Mobile phones, computers, social media and the internet are part of the daily lives of children and young people, including...What teachers think of children and young people’s technology use
With our 10th World Conference now just a fortnight away, Child in the City was delighted to see so many...CiTC World Conference – sign up now for Dublin 2022
Creating child-friendly neighbourhoods was a core part of this year’s European Mobility Week where citizens across Europe were asked to...Can you go car-free? Child-friendly cities get creative for European Mobility Week
More children are having to migrate because of climate change: Here are 9 principles the UN proposes for protecting them
In May 2002, Kofi Annan, the late Secretary-General of the United Nations, presided over the first General Assembly special session on children, insisting that the UN discuss the ‘future we’re preparing with them, not for...Read more
Report calls for children’s voices to be included in Australian government urban design policy
Children’s voices are missing from policies which shape the design of Australian cities.Read more
WHO: Community-led approach promotes physical activity among children in Reykjavik
Living in urban environments can pose a variety of health-related challenges. Limited opportunities to keep active, alcohol and other substance abuse, and social and financial inequity all contribute to unhealthy lifestyles, and some of these...Read more
Previewing Dublin 2022 – Artificial intelligence through the lens of children’s rights
Artificial Intelligence-based internet and digital technologies are becoming more and more commonly used by children, with one in three internet users across the globe being under 18 years old.Read more
Welsh Play Workforce Study 2021
The play workforce in Wales is examined in detail in the newly-published Welsh Play Workforce Study 2021.Read more
‘We can be the generation who ends AIDS in children’
A new global health alliance hopes to fix a ‘glaring disparity’ in the treatment of AIDS by ensuring no child living with HIV is denied treatment.Read more
Kids who walk to school are more likely to stay active as they age
“The walk to school is a wonderful moment in the day that provides children a glimpse of living an active lifestyle,” says David Tulloch, a professor of landscape architecture at Rutgers-New Brunswick and co-author of...Read more
Child in the City Dublin 2022 – who are our expert speakers?
In just a few weeks’ time we will be welcoming you to our flagship Child in the City World Conference 2022 – and it promises to be an outstanding event for sharing knowledge and expertise.Read moreJapan’s Old Enough and Australia’s Bluey remind us our kids are no longer ‘free range’ – but we can remake our neighbourhoods
In the popular Japanese TV series Old Enough, very young children are sent out into their neighbourhood on their first solo errand. The release of this long-running series on Netflix this year created a buzz...Read more
Child Friendly Cities Initiative – how to learn from local participation
UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative has published a study highlighting the value to local governments of formally engaging with young people in helping plan cities’ and towns’ futures.Effective, representative, and inclusive child participation at the...Read more
More ‘safe spaces’ on the way for migrant children and families in Colombian cities
Migrant and refugee children in three Colombian cities will soon be able to access ‘safe spaces’ thanks to work led and now expanded by the Bernard van Leer Foundation.Read more
