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Testing times ahead for four-year-olds as new starters face ‘harmful’ assessments within six weeks of starting school.
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Our new research shows that children who are physically active every day tend to perform better in exams.
Children found it particularly difficult when parents couldn’t agree on where they would live.
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Communication, contact and an end to conflict all help children accommodate this major change.
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In Nordic and Latin American countries, education systems promote well-being and resilience. The UK still has a lot to learn.
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Play and learning are one and the same for Mbendjele children.
Obesity is a problem affecting many Australian children. We need solutions, but is a weight loss app a good idea?
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Targeting kids with a weight loss app could perpetuate body image issues and lead to disordered eating. Yes, childhood obesity is a problem – but we must tread carefully when delivering solutions.
It doesn’t have to be all fun and games.
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Children as young as eight or nine could be taught in a more adult, analytical way.
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Clicker training and treats aren’t the way to raise a healthy and happy child.
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The UK is facing a population crisis with birth rates at an all-time low.
Beninese children play football in Bohicon.
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The real cost of footballs transfer markets: how fake agents traffic African boys with dreams of playing in Europe’s biggest leagues.
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The timing of puberty can influence a child’s bone strength throughout adolescence and into early adulthood.
Those worksheets might not do much for a child’s grades.
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How much homework kids should do is a subject of great debate.
Injuries from firearms are a leading cause of death for American children and teens.
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Firearms are the second leading cause of death among US children and adolescents.
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This is how to design schools for autistic children.
Every state bears the burden of the opioid crisis.
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State governments are leading the charge against opioid makers over their role in the epidemic. A team of researchers at Penn State examined just how much the crisis has cost them.
SNAP benefits help millions of families put food on the table.
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With Congress rebuffing efforts to cut benefits, the White House is trying to change the rules.
Do you know what your child is eating at school?
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Obesity crisis: pizza, pastries, chips, donuts, cookies, hot dogs, and burgers – just your average school lunch.
A child with epilepsy during a seizure.
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About 470,000 children in the US have epilepsy. Promising advances are being made in the field of epilepsy treatment for children.
A Rohingya refugee girl sells vegetables in Kutupalong refugee camp, Bangladesh. Access to education is extremely limited in the camps, and most children — particularly girls — receive little to no formal education, Aug. 28, 2018.
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An estimated 500,000 Rohingya children, refugees from Myanmar, are growing up in Bangladesh in overcrowded camps with no access to formal education.
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Excluding high earning dads from paid parental leave is not the answer.