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British three- and four-year-olds spend around four hours a day on screen time.
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There’s so much more to video games than first person shooters.
If your child is staying home or allowed to go out without supervision while on school holidays, it’s a good idea to set some ground rules for their safety.
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Here’s some advice for concerned working parents with kids at home during school holidays, based on our research on home security, burglaries and young offenders.
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Chronic pain is described as an ‘invisible enemy’ and a ‘malign invader’.
The leading causes of child injury in Ethiopia are road traffic crashes, burns, and drownings.
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Ethiopia has a high number of injury-related deaths and disabilities among children.
Migrants begin their day inside a former concert venue serving as a shelter, in Tijuana, Mexico, Dec. 2, 2018.
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The psychological health of migrant children will be deeply impacted by their flight from gang violence, and the experience of crowded unhygienic conditions and tear gas at the U.S. border.
It’s important for kids to move and play.
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New guidelines have been launched that make recommendations on the daily activities of babies and young children.
In some societies, kids are taught that they’re in control of their own happiness – which makes them more indulgent.
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Children in countries like South Korea and Russia are more obedient, while American kids tend to be more self-indulgent.
Families and the state are equally responsible for contributing towards human capital.
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Human capital is a key contributor to a country’s economy. Here’s how families and the state can nurture this asset.
Violence against students is very common in Uganda, even though corporal punishment was banned.
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The UN has declared all violence against children a violation of human rights. But it still happens even in schools.
Rugrats can seriously mess you up.
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Having children is linked to a greater risk of heart attacks and stroke, but kids aren’t completely bad for your health.
The largest number of HIV-exposed but uninfected children are in South Africa.
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HIV negative children born to women with HIV have a greater risk of dying before their first birthday.
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How a child reacted to Theresa May’s comments that Brexit would stop EU citizens from ‘jumping the queue’ to come to the UK.
South Africa has one of the lowest rates of both parents living with their children in the world.
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The diversity of families is one of the important underlying themes of the South African Child Gauge 2018.
Cartoons often have scenes of physical or verbal violence.
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Children exposed to scenes of violence may develop a view that the world is more dangerous than it actually is.
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London’s low emission zone has started to reduce air pollution – but not enough to protect children’s lungs.
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This is what children want from their local areas to live happier and healthier lives.
X-ray of the lungs in a 5-year-old child who has pneumonia.
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There have been many advances made in the prevention and treatment of pneumonia, but providing for people’s basic needs can help reduce the disease burden.
In 2016, nearly 10 percent of American kids were living in three-generation households, like this one in Detroit, Michigan.
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Over the past 20 years, the number of American households that have grandparents, their kids and their grandkids living under the same roof has nearly doubled.
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Why is the age of criminal responsibility in the UK the lowest in the European Union?