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.
Children’s TV shows are typically designed to improve their viewers’ cognitive, social and moral development.
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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.
Despite the popular guidance, marriage can be an economic risk for single parents with unstable partners.
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Engaging in purposeful, meaningful and strategic conversations with children can directly support children’s language comprehension, an important component of reading.
Students’ lockers are seen an elementary school in Toronto on Jan. 9, 2024.
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Additional research and attention is needed — particularly in Canada — to provide schools with evidence-based, trauma-informed and culturally attuned approaches to school discipline.
Protecting the planet for future children might mean having fewer children.
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People often think about how it’s good for children to have a pet dog around. But what about the dog?
‘Back to basics’ language used by the government distracts from the importance of continuously updating and revising curriculum.
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We need to ensure the best scientific research in play-based learning and early reading is leveraged, and teachers receive supports to meet children’s developmental and academic needs.
The birth of children results in large earnings losses that are not equally distributed within heterosexual couples.
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New research shows that women’s earnings are negatively impacted by having children, while men’s aren’t. The effects can be long-lasting and contribute to the gender pay gap.
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A clinical psychologist who treats young people with eating disorders gives her verdict on changes to the Australian curriculum designed to prevent these mental health conditions developing.
The dangers of high-impact sport aren’t contentious. Medical professionals agree that sport-induced brain trauma leads to degenerative brain disease – so why are we still allowing children to play?
Students head back to class in Montréal, Jan. 9, 2024.
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The success of students, the education system and the future of our communities depend on the learning that children receive in schools today.
In a research study on the accessibility of French immersion, one parent was told she faced a three-year wait to access reading supports for her child.
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Parents in a study about the accessibility of French immersion programs discussed inadequate support for learning to read and feeling pressured to pay for expensive tutors.
Bill S-210, designed to protect minors online from exposure to sexually explicit material, passed a second reading in the House of Commons in December 2023.
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Canada needs to take action immediately to protect children online from exposure to age-inappropriate material. More stringent age verification measures need to be in place.
Technology-facilitated sexual violence can have significant consequences on a person’s health and well-being.
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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
Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute