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Stay calm, stick to the facts and talk to your children about your own feelings on the coronavirus and COVID-19 disease.
Second-generation migrants in Britain report more discrimination.
A scholar who researches this underreported criminal behavior recommends four steps to root it out.
In this time of natural destruction, children’s books featuring Australian wildlife are critical to fostering environmental awareness in the next generation.
The health and rights of children and adolescents, particularly the most marginalised and vulnerable, are under immediate threat from climate change, corporate actors and growing inequities.
The number of births in the United States have been falling for the last three decades, reaching their lowest number in 32 years.
Becoming friends with classmates from different backgrounds can help people reject negative stereotypes. And teachers are able to help make that happen.
Stay-at-home parents have a hard time reentering the workforce after spending time away.
It doesn’t work, so why do so many parents do it?
Since caffeine is in so many different foods and drinks, it’s easy for kids – or grownups – to get more than they should without realizing it.
Parents who use screens excessively in front of their kids may unwittingly sow the seeds of screen addiction and its consequences.
It’s important for babies to be in control of the pace and amount they eat.
The causes of injuries to children are often linked to the circumstances in which people live.
Having fewer children is one of the most effective ways an individual can mitigate climate change.
By 2050, the majority of Americans will not be white. That future is already on its way here – just look at the demographics of kids ages 10 and under.
The average Australian school kid spends more time watching TV or gaming and less time being active over their summer holidays. Could more chores be the answer?
While many families are busy planning how to spend their time together this Christmas holiday season, others are planning how to manage their time apart.
The cost and the hassles involved can stand in the way of kids joining teams and taking part in organized activities. So can cultural barriers.
Some have started to frame Thunberg’s activism in messianistic terms – and this can serve as fodder for climate deniers.
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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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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Senior Lecturer in Education, Queensland University of Technology
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Associate Professor at MRC/Wits Developmental Pathways for Health Research Unit, University of the Witwatersrand
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Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
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Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Deakin University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
