Do you have a story, experience or perspective to share about child equality in the urban world? Then share it...A call for papers – Dublin 2020
The introduction of orchards in cities and urban areas can ‘reconnect children with nature’, a UK government review has said.
Two...Living with Beauty: reconnecting city children with nature
Child advocacy network Eurochild has produced a practical ‘toolbox’ designed to help the implmentation of meaningful child participation and encourage...Eurochild launches new child participation ‘toolbox’
Smacking to be banned in Wales
The Welsh Assembly has voted to introduce a smacking ban in Wales. Assembly Members voted 36 to 14 in the national Parliament – the Senedd – in favour of the Welsh Government bill, which sees the...Read more
London’s toxic air: how schools are protecting pupils
Expanding a successful clean air scheme will enable 200 London schools in areas of high air pollution introduce measures to protect pupils from toxic air. Five of London’s most polluted areas have committed to extend Mayor...Read more
‘I need nature, I need space’: high-rise families rely on child-friendly neighbourhoods
Children’s living environments in Australian capital cities have changed significantly in the past ten years. This is particularly the case for the growing numbers of families raising children in private, inner-city, high-rise housing. Our study...Read more
Huge inequalities in neighbourhood ‘chances’ for US children
America’s urban districts have a ‘sharp racial divide’ in the life chances given to children depending on their colour and race. That’s the conclusion of researchers at Brandeis University in Boston, one of the leading research...Read more
Decline in playgrounds is a ‘public health issue’
The worrying trend of closing public playgrounds in the UK poses a real ‘public health issue’, say campaigners. Addressing a ‘massive decline’ in mainly urban playgrounds across the country, the Association of Play Industries (API) has...Read more
Code of Practice to protect kids’ online privacy
Online service providers in the UK have been told they must meet a set of tough new standards designed to protect children’s privacy. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published its final Age Appropriate Design Code,...Read more
UNICEF: ‘Global learning crisis’ for poor adolescent girls
UNICEF, the United Nations Children’s Fund, says a third of adolescent girls from the poorest households have never been to school, and that education spending is directed mainly at the wealthy. Poverty, distance from schools, and...Read more
Why South Africa’s children are vulnerable to violence and injuries
South African children are vulnerable to injuries, not just those that are accidental but also those inflicted intentionally. This is according to the 2019 Child Gauge report, an annual publication that explores how children in...Read more
Bernard van Leer playground guide now in Spanish
The Bernard van Leer Foundation’s Playground Ideas for 0-3 years is now available in Spanish. This guide shares practical ideas for designing playgrounds that work for children aged 0-3 and their caregivers. It outlines the functions play...Read more
A chance to even the odds – how socio-economic factors in Australia influence a child’s future
Each year 60,000 children across Australia start school developmentally behind their peers in key areas like language and emotional competence. These children are in every community, but because of the lottery of where they were...Read more
‘Youth sexting’ is giving young people a criminal record
Children in the UK as young as 14 are being arrested for ‘youth sexting’ despite police warnings that it can leave them with a criminal record. A report commissioned by the Marie Collins Foundation also shows...Read more