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Virtual school can be damaging to children's mental health, CDC study says
Virtual instruction may pose more risks to the mental health and wellness of children and parents than in-person learning, according to a study published Thursday by the US Centers... More
Young people help draw up UN digital protection recommendations
Over 30 years after the invention of the world wide web, The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child has laid out the ways that young people and children should be treated in the... More
Negative words impact children's negative opinions of others, study finds
It turns out children really are listening to what you say. Children who overheard someone saying negative words about a particular group of people developed negative biases toward... More
Prepare your kids mentally for the transition back to school
For many parents whose children have attended school online for the better part of a year, mass vaccinations could mean looking ahead to what life with in-person instruction could... More
A family business: how and why smugglers are bringing more children to the U.S. border
Honduran mother Alicia Cruz handed herself and her son in to border agents in Texas, then watched as unaccompanied children were separated for release from the group of migrants... More
Harsh parenting & yelling at children have similar adverse effects to ‘serious abuse’ and stunt brain development, researchers say
Repeatedly getting angry with children, yelling, hitting or shaking them likely leads to stunted brain growth when they are adolescents, a new study says, suggesting the effects of... More
Tigray crisis: Children must be protected from harm, urges UNICEF
The situation for children in Tigray is becoming increasingly serious as the conflict in the northern Ethiopian region continues to escalate, according to the UN Children’s Fund (... More
South Asia: Sharp rise in child and maternal deaths due to COVID-19
Severe disruptions in health services due to the COVID-19 pandemic may have resulted in an additional 239,000 child and maternal deaths in South Asia last year, United Nations... More
Keep mothers and newborns together, new health research says
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday, highlighted the risks of separating newborns from mothers, with new research showing that up to 125,000 lives could be saved by... More
Syria war: Average of one child injured or killed every eight hours over past 10 years
The grim ten-year anniversary of the war in Syria has left 90 percent of the country’s children in need of help, as a triple crisis of violence, economic misery and the COVID-19... More
Regression on ‘virtually every indicator’ of progress for children: UNICEF
One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, progress has gone backward across virtually every key measure of childhood, the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Thursday, revealing a “... More
Kenyan tribal elders vow to end FGM, child marriage in 'milestone' for girls
Tribal leaders in northern Kenya pledged on Friday to end female genital mutilation (FGM) and child marriage in their communities, a step hailed by President Uhuru Kenyatta as “an... More
Mental health alert for 332 million children linked to COVID-19 lockdown policies: UNICEF
The UN Children’s Fund, UNICEF, says the mental health of millions of children worldwide has been put at risk, with at least one in seven forced to remain at home under nationwide... More
Over 168 million children miss nearly a year of schooling, UNICEF says
More than 168 million schoolchildren globally missed out on learning in class, as schools in some 14 countries remained largely shut for almost an entire year due to coronavirus-... More
