Post-Cambridge-Analytica, and post-GDPR, children are becoming increasingly aware of how their data is being used online but there are still...Conceptualising privacy online: what do, and what should, children understand?
Making our biggest cities more efficient, affordable and accessible will raise the living standards of nearly all Australians, but it...Keeping our cities working
It is time that we put children at the center of urban planning. That is the opinion of Kirti Zala,...Why play is important in urban development
Cities are not the enemies of children
Lia Karsten is the new president of the Child in the City’s Scientific Program Committee (SPC). She was chair of the 9th Child in the City world conference in Vienna and is excited to usher...Read more
ZOOM Children’s Museum – A space for children
At ZOOM Children’s Museum, all the senses come into play. ZOOM is a place where kids can inquire, explore, play and create things. During the recent Child in the City World Conference in Vienna, some...Read more
Detroit officials hand the planning baton to kids
Municipality officials in Detroit planning the city’s future taking the view that stuffy meetings held ‘for the sake of meetings’ can be pointless – so why not enlist children’s help in the planning process? In a...Read more
Protecting our thirsty urban trees from more harsh summers
Urban forests are great for keeping our cities cool, but as temperatures go up they need water to survive – and that’s where redirecting storm water to street trees comes in. With increasing heat in the...Read more
CiTC 2018: Child-friendly planning – parallel session report
How can we ensure child-friendly planning is a reality? It’s a question which gave real food for thought as the first parallel session in the Feestsaal hall at Child in the City World Conference 2018. A...Read more
Huge funding drop in children’s early help services, says UK charity
Budgets for ‘early intervention’ UK children’s services, designed to help prevent abuse and neglect spiralling out of control, have fallen over a quarter since 2013, says Action for Children. The charity says that ‘crippling cuts’ in...Read more
Robinson Island – a very special playground
During the Child in the City World Conference in Vienna, there were a number of interesting field trips to child-friendly places across the city. In this article, Simon Walter who was the tour guide recounts...Read more
Community schools in Egypt: lessons on what works, and what doesn’t
The ‘community school’ model in Egypt is no longer confined to just rural areas and can increasingly can be found in larger population areas. Despite this expansion though, all such schools need to work harder...Read more
Government reviews social media impact on child mental health
Dame Sally Davies, England’s Chief Medical Officer, is carrying out a review of the impact that excessive social media can have on the mental health of children. The aim is to draw up guidance for parents...Read more
Child in the City: Risk, consultation and the future
Robin Sutcliffe the founder and chair of Sutcliffe Play shares his reflections on the 2018 edition of the Child in the City World Conference. At the opening session of Child in the City (CitC) we were told...Read more
How would cities look if mothers designed them?
Architecture’s lack of diversity shows in urban environments which have little input from people with ‘lived experience’ – such as mothers who know exactly what will benefit children and young people. That’s the view of Christine...Read more