It’s not just at-risk children who reap long-term educational and earnings benefits from high-quality preschool programs. It’s also their siblings...Preschool has enduring benefits for disadvantaged children — and their children, new research finds
It’s no secret that childhood development shapes a young person to who they will become, so it is important to...The correlation between healthy children and sleep
Belfast Healthy Cities has created a teaching resource to support a child led, creative approach to designing healthy and child...A child led approach to designing healthy and child friendly places
Children who walk to school less likely to be overweight or obese, study suggests
Children who regularly walk or cycle to school are less likely to be overweight or obese than those who travel by car or public transport, a new study suggests. Based on results from more than 2000...Read more
Developing a research methodology for children’s online privacy
With growing concerns over children’s online privacy and the commercial uses of their data, it is vital that children’s understandings of the digital environment, their digital skills and their capacity to consent are taken into...Read more
Facing our environmental crisis head on
In recent months, there has been a disquiet brewing about where our efforts should be focussed in an effort to solve the biggest environmental problem on the planet. Both society and scientists are asking: What...Read more
Call for papers Child in the City International Seminar – Leeds, UK
The fourth edition of the Child in the City International Seminar will be held in Leeds, UK on the 21st and 22nd of November 2019. The focus of this upcoming two-day seminar will be Child...Read more
Thoughts on CitC International Seminar in Antwerp
The Child in the City International Seminar in Antwerp accomplished its goal, it was inspiring, thought-provoking, and left delegates with concrete steps to take. The two-day event was packed with four keynote speakers, eight parallel sessions...Read more
Antwerp welcomes the Child in the City international seminar
On Monday, over a hundred academics, practitioners and children’s rights experts from across the globe were a part of the first day of the Child in the City (CitC) international seminar in Antwerp. This third...Read more
Children are our future, and the planet’s. Here’s how you can teach them to take care of it
As the global climate crisis accelerates, early childhood teachers and researchers are considering whether and how to approach the issue with children. Should we talk openly about the crisis and encourage children to change their...Read more
Why early childhood education is everyone’s business
Early childhood education and care has received significant attention during the 2019 election campaign, due mainly to major Australian Labor Party announcements about funded three-year-old preschool for all children and a $4 billion overhaul of...Read more
Is your city serious about road safety? Look for these 3 things
Thirty-six people died in traffic crashes in Washington, D.C., last year, a 20% increase from 2017. Eight people, six of whom were walking or biking, have already been killed this year, prompting a major public rally...Read more
Experience the city from a child’s perspective
Arup and The Bernard van Leer Foundation (BvLF) have partnered and developed a virtual reality experience that allows users to ‘virtually’ halve in size and become 95cm tall, the height of a 3-year-old. They have...Read more
Meet the chairwomen of the CitC Antwerp Seminar
For each day of the Child in the City International Seminar in Antwerp, there will be a different chairwoman present to oversee the proceedings of the day. Meet the chairwomen for the seminar ‘Children in...Read more