Children and child welfare in the News
The articles listed below include news about children and child welfare issues from locations across the world. This is page 28 of 28.
World-first disabilities program calls for families to participate in a landmark research project - Queensland University
Researchers from the Queensland Univ (Australia) are appealing for families with children between the ages of two and nine who have been diagnosed with autism, cerebral palsy or Down syndrome to ta...
What is childhood ? Aspects of childhood
Is childhood to be endured or enjoyed ? Researchers from Australia have considered ten constructs of childhood. They are - the child as innocent, the child as evil, the child as a miniature adult, ...
Schizophrenia Ireland's handbook: Discover the Road Ahead
Discover the Road Ahead: Support and Guidance for Everyone Affected by Schizophrenia is an initiative of Schizophrenia Ireland. It is designed to offer support to anyone who has been affected by sc...
Benefits of a seafood diet outweigh the risks
Scientists now believe that expectant mothers who consume a low fish diet have been unknowingly depriving their children of omega-3 fatty acids, a vital component in brain development. As a result ...
Weaker bones in children linked to mothers vitamin D levels in pregnancy
A team at the Medical Research Council's Epidemiology Resource Centre at the University of Southampton has found that maternal vitamin D deficiency is associated with poor skeletal growth of childr...
UCLA imaging study of children with autism identifies broken mirror neuron system
Imaging research at UCLA finds that children with autism have virtually no activity in a key part of the brain's mirror neuron system while imitating and observing emotions. Mirror neurons are norm...
Bristol cardiac team develops new anaesthetic technique to help children
New UK guide will improve life chances for children with complex disabilities
The inequalities challenging disabled children will be addressed by a new guide by the UK Department of Health. It will help to ensure that children with complex disabilities receive better, more c...
ADHD Medication might also treat the symptoms of hyperactivity in autism
Methylphenidate, a medication used to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), may be effective in treating hyperactivity symptoms in children with autism and related pervasive develo...
Massive international effort stops polio epidemic across 10 west and central African countries
Public health experts have confirmed that a polio epidemic in ten countries in west and central Africa - Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea,...
Baby-talk in Cantonese
Baby talk is sometimes called infant-directed speech, parentese or even motherese. It is used by caregivers worldwide. In this research Cantonese-speaking mothers are being recorded interacting wi...
UK & Norwegian studies of Childrens' Health & Medical Conditions
A pioneering study into children's health at Bristol University (UK) is to join forces with a similar project in Norway to share data and help scientists discover the causes of a range of medical c...
New test offered to Baltimore children to identify developmental delays (MD, USA)
Children at risk if their mothers had stressful pregnancy
Fish oils shown to be beneficial to dyspraxic children
Fish oil has been found to help dyspraxic children, in particular concerning their reading abilities and behaviour, according to a recent study by Oxford University researchers published in Pediatr...
