UNICEF: Netherlands heads list of top ‘wealthy’ countries for children – but problems still persist worldwide
The Netherlands, Denmark, Norway rank as the top three ‘wealthy’ children based on their health, well-being and education, according to childrens’ charity UNICEF.Read more
Dutch supermarket childrens’ products are ‘irresponsible’
Nearly three quarters of Dutch supermarket products aimed at children are unhealthy and irresponsible, says children’s charity UNICEF.Read more
Children born at higher altitude ‘tend to be smaller’ – study
Children who are born in cities at higher altitudes tend to be smaller than those born at lower altitudes, a new study claims. The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) concluded that children who live in...Read more
Children raised in ‘green’ urban spaces have higher IQs – study
Urban planners have been given food for thought by a study in Belgium which found that ‘green’ city spaces can have a significant positive effect on a child’s IQ.Read more
Two Chicago families, two experiences: how COVID has hit pupils with special needs
As part of a summer program for children with disabilities, Nicole Abreu’s daughter, a rising third grader at Jahn Elementary on Chicago’s North Side, has been able to receive speech language therapy, services for the...Read more
Pandemic puts spotlight on poor housing quality in England
The current COVID-19 pandemic has brought the relationship between health and housing quality into sharp focus. Contagious disease spreads more rapidly in overcrowded housing.Read more
‘Support frontline workers in helping parents struggling with safer sleeping advice
A new report by the UK’s Child Safeguarding Practice Review Panel is urgently calling for new tools to help prevent the sudden unexpected death of infants (SUDI).Read more
EU Summit: leaders urged to ‘rescue’ children from poverty
European Union leaders have been told they must initiate a rescue plan now to help pull vulnerable children out of poverty. The call has come from hundreds of organisations and individuals acting under the umbrella of...Read more
Date change for Child in the City webinar
The forthcoming Child in the City webinar that will focus on the impact of COVID-19 on children and families has been moved back a week.Read more
Shaping kids’ futures from their experiences of COVID-19
Children’s experiences of the COVID-19 pandemic are being sought by researchers investigating how youngsters have adapted to their situation. Dr Justin Spinney and Dr Matluba Khan of Cardiff University, and Muntazar Monsur of Texas Tech University,...Read more
Children’s Commissioner warning over coronavirus ‘lost generation’ of vulnerable teens
Anne Longfield, England’s Children’s Commissioner, says the far-reaching effects coronavirus could see a ‘lost generation’ of vulnerable teenagers falling through gaps in the school and care systems.Read more
Young Explorers: How video can encourage empathy for toddlers
“Ahaan just took off and sprinted down this alleyway in this big market, towards the street where there was a ton of traffic,” says filmmaker, Jacob Krupnick, as he recalls the hairy moment in Pune,...Read more
‘It’s overwhelming every day’:Michigan families struggle to feed their children in the wake of COVID-19
Detroit resident Glenda Miggins dreads the painful choices she makes each month in the wake of the global pandemic: Pay her full rent and electricity bill or feed her son Artee, a fourth-grader who relied...Read more
Recovery from child exploitation is a long process – CC’s story
CC is a 14-year-old girl who came from a poor and broken family in the Indonesian city of Batam. Batam, Indonesia. Growing up without affection from her parents made her highly vulnerable to exploitation.Read more