Some children have both intellectual giftedness and a disorder such as ADHD. Without guidance, their parents often find themselves at a loss in the school system.
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While giftedness is a strength for children, being twice exceptional creates a vulnerability.
A study found that 22.8% of college students had experienced at least four adverse childhood experiences.
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Multiple difficult childhood experiences can lead to depression and anxiety during college, research has found. Lack of support often makes things worse.
Keeping kids safe is complicated and requires care for both physical and mental health.
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A moral philosopher and bioethicist offers parents some tips for weighing family masking decisions.
Children play at the Children’s Centre at Capilano University in Capilano, B.C.
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Canada has an opportunity to become a world leader in early childhood education. With monumental federal support, this is the time to build a sustainable and relevant early education system.
Children wave American flags before an event with President-elect Joe Biden in November 2020, in Wilmington, Del.
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What happens over the next four years in Joe Biden/Kamala Harris administration could have a lasting impact on how childhood is understood and experienced in the United States and beyond.
Child labour poses significant threats to children’s safety
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Children’s work circumstances put their welfare in danger, policy and action are needed urgently from government and non-governmental organisations.
Adults need to pay attention to children’s voices and imagine a different future — not for children but with them.
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World Children’s Day is an opportunity to acknowledge children for who they are, the many things they know and what they are capable of right now.
Children perceived as kind and considerate were more likely to form sustained partnerships. Anxious children were more likely to be unpartnered in early adulthood.
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New research suggests that the seeds of future romantic partnering patterns are planted in childhood and are visible even before adolescence.
Helping boys through their voice change can keep the joy of singing alive.
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Many boys stop singing at adolescence – but with the right support, they can continue to sing through their voice change and emerge as lifetime singers.
During warm summer months, playing outside allows children and parents the chance to marvel at the natural world.
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Playful activities that involve choice, active engagement and moments of delight are what children need this summer during the pandemic.
‘Jacob’s Dream’ by Salvador Rosa (c. 1665).
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We want to be whitelisted and not blacklisted for jobs. White lies make stretching the truth okay, but you don’t want to receive a black mark on your record.
The neighbourhood a child grows up in may influence their health for years to come by changing the activity of their genes.
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This decades-long study found that living in poorer communities changes how genes are regulated.
A new social world for children may be right outside their front door.
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In some parts of the US, a silver lining of COVID-19 may be a return to childhood friendships based in neighborhoods.
Pizza, hot dogs and fries, oh my!
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During these stressful times, if you find yourself reaching into the pantry of your past, you’re probably not alone.
Involving children while setting up family schedules gives them ownerhship over behavior.
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A psychologist specializing in parenting offers tips to help children self-motivate while at home during the coronavirus crisis.
Elementary school student Adrian Zak works with his teacher online in Vienna, Austria, March 25, 2020. The Austrian government has restricted freedom of movement for people in an effort to slow the spread of COVID-19.
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These are difficult and dire times, but holding on to the myth of childhood innocence won’t make this crisis any easier.
The original Dikika child skull (left), a 3D model produced with synchrotron scanning (middle), and a model corrected for distortion during fossilisation (right).
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Our findings reveal the slowing down of brain development in our ape-like ancestors began more than three million years ago.
Ice cream cones can convey joy and love.
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There are better ways to convey your emotions.
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Women who lived in more deprived neighbourhoods during the first 18 years of their lives were nearly 40% more likely to experience partner violence in early adulthood.
Hard at play: ‘technology corner’ can teach kids healthy boundaries around device use.
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Children see adults on smartphones, looking up information they need to know, and being continuously connected. They want to copy this behaviour in their play and practise being an adult.