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 6 of 28.
Annual federal statistics compilation reports 2nd decline in preterm births (USA)
Preterm births and adolescent births declined, eighth graders' math and reading scores increased, and more children had health insurance, according to the federal government’s annual statistical re...
UNICEF announces key tools to improve education in emergencies
The Minimum Standards for Education: Preparedness, Response and Recovery updates a highly successful handbook that was translated into 23 languages and used in more than 80 countries by education a...
New child protection framework adopted in The Republic of Congo
The Republic of the Congo is a signatory to the Convention on the Rights of the Child (1993), the two Optional Protocols and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child. With the ado...
Health of future generations determined by childhood conditions
Researchers for the University of Bristol’s Centre for Market and Public Organisation (CMPO) looked at the health and cognitive development of children from across the world and concluded that inve...
Parents' physical inactivity influences children
Among children and adolescents, physical activity has been associated with a lower BMI and a reduced risk of heart disease. Regular physical activity is also known to help to prevent the developmen...
Could gardening help children eat more greens?
Researchers at the University of Leeds are working with the Royal Horticultural Society to find out if pupils who garden at school develop a taste for fruit and vegetables.
Communicative fathers help reduce teenage smoking
This study suggests that a greater awareness of parents’ and especially fathers’ potential impact upon their teenagers’ choices about whether to smoke is needed. Fathers should be encouraged and su...
