Researchers found blood-lead levels in sparrows were a predictable indicator of blood-lead levels in children – showing how humans and nature are inextricably linked.
There are many limitations to what technology can do to bar underage people from porn. Importantly, the very idea distracts from evidence-based solutions.
Music can provide incarcerated youth with opportunities to build confidence, engage with learning, develop social skills, and and redefine themselves from young offenders to young artists.
Enshrining and enforcing the status of a ‘protected class’ for children engaged in athletic work would be a major step toward achieving children’s rights in sport.
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With the Paris Olympics and the 35th anniversary of the UN Convention of the Rights of the Child approaching, now is the ideal time to focus on protecting the rights of child athletes.
Former PM Gordon Brown says more than 3 million children born after 2010 live in poverty.
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Targeting benefits at the most vulnerable sounds like good sense – but a wider support system could be more effective at tackling poverty.
While climate change presents obstacles for children’s physical activity levels, there are ways to help children and youth stay active while building resilience.
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The changing climate is an added barrier to getting children and youth in Canada to meet the minimum guidelines for being physically active.
A display of Barbie Fashionistas is shown at the Mattel showroom at the North American International Toy Fair in 2015 in New York.
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Millennial parents are actively seeking out toys, books and movies to educate their children about life and teach them values that align with their own.
Few copies remain of the earliest known board game produced in the US.
Social interactions with parents, friends and teachers can have profound impacts on a child’s learning, development and understanding. What if some of those interactions are with AI systems?
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Before charging ahead to a world of AI babysitters and teacher or companion robots, we should consider this technology carefully to assess its appropriateness in children’s lives.
Mothers are smudged out and poorly cloaked beneath drapes in these 19th century portraits. But these photos are not so much relics of shoddy photography than an ode to childhood.
Five Ontario school boards are suing the companies behind major social media platforms Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok, alleging their addictive products have caused the students to suffer from mental health issues, and causing widespread damage and disruption to the education system.
Swimming and cycling ability declined while there was a rise in eating sugary snacks according to new research.
A person wears a Saskatchewan Teachers’ Federation button during a province-wide, one-day strike in Saskatoon, Sask., on Jan. 16, 2024.
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Decisions to fill teacher vacancies with uncertified adults compromises children’s education and reveals a demeaning notion that teachers — in a female-dominated profession — are merely babysitters.
Linking kind or harsh words to a child’s personality – as opposed to one specific action or behaviour – can impact their self perception.
Affordability targets have been surpassed with $10-per-day child care the norm in much of the country, but depending on where you live, finding care can be onerous. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visits a child-care centre in Dartmouth, N.S. on April 2, 2024.
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The Early Childhood Education Report offers detailed profiles capturing how each province and territory are doing with implementing Canada-wide early learning and child care.
A poor night’s sleep has consequences on behavior, academic performance and overall health.
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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