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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.
Excessively eating junk foods during adolescence could alter brain development, leading to lasting poor diet habits. But, like a muscle, the brain can be exercised to improve willpower.
It is important not to take the issue of ‘torture houses’ as only peculiar to Qur’anic schools.
Single mothers I interviewed described feeling isolated, stigmatised and frustrated with negative stereotypes.
Every child develops at a different pace so it can be difficult to know what’s normal.
Effective health care interventions are very important for sub-Saharan Africa because the region has a high burden of vaccine-preventable diseases.
‘Problematic smartphone use’ has similar features to a behavioural addiction – and may potentially lead to poorer mental health.
But there is an answer.
What’s most concerning is children are being charged in out of home care for unnecessary and avoidable offences. We need to do a better job of placing children safe environments.
Stories like ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ ‘Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland’ and ‘Jane Eyre’ are still relevant today.
A cognitive scientist observes that the words that bother college-age Americans today can cause harm.
Top contributors
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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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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor of Communication Studies, and Director of the Institute for Research on Digital Literacies, York University, Canada
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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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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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Lecturer in Digital Literacies, University of Sheffield
