More than 145,000 vulnerable children in Jordan are learning through play since the LEGO Foundation donated over 3,000 LEGO Duplo...Children in Jordan learning through play
Mayors from cities across the U.S. are stepping up and committing to broad and inspirational action to reduce greenhouse gas...4 Creative Ways Cities Are Transitioning to a Clean Energy Future
Adolescence has changed significantly in the last century. Professor Susan Sawyer is working to improve our understanding of the contemporary...Re-thinking our definition of adolescence
Registration open for Child in the City International Seminar in Antwerp
Registration is open for the upcoming Child in the City International Seminar in Antwerp. The seminar will present the latest knowledge and insights on Children in the sustainable city. The two-day seminar takes place on 20-21 May...Read more
6 Tips on implementing and promoting healthy movement in your classroom
Children have been experiencing a decline in physical activity in recent years. At school they are mostly seated, someone is always driving them home and at home – between homework and time spent with various...Read more
School climate strikes: why adults no longer have the right to object to their children taking radical action
A worldwide wave of school climate strikes, begun by the remarkable Greta Thunberg, has reached the UK. Some critics claim these activist-pupils are simply playing truant, but I disagree. Speaking as both a climate campaigner...Read more
Reclaiming the public space for children in Barcelona
In Barcelona, a local non-profit association, Tata Inti, is working to recover the public space as a place for children to play. As well as providing a meeting point for children’s caregivers to meet and...Read more
Redesigning one of Mumbai’s most dangerous intersections in 3 simple steps
While India accounts for only 2 percent of global motor vehicles, it contributes over 12 per cent of global road traffic deaths. Around 150,000 people lose their lives on India’s roads every year, making them...Read more
Russian children play freely at Yeti
Remember your childhood. If you climbed the trees, scrambled along large boulders, ran along the roof of the garage, built houses on the trees and built snow fortresses, rolled down from the green hill and built...Read more
It’s good to be a baby in Colorado, new report shows
A larger share of Colorado parents are reading and singing to their babies and toddlers than in most other states. A larger percentage of young children here are covered by health insurance and more get...Read more
What Johannesburg could look like for parents and children
We live in Orange Grove in Johannesburg, where the sound of charismatic Ethiopian churches on Louis Botha Avenue mixes with the incessant hooting of mini-bus taxis and the acoustic guitar emanating from Johannesburg’s oldest pub...Read more
UK city planners urged to protect children from pollution
In the UK, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has advised planning authorities to prevent developers from building schools, nurseries and homes in areas with high levels of pollution. This will help...Read more
Study finds children’s screen time has replaced outdoor play
A report by the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals that children have never moved so little and points to substantial evidence that screens are a key reason. In fact, by the age of eight, the...Read more
How living in violent communities can affect children’s antisocial behaviour
The English riots of August 2011 were shocking and unsettling for many who saw them, either in person or on the news. But what might the longer-term effects be? How does seeing violence and destruction...Read more