Location tracking means parents can easily check in on their kids while allowing them more freedom. But there are risks too.
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Droughts and floods reduce agricultural production, disrupt supply chains, and limit families’ access to fruits, vegetables, and other fresh foods.
Many children are seeing aspects of their identity portrayed as problematic. Having regular conversations about identity can armor them against future harm.
There is no single ‘best’ family routine. But a good routine should be predictable for children and sustainable for the whole family.
Travelling with kids isn’t easy and jet lag can be particularly painful. There are ways to make it easier.
South Africa’s social workers face a huge burden without much support, and burnout is a risk.
Childhood cancer affects different tissues and has different causes. We need to treat it as a separate disease.
Programs took different approaches to helping young viewers grapple with the horrors of the 9/11 terrorist attacks – lessons that still apply in today’s media environment.
Floods, droughts and extreme heat can disrupt nutrition and healthcare in early life, with consequences that may last for years.
Teaching parents to play with their children is taking off in rural Zambia, but volunteers need better funding, training and support to reach every family.
Al tools are now the second most common way young people proactively seek out news.
Parents might often worry about academic performance. While that is important, it is also vital that children feel a sense of belonging at school.
My new study poses nine vital questions for children growing up in the ‘brain-as-interface era’.
Parents might default to books they loved when they were younger. But this means families may be missing out on some great stories published more recently.
Parents have an important role to play in educating children about consent and relationships. But it can be hard to know where to begin.
Be curious about why children don’t want to dress up, rather than immediately trying to persuade them to join in.
Caregivers often seek a specific age that their child can be left home alone. However, the neuroscience of brain development suggests that readiness depends on much more than a birthday.
Digestion produces heat, drinks can affect hunger and children’s intake naturally varies. Here’s what parents need to know.
Struggling to get children to drink enough in hot weather? Water-rich foods can help top up their fluid intake alongside regular drinks.
Navigating personal problems are a normal part of growing up. Young people are now turning to AI for help.
Top contributors
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Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary
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Researcher, Digital Wellbeing, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Language, Literacy and TESL, University of Canberra
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Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Université de Montréal
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Associate Professor of Pediatrics, University of Virginia
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Policy Fellow, Mitchell Institute, Victoria University
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Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Associate Professor in Child Psychology and Education, University of Staffordshire
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Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Psychology, University of Calgary
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Elizabeth Handsley is a Friend of The Conversation.
Adjunct Professor of Law, Western Sydney University
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Extraordinary Research Fellow: South African Research Chair in Cities, Law and Environmental Sustainability, Faculty of Law, North-West University
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Professor of Social Psychology, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Associate Professor, School of Psychology, Scientist, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute, L’Université d’Ottawa/University of Ottawa
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Honorary Senior Fellow, The University of Melbourne
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Education; Curriculum Director, UQ Critical Thinking Project, The University of Queensland
