Children’s involvement in shaping their communities
“Placemaking with Children and Youth: Participatory Practices for Planning Sustainable Communities,” which was released Sept. 17 by New Village Press, was written by three women with strong ties to the University of Colorado Boulder’s Community,...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
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
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
Dhaka: how speeding bus drivers sparked a student insurrection
2Traffic jams – or “janjot”, as locals call them – are a fundamental part of life in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. Sometimes the slowness of the traffic can give you a sense of claustrophobia,...Read more
Urban kibbutzim plant seeds for improving city life
The Kibbutz, Israel’s long-established and unique social community, is changing. Stemming originally from the idea of an agriculture-based settlement, today’s kibbutz is just as likely to be city-based. But the family spirit – with children...Read more
Why Canada needs a ‘Children’s Charter’
Canadian kids might not be doing as well as we think they are, according to the recent report, Raising Canada from the O’Brien Institute for Public Health at the University of Calgary and Children First...Read more
World leaders unite to provide quality education to young people
World leaders have united to address the basic right of children and young people to receive an education. ‘Generation Unlimited’ is a far-reaching initiative that aims to get every young person prepared for future employment by...Read more
Read all about it…kids’ news website takes NYC by storm
Do children in cities really have the chance to participate? Often this question is centred on urban planning and design, but for one young New York City resident – Waverly Winchester – it was the...Read more
How children’s global city living experiences can help other parents
A new report highlighting global examples of how city living affects children has been designed to help parents in the Israeli city region of Tel Aviv-Yafo. The International Step by Step Association (ISSA), which promotes child development, has...Read more
Film prompts moral and legal debate over children’s decision-making rights
A powerful new film pitting the moral rights of a teenage cancer sufferer and his family against the prospect of legally-enforced medical treatment is stoking a fresh debate. The Children Act stars Emma Thompson as a...Read more
A child friendly election in Norway
Norway’s September 2017 election also saw Save the Children Norway design a children’s election. The aim was to reach 5,000 children aged between nine and 15 years. Yet in the end, over 60,000 youngsters participated...Read more
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
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