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Germany arrests two teenagers suspected of bombing Sikh temple
Three people were injured in a bomb attack at a Sikh temple in western Germany, police said on Thursday, adding that two 16-year-olds arrested after the attack appeared to have... More
Knowing your kid is overweight might make things worse
When parents think their child is overweight, that may put the kid at increased risk of packing on even more pounds, a new study suggests. More
Emotional problems persist when preemies reach school age
Children who were born prematurely tend to have emotional and behavioral problems that are likely to still be present when they enter school, and to persist for at least a year,... More
U.S. probes toy jewelry kits linked to high lead levels
The top U.S. consumer product safety regulator is reviewing whether to recall widely sold toy jewelry-making kits after a New York state probe determined that the products contain... More
Teens most drawn to e-cigarettes by online ads
While many forms of e-cigarette advertising increase the odds that teens will try the devices, a new U.S. study suggests that this generation of digital natives is most enticed by... More
Harvard's Root robot teaches kids how to code
In order to build new human children who can compete in tomorrow's post-work world, we must teach kids to code. Everyone agrees, even Obama. Unfortunately, coding is hard and often... More
Child Marriage: Ending a Social Norm
One in four girls in Bangladesh is married by the age of 14 – a report by Plan International and Asia Child Marriage Initiative (ACMI) has found. More
Zimbabwe Bans Child Marriage
Loveness Mudzuru and Ruvimbo Tsopodzi, two former young brides, have made history, winning a year-long courtroom battle to end child marriage in Zimbabwe. More
Nigeria: 10-fold increase in number of children used in ‘suicide’ attacks
The number of children involved in ‘suicide’ attacks in Nigeria, Cameroon, Chad and Niger has risen sharply over the past year, from 4 in 2014 to 44 in 2015, according to a UNICEF... More
Children in Afghanistan struggle to access education and healthcare
Children in Afghanistan increasingly struggle to access healthcare and education, the UN said in the report released today, ‘Education and Healthcare at Risk – Key trends and... More
At least 150,000 children affected by Ecuador earthquake
At least 150,000 children are affected by the April 16 earthquake in Ecuador, according to initial UNICEF estimates. “We are in a race against time to protect children from disease... More
How to Stop Children Wetting the Bed
Bedwetting is an extremely common occurrence among children. You may not hear about it as often as other common childhood problems because parents are often embarrassed or ashamed... More
Increasing breastfeeding could save 800 000 children and US$ 300 billion every year
A major new Series on breastfeeding, published in “The Lancet”, finds that despite strong health and economic benefits from breastfeeding, few children are exclusively breastfed... More
Films showing smoking scenes should be rated to protect children from tobacco addiction
WHO is calling on governments to rate movies that portray tobacco use in a bid to prevent children and adolescents from starting to smoke cigarettes and use other forms of tobacco.... More
