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News - Ever since 2007, the World Social Work Day is celebrated each year on the 3rd Tuesday of March. The initiative was approved by the member organizations of the International Federation of Social Workers (IFSW) back in 2004 with the idea to mark achievements of the profession…
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International Conference: "FOCUS on My Needs: Working together for children in criminal proceedings"
Webinar - On 10 March, from 14:00 to 18:00 CET, professionals and children from across Europe will gather on Zoom for the closing conference of the EU project, "FOCUS on My Needs: working together for children in criminal proceedings…
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Online library - A report by Ross Hextall, in cooperation with the UK charity Children Heard and Seen, academically explores the experiences of children whose parents are imprisoned for sexual offences.
Through semi-structured interviews, the study leads to a series of findings…
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Webinar - In this webinar, we will present “Safe Places, Thriving Children”, a two-year EU co-funded project led by SOS Children’s Villages International that is currently being implemented in Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Hungary and Serbia.
If messages like “What is love?…
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Webinar - About the webinar
As the COVID-19 pandemic spread, and recognition of the traumatic impact of racism on under-served and marginalized populations grew, it became clear that the stressors and traumas facing children and families all across the globe would…
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News - There are many online communities and resources for children who identify as part of the LGBTQ+ community. These are some things to look for to find reliable resources:
language (is the author affiliated with any LGBTQ+ organisations/do they speak from…
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News - City mayors from every corner of the world have participated in a virtual meeting to discuss the chances of improving the community and environment to become more child-friendly. Approximately, 100 leaders from 30 cities had taken the first academic course from the…
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Multimedia - This leaflet is designed for children and young people under the age of 18 and represents a child-friendly and appealing presentation of the Council of Europe Guidelines to respect, protect and fulfil the rights of the child in the digital environment.
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Multimedia - Amnesty International is a global non-profit organisation of more than 7 million people in over 150 countries and territories who lobby and stand up for human rights. Lately, it has established the Academy of Human Rights available in several languages (Arabic,…
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Learning - Ce cours d'initiation explique les normes et les procédures que Terre des Hommes suit pour éviter et réduire les risques que les enfants soient endommagés par nos programmes. Ce cours s'adresse à tous les membres de l'équipe et aux volontaires de Terre des hommes, aux…
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Online library - The Effective Responses to Bullying Behaviour report is a support resource material developed by the Northern Ireland Anti-Bullying Forum, the Education Authority, and the Department of Education in line with the Addressing Bullying in Schools Act (Northern Ireland…
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News - Together with their families, Roma children from Coventry wrote Roma, Recycle, Reimagine: Corcodusa Saves The Park, a book that aims to rethink commonly held beliefs about the Roma community’s attitude towards the environment. The story follows Corcodusa, a Roma girl…
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News - It is widely known regular exercise is greatly beneficial in treating stress-related problems, such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, etc. This is especially true for the survivors of ACEs (adverse childhood experiences). Recent studies have found that exercise…
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News - There is a positive correlation between children's cardiorespiratory endurance and academic achievements, especially in math and language learning. Cardio exercises can improve children's intellect including better memory and focus. According to researcher Marc Yangüez…
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News - Managing emotions is complicated for adults and this can be even bigger for children to sort out. We, adults, know that mindfulness helps us to stay calm and therefore Susan Kaiser Greenland, an educator of training in meditation, is teaching the children about mindfulness…
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News - Context: With seasonal change and school starting many families are changing their routines, which can be particularly challenging for parents who are raising children with ADHD. Article gives helpful tips to manage transition more smoothly.
Set morning and evening…
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News - Author lists four reasons why corporal punishment does not work. Studies included.
Context:
Corporal punishment is institutional child abuse
Multiple forms of violence in educational settings: symbolic, structural and physical
Issue at hand:
Although forbidden in…
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Online library - Child Abuse in Sport: European Statistics (CASES) is a research study that was based on the CASES project that sought to provide high-level data on the frequency of “abuse, interpersonal violence, and maltreatment” suffered by children engaged in organized sport…
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News - Douglas M. King highlights the importance of nature-based play for children in light of their decreasing contact with the outdoors.
Issue at hand:
Compared to 50 years ago, children have fewer opportunities for free play outdoors and regular contact with the natural…
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News - Nonie De Long, a licensed nutritionist, shares her experiences of how diet helped her son who displayed ‘problematic’ behaviour, including struggling to emotionally regulate himself (anger, sadness, frustration etc.). She argues that nutrition changed her son’s behaviour '…
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News - "Human being is a complex of thoughts and emotions that are too little taken into account in a classic justice procedure. Therefore, formally imposed punishments cause resentment rather than behaviour change”, stated Mrs. Ema Șeclăman, training officer, at the…
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News - New York: With the 2021 World Congress on Justice with Children approaching, UNICEF released new data about children held in detention globally, and call for juvenile justice reform to end detention of all children
Issue at hand
Globally an estimated 261,000 children are…
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News - Eating patterns seem to be a crucial factor in children's physical and psychological development. In a recent study conducted by Dr. Diane Putnick and her colleagues at the National Institute of Health, more than 3,500 children born between 2003 and 2010 were…
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News - ACEs is a questionnaire about the number of traumatic events that happened to a child before they turned 18. The higher the ACEs score, the higher the number of traumatic experiences experienced by the child. ACEs is short for adverse childhood experiences, and is a measure…
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News - Simon Weedy reports for Child in the City about COP26, its crucial message that ‘the climate crisis is a child rights crisis’, and UNICEF's take on it.
World leaders highlighted this message during the conference in Glasgow, but their arguments focused on the impact of the…
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News - M. J. Fievre writes for Edutopia about the need for teachers to ensure their classrooms are a safe space for every student.
To make a classroom a safe space the writer suggests:
1. Crafting or revising your syllabus
Putting an emphasis on diversity and…
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News - USA: Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics help guide pediatricians to spot and respond to trauma in children, and for families and children to be able to move on and heal
Issue at hand:
Although pediatricians are one of the most consistent people in…
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Online library - UNICEF Innocenti has released a report aimed at exploring the immediate effects of Covid-19 on the mental health of children and adolescents. The studies cover more than 130,000 children and adolescents across 22 countries, mostly of high- and upper-middle-income…
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News - Global: In light of International Day of the Girl, WHO and UN Special Research Program HRP presented ways in which digital health solutions are promoting girl’s potentials and fulfillment of their human rights
Collaboration with young people for digital health
WHO, HRP,…
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Multimedia - Children are sometimes exploited during elections for political purposes, which is a violation of their rights. Politicians may play on the emotions of voters by involving children in events or visiting schools. It is quite unclear whether these actions are real…
