Social media, teens, and depression: should we panic?
Recent studies show that the number of teenagers who suffer from various mental health issues, such as anxiety, ODD, depression, and so on, keeps increasing. Many connect it to the teen’s extensive use of modern...Read more
Rethinking the rights of children for the internet age
The internet is now 30 years old, making it the same age as the key formulation of children’s rights, the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. In the intervening years, our understanding of...Read more
Study finds children’s screen time has replaced outdoor play
A report by the Association of Play Industries (API) reveals that children have never moved so little and points to substantial evidence that screens are a key reason. In fact, by the age of eight, the...Read more
Protection of children online: does current regulation deliver?
More children are going online, more frequently, via more devices and services, at ever-younger ages. The internet and accompanying technological developments offer huge opportunities for children, but they also pose risks to minors’ safety, wellbeing...Read more
Teens’ screen time linked to ADHD symptoms
A new study has found a link between teenagers’ frequent use of digital media and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Digital media is easily accessible on mobile phones and consists of everything from texting to...Read more
CITC Weekly Roundup: Friday April 20
Here is our weekly round-up of global stories concerning children, their rights and their wellbeing. This week we take a look at a funeral fund for English children, free digital literacy workshops in Canadian cities and a report that claims...Read more
Child experts and advocates urge Facebook to scrap Messenger Kids
Child experts, educators and advocates plead with Mark Zuckerberg to pull the plug on Messenger kids an app for children under thirteen. They argue, “this new app will undermine children’s healthy development.” A team of over...Read more