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How the new film could inspire parents and children to head to the Lake District, to spend time canoeing, building campfires and reconnecting with nature.
Both Trump and Clinton’s reference to children in their campaigns could be cause for concern.
The film’s exchange of Titty for Tatty is very much in line with Victorian censorship of profanities for children.
It’s not uncommon for kids to experience symptoms of post-traumatic stress after a disaster. With thousands of children affected by Hurricane Harvey, how can parents help kids bounce back?
Apps, games and technologies like Pokémon Go should be approached with an open mind as they offer many potential avenues to employ an engaging, student-centred approach to education.
New research confirms what many parents already know: head lice are getting harder to kill. How else can we control these itchy pests plaguing our playgrounds?
The use of social networking sites by fast food companies to target children is a regulatory grey area.
Dispensing cash to ensure healthy care for vulnerable children is critical, but it must be supplemented by other interventions to maximise well-being.
Is there anything wrong with breastfeeding children up to five or six?
If behavioural sleep problems persist beyond infancy, there could be implications for children’s emotional and attentional development longer term.
This infographic provides a snapshot of children’s health in Australia, from mortality and chronic conditions to the risk factors adversely affecting our children’s health.
Home-schooled children appear to do neither worse nor better than those who attend regular school, so why is there an increasing number of parents who are opting for their child to be educated at home?
Research shows that even four-year-olds feel better after an apology and view people who apologize as nicer than those who don’t.
A new font designed called ‘Dyslexie’ was labelled ‘a breakthrough’ by the media for reportedly being about to help increase the reading speed of those with dyslexia. But does it really work?
Reading is increasingly being reduced to a numbers game in schools.
Some students struggle because of biological constraints on learning. This can be overcome to an encouraging degree, but only with special and adequate resources.
Drawing can help us to think creatively and develop hand-eye coordination. But an insecurity around ‘not being able to draw’ is preventing many high-school students from using this skill.
A new study says that LEGO is becoming weaponised. But play is more sophisticated than many adults think.
We have an ever-increasing number of children and families facing complex challenges and we know next to nothing about who they are and how they are doing.
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