March 06, 2023
Africa: Children and Teenagers Can Carry Out Valuable Wildlife Research - Here's How
The environment is in crisis. Young people are calling for environmental action and requesting more education about the environment and the climate emergency. They are also looking… Read more »
Africa: Curious Kids - Who Was the First Celebrity?
Who was the first celebrity? - Grace, aged eight, Belfast, Northern Ireland Read more »
March 01, 2023
Africa: Curious Kids - Why Don't Grown-ups Play Like Kids?
Why don't grown ups play like us kids do? Annie, aged 7, Canberra Read more »
February 27, 2023
Africa: Cough Syrup Can Harm Children - Experts Warn of Contamination Risks
The recent deaths of over 300 children in Africa and Asia have prompted the World Health Organization (WHO) to warn about the use of "substandard and falsified" medical products.… Read more »
February 09, 2023
Africa: Is 13 Too Young to Have a Tiktok or Instagram Account?
The surgeon general is the "nation's doctor" in the United States. They are tasked with giving Americans the "best scientific information" about their health. Read more »
January 29, 2023
Africa: Children and Teens Aren't Doing Enough Physical Activity - New Study Sounds a Health Warning
Physical inactivity is the fourth leading cause of death worldwide. It's also associated with chronic illness and disability. Recent research estimates that the world could see… Read more »
January 18, 2023
South Africa: My Child Isn't Happy With Their Final Exam Results. How Can I Support Them?
Every January, the day arrives that South Africans know can decide their fates: the "matric" exam results are announced. In 2022, 753,964 full-time and 167,915 part-time candidates… Read more »
January 17, 2023
Africa: Curious Kids - Is There Such a Thing As Nothing?
Is there such a thing as nothing? - Reggie, aged seven, Darlington Read more »
January 12, 2023
South Africa: Pregnant Learners Need Creches and Compassion to Keep Them in School
After Boitumelo gave birth she decided not to go back to school. She assumed that, because she was now a mother, she would be barred from returning. Then she had a surprising… Read more »
January 03, 2023
Africa: Fears About RSV, Flu and Winter Viruses Can Cause Parental Stress. Try These 4 Expert Tips to Balance Mental Wellness and Health Risks
Pediatric emergency departments and clinics have been overcrowded with the dramatic increase in child respiratory viruses, leaving many families anxious about caring for sick kids. Read more »
Africa: Supporting a Child With Long Covid - Tips From Parents of Children Living With the Condition
Long COVID is the patient-preferred term used to describe symptoms lasting more than four weeks after a COVID-19 infection. Children and young people can also suffer from long… Read more »
December 23, 2022
Africa: Not Sure How to Keep Your Kids Busy and Happy These Holidays? Here Are Five Tips.
When holidays roll around, many parents begin to appreciate just how tenacious teachers have to be to keep children engaged for weeks at a time. Some, faced with children they… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Kenya: Female Genital Mutilation Rates Peak During School Holidays - an Alternative Option Offers a Solution
Female genital mutilation is a practice deeply rooted in cultural traditions around the world. The World Health Organisation defines it as comprising all procedures that involve… Read more »
December 13, 2022
South Africa: Child Nutrition Programmes Can Feed Inequality - Model From South Africa Shows How Context Shapes Lives
Interventions to improve nutrition, especially for children and pregnant women, can be critical for health, physical growth and cognitive development, enabling better lives and… Read more »
December 08, 2022
Ethiopia: Abiy Ahmed Gained Power With the Help of Young People - Four Years Later He's Silencing Them
When Abiy Ahmed took power as Ethiopia's prime minister in April 2018, he was the youngest head of government in Africa. Read more »
November 29, 2022
Kenya: 6 Priorities to Get Kenya's Curriculum Back On Track - or Risk Excluding Many Children From Education
Kenya's education curriculum was reformed in 2017 to improve its quality - but now many Kenyans are calling for change again. Public disillusionment with the competency-based… Read more »
November 21, 2022
Uganda: Ebola - Schools Were Closed for Two Years During Covid, Now They Face More Closures - Something Must Change
Children in Uganda missed out on more school because of the COVID pandemic than their peers anywhere else in the world. An estimated 15 million pupils in the East African nation… Read more »
Tanzania: Pregnant Students May Stay in School Says New Ruling By African Child Rights Experts
The African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of Children recently made what experts call a landmark ruling. The committee is a regional quasi-judicial organ of the… Read more »
November 18, 2022
South Africa: LGBTIQ+ Learners At Risk As Conservative Christian Groups Fight Plans for Safer Schools
Advocacy groups in South Africa are intensifying their efforts to prevent the country's education department from creating safer environments for children of diverse gender… Read more »
November 08, 2022
Nigeria: A Dumpsite Is No Place for a Child - Study Shows Nigeria's Young Waste Pickers Are At Risk
The Olusosun landfill sprawls across 100 acres (40ha) in Nigeria's largest city, Lagos. Initially situated at the outskirts of the city, it is now at the city's centre due to urban… Read more »
October 26, 2022
Africa: RSV - a Pediatric Disease Expert Answers 5 Questions About the Surging Outbreak of Respiratory Syncytial Virus
Respiratory syncytial virus, more commonly known as RSV, sends thousands of children to the hospital every year in the U.S. But during September and October 2022, health… Read more »
October 18, 2022
Africa: Lockdown Babies Behind On Communication Milestones - To Help Toddlers' Language Skills, Just Talk And Listen
Research has found that babies born during lockdown have been later to meet some language and communication milestones. During this time, babies met fewer new people and had fewer… Read more »
October 17, 2022
Africa: Anxiety Detection And Treatment In Early Childhood Can Lower Risk For Long-Term Mental Health Issues -
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force, an independent panel of experts in primary care and prevention, issued a final recommendation on Oct. 11, 2022, published in the journal… Read more »