Topic: #childrenincities

Our lives during COVID-19: kids tell their stories

Children have been shining the spotlight on what their lives are like during the COVID-19 pandemic through video diaries published by UNICEF. (more…)Read more

27-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

How city leaders can support babies, toddlers and their carers

The Bernard van Leer Foundation, which campaigns to help children in urban settings worldwide, has developed a set of ideas for how city leaders can help youngsters post-corona. (more…)Read more

15-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Showcasing global examples of child-friendly urban design

An architect specialising in the design of child-friendly cities is keen to share some of the best examples of urban living the world has to offer. (more…)Read more

01-05-2020|Comment|author: Simon Weedy

Apartment life for families means living at close quarters – but also often isolation

Newer high-rise developments in Australia’s inner-city areas are increasingly home to parents raising young children. In the 2016 Census, family households represented nearly half of apartment residents. Close to one in ten children aged 0-4...Read more

20-08-2019|Comment|author: Elyse Warner