Examining the digital kids that populate virtual gameworlds can reveal a lot about the role of the child in contemporary society.
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Pfizer and Moderna have both recently reported results for their COVID-19 vaccines in the youngest children.
Research shows that school shootings can lead to years of health, educational and economic detriment for students who survive the attack.
Lessons from putting the broadcaster’s other youth channel, BBC Three, online don’t seem to have been learnt
In a process called ‘reverse socialisation’, children can help their elders become more green - but eco education is key.
Their drawings and paintings often express a mix of horror, fear, hope and beauty.
Smacking children is illegal in Wales and Scotland.
A new study looks at UK kids’ physical activity levels once COVID restrictions had begun to lift compared with before the pandemic.
A big study accounting for genes and socioeconomic background suggests that video games actually cause children’s intelligence to grow.
Children are taught to value the lives of other species less, according to a new study.
The mother-daughter bond is considered the strongest human bond. While there is little difference between how fathers and mothers love their children, daughters are more likely to care for their mothers.
When Chloe Hooper’s partner was diagnosed with leukaemia, she struggled to talk about the possibility of his death with their two young children. She found the words in books.
Women meet to weave, reflect, commiserate, share culture and tell stories in hopes of passing down ancestral knowledge.
Children may hear a lot of words when sitting in front of or interacting with screens, but to learn language children need to interact with physical objects.
Some parents engage in domestic abuse by influencing their children to fear, dislike or distrust their other parent. What happens next is a cascade of losses.
Cities have the authority and duty to consider children’s rights as part of climate change responses.
A recent report from Ofcom found children as young as three are watching videos on TikTok.
Severe COVID disease is rare in children, but high case numbers are seeing more kids being affected.
Moderna will ask the FDA to allow emergency use for its vaccine in children as young as 6 months, a step many parents have been anticipating.
A pediatrician recommends helping your child cope with getting vaccines by employing “The Three P’s” – Preparation, Proximity and Praise.
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Professor in Child Health Literacy, Edge Hill University
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Lecturer in Digital Literacies, University of Sheffield
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