While some children can be convinced to send their old toys to the op shop, or give clothes to younger friends to wear, other kids really struggle. Here’s why – and how parents and guardians can help.
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Young people told us that adults’ views about online harms rarely reflected their own.
Access to swimming in the UK has been hit by COVID and the cost of living crisis and that has consequences for children and young people.
States taking the strictest stands against abortion tend to have among the worst statistics in the nation on child and family well-being.
There are opportunities for intervention in the education system to address gaps in psycho-social provision and support.
Their social media feeds contain images of tanks, bombs and war-style propaganda. Here’s how to help them navigate social media ‘news’ content about war, while minimising any distress.
A study of over 1,000 children in rural Oklahoma found that social and emotional health may be just as important as diet and exercise in reducing child obesity.
If you and the kids are stumped for things to do these holidays, and looking for ways to reconnect after a really trying school term, here are some ideas to try.
If we look after children’s well-being, not only will their learning benefit but also the skills they gain to help them manage life’s challenges will endure beyond the pandemic.
Children use play to express themselves and process their emotions. Here’s how parents can make the most of play time together.
New research shows how reading books can help young people escape from their sources of stress, find role models in characters and develop empathy.
Summer programmes should focus on physical activity, socialising, and being creative – not school work.
A new report offers data on mental health in young people.
Children’s right to health is paramount: here’s what needs to be done to build a child-centred health care system.
Universal screenings for childhood trauma, like the ones being implemented for California students, may cause more harm than good, a scholar argues.
California’s surgeon general has implemented schoolwide screenings for trauma. A social work professor explains why the rest of the nation should do the same.
Parents’ substance use affects children’s physical, psychological, cognitive, social and economic well-being, a new review of the research has found.
UK research indicates outcomes for children with mental health problems may have become worse in more recent generations.
Education through to the end of high school is a birthright in Australia but many kids are missing out on important parts of that birthright in ways that leave them feeling like losers and outsiders.
The diversity of families is one of the important underlying themes of the South African Child Gauge 2018.
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Researcher in enhancing wellbeing, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Distinguished Professor and Director, Urban Futures Enabling Capability Platform, and Director, Healthy Liveable Cities Group, RMIT University
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Adjunct Graduate Faculty, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Senior Lecturer in English and Writing (children's literature), University of New England
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Director, Center for Community Child Health Royal Children's Hospital; Professor, Department of Paediatrics, University of Melbourne; Theme Director Population Health, Murdoch Children's Research Institute
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Associate Professor, Investigator for UNSW Digital Grid Futures Institute; Affiliated Investigator NHMRC Centre for Air Pollution, Energy and Health Research, Associate Investigator the ARC Centre of Excellence for Climate Extremes, UNSW Sydney
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Professor of Psychology, The University of Melbourne
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Lecturer in Law, La Trobe University
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Researcher: Digital Literacy and Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Professor of Social Policy, University of York
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Professor of Education, University of Sheffield
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Researcher, Department of Social Policy & Social Work, University of York
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Reader in Social Sciences and Health, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Quantitative Social Policy, The University of Edinburgh
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Adjunct Professor, RMIT University
