News & Links
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
Authors unite against drive for toddler literacy
Thursday 24. of July 2008By: The Times
A powerful lobby of leading authors and educationists accuse the Government today of setting children up for failure.
Pre-School Choice
Thursday 24. of July 2008By: The Times
The Government has started a furious debate on early years education. It must now find the courage to listen carefully and change tack
Une première expertise collective met en garde contre les dangers de l'addiction au jeu
Tuesday 22. of July 2008By: Le Monde
Le jeu, nouvelle toxicomanie du XXIe siècle ? "Le chemin a été long de l'ivrognerie et du mythe du bon vivant à la reconnaissance de l'alcoolo-dépendant. Une démarche comparable s'engage autour du jeu", résume le professeur de...
Children of conflict: stress takes its toll on both sides of border
Tuesday 15. of July 2008By: The Guardian
On the Gaza-Israel frontline violence is traumatising a whole generation.
Background TV is bad for young children's development, says study
Tuesday 15. of July 2008By: The Guardian
Having the TV on in the background reduces the quality and quantity of play in young children and may slow their development, according to researchers who studied children playing with and without background TV.
Education: Early-years writing lessons 'do no good'
Sunday 13. of July 2008By: The Guardian
Teaching children as young as three to write short sentences and use punctuation has little effect on their literacy skills later on, according to research which raises new questions about the government's plan for a curriculum...
Pupils need to spend less time on computers and 'do more art and craft to improve brainpower'
Saturday 12. of July 2008By: The Daily Mail
The decline of traditional art and craft skills is threatening children's intellectual development, a report claims today.