Child care insecurity has received much less attention than food insecurity, but it is similarly complex. And affordability is only one part of the problem.
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Here’s how to make the learning process fun and safe.
Not every child with mental health difficulties has a diagnosis. An approach that focuses on symptoms rather than diagnostic labels can help support children who could benefit from treatment.
The average Nigerian woman or child faces a host of hindrances in accessing health services.
The rise of the Delta variant does seem to be associated with more COVID transmission in schools than what we’ve seen previously. But kids are much less likely to become severely unwell.
We know that the COVID pandemic has increased economic inequality around the world - here’s how children understand, and respond to, other people having much more than others.
There is an urgent need for legislation dealing specifically with electronic waste in Nigeria.
While past studies have placed the proportion of child-free American adults at somewhere between 2% and 9%, a study found that in Michigan, over 1 in 4 adults don’t want kids.
China limited families to one child from 1980 to 2015 to curb population growth. The policy paid off economically for the country, but it left couples whose only child died grieving and impoverished.
Harsh socio-environmental factors, especially when they happen in the early years of a child’s life, can establish a developmental “biology of misfortune”.
Researchers are still uncovering how modern lifestyles may be causing this increase.
Policy changes and advocacy efforts have lead to improvements in the protection and wellbeing of children on the continent. But a lot more still needs to be done.
The early childhood years, particularly ages 0-3, are the building blocks of life.
The arguments in favour of radical emissions reduction action, including the personal financial risks, grow more compelling by the day.
The need for more child-care and elder-care spots is growing, but the COVID-19 pandemic proves that for-profit facilities are not the answer.
Our new Cochrane review found antidepressants led to only small improvements in depression symptoms on average compared with placebo.
The Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine was recently approved for adolescents ages 12-15. Vaccination is essential to protect children from serious illness and quicken return to normal life.
The early years are when a child is most vulnerable, but it is also the time when effective interventions can deliver the biggest returns.
Violence is a tough but necessary subject to address. Here are four articles on how to speak to your child about violence.
Each state has its own rules for which vaccines kids must have to attend school and the reasons students can opt out.
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