only possible in care settings when they’re sufficiently staffed.”
Lynne Pantaur
This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article.
