Australian cities are changing. Instead of families living in low-density suburban areas, more parents are raising children in high-rise housing...More children are living in high-rise apartments – so designers should keep them in mind
Almost one third of children in private schools in the Indian capital city of New Delhi are obese, according to...A third of Delhi’s schoolchildren are ‘obese’
Irene Quintáns is a force to be reckoned with. She is on a crusade helping cities across Latin America implement child-friendly...Implementing child-friendly policies in Latin American cities
EU Access City Award 2019 up for grabs
European cities working to improve quality of life for all citizens can apply for the Access City Award 2019. The European Union (EU) award is designed to recognise and celebrate a city’s willingness, ability and efforts...Read more
Pre-school provision helping New York meet UN fairness goals
Providing extra pre-school care is one reason why New York is making major progress in creating what the ‘fairest big city’ in the USA. That’s the message from Mayor Bill Blasio in the city’s report to...Read more
Who is left behind under the new child care subsidy?
Australian families are increasingly relying on childcare but a change in policy may leave those who need it most locked out. The latest Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia (HILDA) Survey reveals Australians are...Read more
The effects of city living on a child’s health
The question of whether children raised in cities are more likely to be better informed about exercise and good diet is a complex one. Yet it’s just one strand of the whole conversation about how...Read more
World counts cost of not educating girls
Failing to let girls finish their education could cost the world as much as 30 trillion US Dollars in lost earnings and productivity. Yet more than 130 million girls worldwide are out of school, says...Read more
The city of tomorrow reconquers cities for children
‘The city of tomorrow’ is an educational project that aims to include children and adolescents in the construction process of public space (squares, neighbourhoods, cities). Equipping them with the necessary tools to develop their creativity...Read more
Child autism in Bangladesh ‘twice as high’ in cities
Child autism rates in Bangladesh are twice as high in cities and towns than in the countryside, according to a new study. Researchers in the capital Dhaka examined the health of more than 38,000 children in...Read more
Urban congress sees designers put children’s needs first
A whole new approach towards the concept of ‘children’s space’ in urban environments was one of the highlights of the Cities on the Rise event in the Irish city of Cork. It was held by the...Read more
Wellbeing City Award will recognise child-friendly thinking
Cities which put children and families at the heart of their policy-making could have their reputation enhanced through the new WellBeing City Award. Launched by the Canada-based NewCities Foundation, the award aims to create a global...Read more
Strengthened guidance to help protect at-risk children
Children at risk of abuse or neglect in UK cities should now be better protected through improved partnerships between local police, councils and health services. The Government has published fresh guidance setting new legal requirements for...Read more
Scotland ‘gets it right’ for children
“Access to play is not equally distributed in Scotland” (McKendrick, 2016). As Chief Executive of Play Scotland, Marguerite Hunter Blair would be anyone’s first choice to share the expansive work it is doing to support...Read more