With recent news of the college cheating scandal in which parents allegedly paid for their children to gain entrance to...From playground risks to college admissions: Failure helps build kids’ resilience
Now that the one millionth tree has been planted by Greening the West in Melbourne’s western suburbs, there are one...One million urban trees
The internet is now 30 years old, making it the same age as the key formulation of children’s rights, the...Rethinking the rights of children for the internet age
Children in Jordan learning through play
More than 145,000 vulnerable children in Jordan are learning through play since the LEGO Foundation donated over 3,000 LEGO Duplo Play Boxes and over 1,100 LEGO Play Boxes. The materials have been distributed in schools,...Read more
4 Creative ways cities are transitioning to a clean energy future
Mayors from cities across the U.S. are stepping up and committing to broad and inspirational action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonize local energy systems. This leadership is especially critical given lack of federal...Read more
Re-thinking our definition of adolescence
Adolescence has changed significantly in the last century. Professor Susan Sawyer is working to improve our understanding of the contemporary complexities of this age group. As a respiratory trainee, I was highly influenced by caring for...Read more
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