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
Letter writing 'dying out' among children
Friday 21. of May 2010By: Graeme Paton
The traditional art of letter writing is dying out as growing numbers of children turn to email, text messages and social networking websites, research suggests.
Are playgrounds too safe?
Thursday 20. of May 2010By: The Mommy Files
My daughter recently banged her head against a wooden post while playing on the rings at San Francisco's Dolores Park. The thud from the hit was so loud that I practically grabbed my cell phone to call 911 before even running...
NHS spending on 'chemical cosh' child-calming drugs soars by 60% to £31m
Wednesday 19. of May 2010By: Laura Clark
Playtime Is Over
Wednesday 19. of May 2010By: DAVID ELKIND
RECESS is no longer child’s play. Schools around the country, concerned about bullying and arguments over the use of the equipment, are increasingly hiring “recess coaches” to oversee students’ free time. Playworks, a nonprofit...
Watching TV 'makes toddlers less intelligent'
Tuesday 11. of May 2010By: Martin Hickman
Parents, beware CBeebies: watching television makes toddlers fatter and stupider at primary school, according to new research.
Health and education concerns for TV-watching toddlers
Tuesday 11. of May 2010By: View London
Scientists have today warned parents that children who watch too much television could suffer later in life in terms of their health and education.
'Long-term harm' of too much TV for toddlers
Monday 03. of May 2010By: BBC News
The more TV a toddler watches, the higher the likelihood they will do badly at school and have poor health at the age of 10, researchers warn.