Topic: Childmentalhealth

In area beset by violence and deportations, Chicago opens a mental health clinic for infants and toddlers

Inside Chicago’s first stand-alone mental health centre for young children, new therapy rooms come stuffed with play kitchens, toy police stations, and cuddly plush toys. While the children play — sometimes in view of a two-way...Read more

26-09-2019|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Maths anxiety affects ‘a third’ of young children

Anxiety about their maths ability affects around a third of young children in the UK, according to researchers. Maths anxiety is defined as a ‘negative emotional reaction to a mathematical problem’ that can affect all ages,...Read more

10-09-2019|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Schools could teach children how to be happy – but instead foster competition

Diagnoses of mental disorders and drug prescriptions among school-age children have skyrocketed over the last two decades. The World Health Organisation (WHO) reports that 20 per cent of children experience mental disorders – such as...Read more

09-09-2019|Comment|author: Angel Urbina-Garcia