News
All the information that I place on the Alliance website is there to make it available for advocates of children’s wellbeing, so they are easily able to access any information they may need. If you use this service, it would be helpful if you acknowledged the Alliance for Childhood website as your source. We would also welcome any additional information, news items or research. This is the news that came in during the last 6 months. Any older items are in the archive.
Christopher Clouder
Back to School. Back to the Store
Friday 03. of September 2010By: Mindy Holohan
An annual back to school shopping trip was a tradition for my family.
Ban TV to protect children's health, top psychologist tells EU politicians
Friday 03. of September 2010By: Daily Mail
TV should be banned for toddlers and severely rationed for other youngsters to protect their health and family life, a leading psychologist will tell MEPs today.
Government urged to rethink school starting age
Wednesday 01. of September 2010By: Melanie Defries
Educational experts are urging the Government to rethink the age at which children start school, to close the gap between summer-born children and older peers.
Parents are forgetting how to play with their children, study shows
Thursday 26. of August 2010By: Amelia Hill
Family games becoming 'lost art' as survey cites overwork, boredom and generation gap
Why our children need to get outside and engage with nature
Monday 16. of August 2010By: Jon Henley
More and more children today have less and less contact with the natural world. And this is having a huge impact on their health and development
Childhood stress leads to adult ill health, studies say
Sunday 15. of August 2010By: BBC News
A series of studies suggest that childhood stress caused by poverty or abuse can lead to heart disease, inflammation, and speed up cell ageing.
Pupils do better at school if teachers are not fixated on test results
Friday 13. of August 2010By: Jessica Shepherd
Institute of Education study finds exam performance improves if students concentrate on learning rather than grades