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Only when adults and institutions hear from children and young people directly, take their views and ideas seriously and act on what they say will institutions will become safer places.
Feeling guilty and out of your depth as a parent? You’re not alone – and there are ways to turn the guilt you’re feeling into positive changes for your family.
A stalwart of the charity sector is dead and gone - so now what do we do?
When funding comes sporadically with strings attached, how can vital services keep running?
Globally, evidence points to children becoming less active because they would rather play computer games than be outdoors.
Parental concerns that Minions given as toys in McDonald’s Happy Meals have been dropping the F-bomb raises an issue: how far – if at all – should we go to prevent children from exposure to “bad” language?
How can we make the most of the “why?” years and develop our children into effective inquirers and critical thinkers?
The suicides of four Chinese children left behind by their migrant worker parents could be an ominous sign of things to come.
Inside the theme park where kids have to play at real jobs to earn a living.
A UNICEF report says global progress on child survival and reducing poverty has left behind some of the world’s poorest children.
At its simplest, participation is about allowing children to get involved in making decisions that affect their own lives and their own learning experiences.
Makies, the #toyslikeme campaign and the broader focus on disability in digital spaces show we are in the midst of a significant shift towards an inclusive world view of disability.
Gay marriage opponents argue that children need a mother and a father. The law says otherwise.
Large study reveals how children rate their happiness and what they’re most dissatisfied with.
Politicians promising to expand free childcare is no bad thing, but it is difficult to deliver in practice
Many people are shocked by what children are willing to share about themselves online. Is it that they don’t understand privacy, or just have a different conception of it compared to adults?
Speaking with: Joanne Orlando on children and technology
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Should we be worried that ever more devices and software applications are made specifically for an increasingly younger audience?
Fairy tales have happy endings. They may be dark and scary but the prince always finds Cinderella and Little Red Riding Hood susses out the big bad wolf. Right? All too often many assume that fairy stories…
Many adults believe they are not artistic and feel nervous about visual art. They vividly recall the moment when a teacher or family member discouraged their efforts to creatively express their ideas through…
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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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
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Senior Lecturer in Psychology and Child Development, Staffordshire University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
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Assistant professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Paediatrician at the Royal Childrens Hospital and Associate Professor and Clinician Scientist, University of Melbourne and MCRI, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
