The city of Boston is to give every child in nursery a $50 dollar nest-egg to help them and their...Boston Saves expands city cash gift to youngsters
The highest concentration of asthmatic children caused by traffic pollution in Europe is in The Netherlands, according to medical researchers.
Medical...Netherlands has worst child asthma in Europe from pollution
The Children’s Commissioner for England has used youngsters’ feedback to outline how a future government could help transform children’s life...Commissioner urges politicians to make children’s lives a priority plan
Maths anxiety affects ‘a third’ of young children
Anxiety about their maths ability affects around a third of young children in the UK, according to researchers. Maths anxiety is defined as a ‘negative emotional reaction to a mathematical problem’ that can affect all ages,...Read more
Schools could teach children how to be happy – but instead foster competition
Diagnoses of mental disorders and drug prescriptions among school-age children have skyrocketed over the last two decades. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 20 per cent of children experience mental disorders – such as...Read more
Children who have afternoon breaks are fitter but need a supportive environment
Afternoon breaks were once a common feature of nearly all primary school timetables. But, as schools have sought to dedicate more time to teaching and learning, and limit poor behaviour, these short play times have...Read more
Book your place now for Child Poverty in Western Cities
Registration is now open for the Child Poverty in Western Cities seminar in Leeds in November. This is an opportunity for you to join fellow children’s rights experts and policymakers for this important event looking at...Read more
Children ‘worst affected’ by toxic hormone-disrupting chemicals
The Child Rights International Network (CRIN) has added its voice to a European campaign against hormone-disrupting chemicals. CRIN has formally joined the EDC-Free Europe coalition which represents more than 70 environmental, health, women’s and consumer groups...Read more
Thousands of Dutch children still ‘in poverty’ – report
Child poverty in The Netherlands remains a significant problem, with around eight per cent of children officially defined as ‘poor’, says a report. The Netherlands Institute for Social Research, (Sociaal en Cultureel Planbureau, or SCP) which...Read more
Nearly 50,000 Glasgow schoolchildren to get free iPad
In the old days it was the pupil who gave the teacher an apple – but a new IT project in Glasgow is turning this on its head. The ‘apples’ in question are 50,000 free iPads...Read more
Da Nang promotes children rights through urbanisation
Officials in the central Vietnamese city of Da Nang say they face serious challenges around urbanisation – with children’s rights at the heart of the struggle. ‘Relentless efforts’ in recent years has seen the city take...Read more
Detroit hopes new gifted children initiative avoids equity issues
Michelle Taylor’s first-grader had only been at Chrysler Elementary School for a few months, but already she was bored. “They didn’t have the tools to support my daughter,” Taylor said. Unsure where else to turn, she...Read more
Measles back on the rise in Europe – World Health Organization
‘Concerning’ is how the World Health Organization (WHO) has described the return of measles to four European countries previously thought to be free of the disease. The United Kingdom, Albania, Czech Republic and Greece have all...Read moreSave the Date – Child Poverty event
Children’s rights experts and policymakers from across the globe head to Leeds, one of the UK’s biggest cities, in November to examine what society can do to tackle child poverty in the west. Child Poverty in...Read more