News Archive
Rise in depression in the young
Tuesday 28. of November 2006By: Northampton Today
DEPRESSION in under 18s is on the rise in Northamptonshire with the problem being attributed to increasing pressures at school and at home. Since 2001, staff at Northampton General Hospital's child and adolescent mental health...
Indonesian ‘orphans’ on the increase as Tsunami pushes parents into poverty and children into institutions
Monday 27. of November 2006By: Save the Children UK
Thousands of children affected by the tsunami are languishing in orphanages in Indonesia despite having at least one parent alive, according to new research by Save the Children. More than 85 per cent of the 2,589 children who...
Gedrag ouders bepalend voor agressie bij peuters
Tuesday 28. of November 2006By: De Stentor
This is a Dutch article:
Agressie bij peuters neemt toe tussen het eerste en tweede levensjaar. Het bereikt een piek in het derde jaar en neemt daarna langzaam af. Agressievere peuters maken bovendien meer van het stresshormoon...
Play Them At Your Peril
Saturday 02. of December 2006By: Sky News
Violent video games are harming the brains of young teenagers, scientists have found. The effects include increased activity in the part that governs emotional arousal. This is accompamied by a fall in activity in the region...
Hilary Wilce: First days of school: don't push your child
Thursday 07. of September 2006Hello, and a big welcome to all parents with children starting school for the first time this week. Your child is either four or only just five. In other words, still very little. They probably still love to play and have...
Junk food makers using internet to target children, says watchdog
Wednesday 06. of September 2006Children are being targeted by junk food manufacturers through internet advertising, chatrooms, text messages and "advergames" on websites, an obesity watchdog warned yesterday, calling for global action to protect their health.
Playing up playtime: It’s kids’ learning gift
Wednesday 06. of September 2006These are hard times for child’s play:
•Testing pressures have squeezed much of the play out of kindergarten, according to many activists and researchers. And those pressures are even trickling down to preschools.