11 key readings on childrenâs data and privacy online
The almost daily news stories on data privacy and data breaches â including those affecting children â raise urgent questions as everyday activities and actions generate data that are recorded, tracked, collated, analysed and monetised...Read more
Worry over kidsâ excessive smartphone use is justified
Sleep deprivation among teens spiked after 2012 â just as smartphone use became common. Parents who fear their kids are spending too much time in front of screens now have more reason for concern. New research...Read more
‘Bright Spots’ is helping children in foster care
With the largest survey measuring the well-being of children and young people in care, the Bright Spots programme helps local authorities better understand what life in care is like for children. Making it possible to identify and...Read more
Conceptualising privacy online: what do, and what should, children understand?
Post-Cambridge-Analytica, and post-GDPR, children are becoming increasingly aware of how their data is being used online but there are still limits to their digital literacy. In this post, Sonia Livingstone, Mariya Stoilova and Rishita Nandagiri...Read more
ZOOM Childrenâs Museum â A space for children
At ZOOM Childrenâs Museum, all the senses come into play. ZOOM is a place where kids can inquire, explore, play and create things. During the recent Child in the City World Conference in Vienna, some...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
Children and media in a digital world
How do we balance children’s rights to cultural and social freedom with our duty to protect them from abuse and exploitation while also promoting a healthy and active lifestyle for children and young people? One of the...Read more
A conversation with EU Youth Ambassador Ali Mahlodji
EU Youth Ambassador Ali Mahlodji is one of the keynote speakers for the Child in the City World Conference coming up from September 24-26 in Vienna, Austria. Ahead of the conference, he spoke about his...Read more
Council of Europe: EU states must protect digital rights of children
EU countries have been given clear guidelines on how to better respect and protect the rights of children in a ‘digital environment’. They form part of a new recommendation adopted by the Council of Europe (CoE) which...Read more
CITC Weekly Roundup: Friday 25 May
Here is our weekly round-up of global stories concerning children, their rights, and their wellbeing. This week we take a look at the different ways social media impacts children’s food intake, their mental health and puts them at risk...Read more
CITC Weekly Roundup: Friday April 6
Here is our weekly collection of worldwide stories highlighting the importance of promoting and protecting children’s rights and strengthening the position of children in cities. This week’s round-up includes stories from across the globe that...Read more
NZ invests in digital access for low-income students
New Zealand has launched a 3.5 million euro âAll Equity Fundâ that will give disadvantaged students better access to digital tools, skills and knowledge. The project will benefit 12,500 children a year over three years. Announced...Read more
An urban understanding of cyberbullying
Research has found that in many countries around the world cyberbullying rates have actually tripled over the last few years. That means that 87 percent of todayâs youth have encountered or witnessed some form of...Read more
What are kids getting out of playing Minecraft?
Parents are made to worry that their children are spending too much time on their screens playing games, but maybe theyâre just… playing. A 2015 poll found that Australian adults rated âexcessive screen timeâ as their...Read more