The result shows climate change education in schools must become more holistic and empowering, and children should be allowed to shape the future they will inherit.
Academic rigour, journalistic flair
Articles on Children
Displaying 61 - 80 of 1088 articles
Laughter is one of the healthiest things a child can do, but it means very different things at different stages of brain development.
Whether deliberately seeking it out or finding it accidentally, most young Australians have seen pornography by the time they are 20, with potentially damaging consequences.
Canada needs to focus on tracking, monitoring and evaluating the economic, health and social outcomes of former youth in care, especially as they transition from government care.
Some children have companions that are disobedient or even mean.
A study of more than 100 teens and their caregivers showed a unique link between hardship and behavior problems.
A study of newcomer Latin American and Black Caribbean parents in Ontario schools found many parents felt excluded from processes surrounding assessments for their child’s learning needs.
Energy drinks are a growing worldwide trend for young people and, for the sake of their health, we must understand why
From reducing families’ grocery bills to boosting the economy, school meals offer far-reaching benefits, fostering both immediate well-being and long-term economic prosperity.
Low awareness of how arthritis affects young people leaves thousands of children without appropriate support.
Canada has marked Pink Shirt Day since 2007, but meaningful progress in tackling bullying requires solidarity from youth, teachers, schools, parents, governments and the general public.
In the wake of a series of viral ‘pranks’, many are wondering why teens do such bad things. It’s not as simple as you think.
Many children’s educational shows undergo pre-screening to make sure each episode delivers its intended message. Adult viewers watching alongside kids can help ensure the lessons are well received.
Marriage on its own won’t do away with child poverty, and in fact it can create even more instability for low-income families.
Engaging in purposeful, meaningful and strategic conversations with children can directly support children’s language comprehension, an important component of reading.
Additional research and attention is needed — particularly in Canada — to provide schools with evidence-based, trauma-informed and culturally attuned approaches to school discipline.
You can donate to environmental charities and even purchase carbon offsets, but not having an additional child typically has a much greater impact.
We found no discernable difference in how people rated family scenarios with one, two or three children.
Donkeys provide vital support to women but their lives are often cut short.
People often think about how it’s good for children to have a pet dog around. But what about the dog?
Job Board
-
Administration Lead
-
Economics Editor
-
Deputy Vice-Chancellor (Indigenous Strategy and Services)
-
Chief People & Culture Officer
-
Lecturer / Senior Lecturer in Construction and Project Management
Top contributors
-
Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
-
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
-
Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
-
Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
-
Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
-
Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
-
Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
-
Extraordinary Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University
-
Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
-
Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, University of Staffordshire
-
Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
-
Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
-
Lecturer, School of Education, Edith Cowan University
-
Professor of Child Public Health, Swansea University
-
Professor in Public Health Data Science, Swansea University
