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While educators in Netflix’s ‘Matilda the Musical’ aren’t meant to be blueprints for contemporary teaching, they suggest the powerful ways attentive adults can make a difference in children’s lives.
Many children and adolescents fall victim to online exploitation, but there are some steps parents can take to protect their children online.
The Genocide Convention says the forced transfer of children could constitute genocide if the intent was to destroy a national, ethnic, racial or religious group.
Emphasizing threats to children is a well-worn refrain among those worried about the decline of American culture and values.
To limit our impact on the planet, one solution could be to replace meat with insects. Children could set an example.
Adults don’t always listen to or understand children when they are abused.
A psychologist and parenting expert shares practical tips on how college students who are parents can help both themselves and their children excel in school.
As federal and provincial governments bring in measures to make child care more affordable, the voices and needs of children with disabilities must not be ignored.
There’s no simple “yes” or “no” answer to whether we should produce more children when Earth is in such dire straits.
All brothers and sisters have tensions or disagreements from time to time as they jockey for position in the family. But when one sibling victimizes another, there can be serious and ongoing harms.
For parents, encouraging healthy family diets for children from the time they are babies is one way to keep children’s blood sugar levels in check. The Indonesian government can do more to help too.
We interviewed 11- to 17-year-olds and they told us gambling advertising is so pervasive in their lives, it’s become normalised.
Abridged family versions of classic works aimed at children were published throughout the 20th century.
Early childhood education isn’t about warehousing children so adults can go to work. There is an ethical imperative to support a paradigm shift in how our society values educating young children.
Kids need to learn when little lies are the right choice. But research suggests parents may not be clear in the messages they send about how they value the truth.
There is a dire need to prevent child sexual abuse in Canada. It is critical to intervene early, and provide those at risk for offending with support through an anonymous helpline, as well as therapy.
Some of the now-adult children of influencers are pushing back.
Childbearing goals have remained remarkably consistent over the decades. What has changed is when people start their families and how many kids they end up having.
Watching gun violence on screen can desensitize children to the harm caused by firearms.
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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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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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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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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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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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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
