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News - The study, “Associations between Lifetime Spanking/Slapping and Adolescent Physical and Mental Health and Behavioral Outcomes”, published in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, revealed that spanking or slapping children as a form of punishment appears to pave…
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News - According to Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), paedophiles and other criminals have started to use siblings to groom their younger brothers/sisters for online sexual abuse. Major internet platforms have invested heavily in their profits, but little in the safety…
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News - The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent safety measures has had a huge impact on the lives of many. Surprisingly, scientists are finding that the number of new lives brought into the world during this time is much lower than they expected. Last June, economists at the…
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News - During the lockdown, many parents faced that their children spend more time on video games and social media platforms. Phones, laptops, internet connection became the “whole life” of kids. It’s been nearly a year, since coronavirus pandemic became the…
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News - How do we maintain and promote responsive relationships during the coronavirus pandemic? While stay-at-home measures during the pandemic are helping to slow the spread of the virus, protect our health, and protect our hospitals, it's important to connect…
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Online library - This document provides a basic understanding of trauma, and a guide for families seeking recovery. The most significant points in the book are explained thoroughly with eye-catching illustrations and a complementary set of colours to…
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Online library - The C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Michigan, USA, complied a poll on children’s top health concerns. American parents of at least one child age 0-18 years living in their household, were asked to give their opinion on what do they think were the biggest threats…
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News - This year has seen the United States come face to face with inequity in many fields and one of them is school communities. We know that the children who suffered most during the spring of remote learning were overwhelmingly black and brown,…
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News - Real Therapy, a small business, was founded in 2019 'to tackle mental health and overall wellness by easing access and offering a range of services to answer clients’ needs.' In her quest for a proper understanding of the mental health care system,…
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News - It has become clear that lots of child abuse cases went unnoticed in numerous US states over the course of the COVID pandemic. Delaware State, for instance, had a 35%-40% reduction in child abuse and neglect reports while reports from educators decreased by 89% in April.…
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News - A pilot project in Worcester showed positive results in supporting children’s early education and reducing racial inequities. The project called “Building Resilient Children” involved family, children, and educators. They focused on child care centers mainly to reach out to…
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News - Extracurricular activities help children keep up social connections and maintain a feeling of normal life during the pandemic. Although remote teaching has its challenges, teachers are trying to include more extracurricular activities to help students spend their time…
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News - The biggest infectious killer of children worldwide is pneumonia. Every 39 seconds a child dies from pneumonia and almost all of these deaths are preventable.  Pneumonia doesn't have a single cause; it can develop from bacteria, viruses and fungi. At…
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News - UN have released 8 new animated characters – Climate Action Superheroes -  on a mission to protect the planet. The aim is to empower children worldwide and boost the drivers towards sustainability by 2030. Focuses are on children under 12…
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News - The raising numbers of people been infected by the Covid-19 virus has led to more anxiety and sadness. As a result, school are implementing the hybrid system of both virtual and face to face lessons. Ashley Blackwelder wrote an article in the George Lucas Educational…
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News - Since on 3 November, in USA, the Presidential Election will take part, parents are thinking to teach their children voting and civic engagement using bear candidates, which besides from being voted they are also coloured. This movement is called Bear the Vote. Children must…
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News - Parents losing their jobs during the pandemic has affected children: they might do worse in school, have psychological problems, and consequently have more difficulties in adult life. In the US, parental unemployment has reached a record of 22% in April, with Las Vegas (with…
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News - Researchers at Columbia Engineering report that their newly developed robotic Trunk Support Trainer (TruST, an innovative robotic device that supports the children, where they suffer from weakness and incoordination and even …
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News - The Five Days of Action is a week designed to draw adults' attention to the importance of protecting children from sexual abuse. The Metropolitan YMCA of the Oranges took part in this organisation, that was between the 26th and 30th of October. This Action was about to help…
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News - According to the analyses carried out by the new World Bank Group and UNICEF , poverty among children worsen significantly due  to Covid-19. Global Estimate of Children in Monetary Poverty: in sub-Saharan Africa children live in families with $1.90 a…
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News - The Covid-19 situation has made finding and maintaining stable homes for more than 400,000 foster children in the United States very difficult. The mechanism of foster care varies by state and country, but they share the same threats…
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Online library - “Beyond physical violence, Indigenous women and girls also experience violence in the form of racism, discrimination, and a lack of sovereignty over their children, self and nations, as well as through misrepresentations in literature, education, and research,”…
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News - Many preschool programs and childcare centers were slow to move online or didn’t offer virtual options at all caused a serious problem in early childhood education. An all-virtual classroom starts in Chicago for early education. The online classroom has 150 minutes to…
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News - The Trevor Project, founded in 1998, has a 24-hour hotline for at-risk LGBTQ youth, with chat and text services. It also has a social network for international LGBTQ, called TrevorSpace. The Trevor Project successfully applied for Google’s AI Impact Challenge, and received…
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News - In Canada there is a whole Ministry responsible for Children and Family Development (MCFD). In 2017, in Vancouver, British Colombia, a parent was criticized by the social workers of the Director under the Child, Family and Community Service, within the MCFD, for letting his…
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News - A billboard campaign is taking place in Merrillville, Indiana, USA, to help traumatised children be understood, loved and cared for by society. According to a study, almost two-thirds of American children have experienced at least one type of
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Online library - When we think of child-participation, we mean kids who are shaping their lives, learning and future in an active way. They have their interests, opinion, the capacity to make decisions and the right to be heard. In terms of…
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Online library - This study about violent extremism focuses mainly on young adults and their key drivers, influences and pathways. These children tend to have a biological tendency towards risk-taking and can be…
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News - In America, 1 in 14, or more than 5 million kids are affected by parental incarceration. And yet, there is no guidance helping caregivers handle this situation. Children experience incarceration, the absence of a family member…
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News - This year, World Day Against Trafficking in Persons - 30 July - celebrates the work of first responders to human trafficking – those engaged in identifying, supporting, counselling and seeking justice for victims of trafficking – as the importance of…