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
'You pick up your knife like you pick up your keys'
Saturday 05. of July 2008By: The Guardian
Ciaran Lamon, 17, a friend of one of the people who was with Shakilus Townsend after he was stabbed in Thornton Heath, south London, said that he and his friends were constantly aware of the possibility of an attack.
Dossier prepared for UN details grim plight of many young people in Britain
Thursday 12. of June 2008By: The Guardian
A dossier of abuse of the human rights of children and young people in Britain will be presented to United Nations inspectors today in a joint submission from the four children's commissioners for England, Scotland, Wales and...
Children's Commissioners warn life for Britain's children is getting worse
Thursday 12. of June 2008By: The Daily Telegraph
Life for many children in Britain is getting worse as the gap between rich and poor widens, a damning report concludes on Monday.
Almost 3,000 children now held in custody
Saturday 19. of April 2008By: The Independent
A drive to cut the number of children behind bars in England and Wales – the highest in western Europe – has failed.
Mary Bousted: Failure could be the best thing for children
Tuesday 11. of March 2008By: The Independent
The recent shocking spate of teenage suicides has focused attention on the mental health and wellbeing of our children. On all the available evidence, we have cause for concern. Parents worry about their children's happiness,...
Humans Appear Hardwired To Learn By 'Over-Imitation'
Sunday 09. of March 2008By: Science Daily
Children learn by imitating adults--so much so that they will rethink how an object works if they observe an adult taking unnecessary steps when using that object, according to a new Yale study.
Children being robbed of their innocence, says former laureate
Monday 03. of March 2008By: The Independent
Jacqueline Wilson's children's books feature five-year-olds being physically abused, 14-year-olds having affairs with their teachers, and mothers leaving their babies in dustbins.