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Children's and parents’ experience of hospital stays don’t always match
Young patients and their parents may often disagree on what the child’s experience in the hospital was really like, according to a study in the UK that found differing perceptions... More
Yes, working hard in high school can pay off later
High school students who are responsible and have solid reading and writing skills may be more likely to succeed in college and go on to snag a high-paying, prestigious job than... More
Youngest kids most vulnerable to dog bites
Infants and toddlers up to 2 years old make up a large proportion of kids in the U.S. who are treated at trauma centers for dog bites each year, according to a recent study. Since... More
Close relationships in midlife tied to lower mortality for child abuse survivors
Child abuse survivors may be less likely to die prematurely when they develop supportive relationships by middle age, a U.S. study suggests. More
Congo says will campaign to prevent child labor in cobalt mines
The Democratic Republic of Congo will launch this month new monitoring and tracing mechanisms to tackle child labor in cobalt and copper production, a mines ministry official said... More
France poised to redraw child sex laws: minister
France will change its age of consent laws so that sex before the age of 15 is automatically considered as rape, gender equality minister Marlene Schiappa says. While the age of... More
Latin America teen pregnancy rate 'unacceptably high': U.N.
There has been insufficient progress in reducing high teenage pregnancy rates in Latin America and the Caribbean, three United Nations agencies said on Wednesday, as they warned... More
Boys more likely than girls to suffer worst online sex abuse - study
Boys are more likely than girls to suffer the worst forms of online sexual exploitation, according to a report by Interpol and an advocacy organisation that highlights the largely... More
The robot helping ill kids to beat loneliness: and keep learning
For children battling long-term illness, coping with physical pain is not their only challenge: being away from school also means missing out on time with friends, and that can be... More
Gangs exploit refugee crisis to enslave people: Nobel laureate Satyarthi
The refugee crisis has exacerbated human trafficking and modern slavery with global action needed to tackle the criminal gangs now selling people as well as firearms and drugs,... More
India's child marriage numbers drop sharply, driving down global rate: UNICEF
The proportion of girls getting married in India has nearly halved in a decade, the United Nations children’s agency UNICEF said on Tuesday, which has contributed significantly to... More
Painting poetry of a war-shattered childhood
“Haneen,” Beit Beirut’s latest exhibition, unites the poetry of Syrian refugee children and the work they have inspired artists to make. Staged by UNICEF in partnership with Beyond... More
Diabetes drug use during pregnancy linked to child's weight
When women take the common diabetes medication metformin during pregnancy, it may put their children at increased risk of having obesity or overweight. More
UNICEF: Basic needs of young Syrian refugee children not met
The U.N. agency for children says 85 percent of Syrian refugee children in Jordan live in poverty, 38 percent are not in school and almost half of those under the age of five don't... More
