Children of Immigrants and Child Welfare Systems: Key Policy and Practice
Marking the release of an MPI report, this webinar examines what the growing intersection between U.S. immigration and child welfare systems means for protection agencies. Speakers also discuss promising child welfare policies and agency approaches to address the needs of children of immigrants and their families amid demographic change and rising immigration enforcement.
Children 'born of war': a role for fathers?
4 March 2020 , Volume 96, Number 2
Children, 15 and 8-y-o, killed by thugs
Screams of anguish pierced the air last night as police tried to secure forensic evidence in sections of Dumfries Street in Denham Town, west Kingston, following the killing of an eight-year-old girl by gunmen earlier in the afternoon. "Jesus...
Children don't know how to get proper nutrition information online
(Elsevier) Children looking for health information online could end up more prone to obesity. A new study in the Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior, published by Elsevier, shows a lack of digital health literacy can lead children to misinterpret portions, adopt recommendations intended for adults, or take guidance from noncredible sources.
Children 'born of war': a role for fathers?
4 March 2020 , Volume 96, Number 2
Children battling cancer can’t always express their feelings. Now a robotic duck is doing it for them.
Known as “My Special Aflac Duck,” the robot is merging play with tools that help doctors do their jobs.
Warning to cut TV for young children
Children under three should not watch screens, psychologist Dr Aric Sigman says as he warns it may lead to increased production of dopamine in children's brains.
Children of Morta (PS4) - $15 [Amazon/Gamestop]
Children of Morta (PS4) - $15 [Amazon/Gamestop]
https://www.gamestop.com/video-games/playstation-4/games/products/children-of-morta/11095151.html
Been watching closely for this, first time the PS4 physical copy has breached below $20.
Children in US and UK dying from syndrome linked to COVID-19 - World Socialist Web Site
- Children in US and UK dying from syndrome linked to COVID-19 World Socialist Web Site
- Rare illness linked to coronavirus kills New York five-year-old 9News
- Coronavirus US: Andrew Cuomo’s sad announcemet about chld infections NEWS.com.au
- Some children with COVID-19 showing symptoms similar to Kawasaki Disease NEWS10 ABC
- New fears around 'entirely different chapter' of coronavirus after boy dies from rare illness Yahoo News Australia
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Children’s Reading Festival On Saturday, Nov 2
| The Ladies of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. Bermuda Alumnae Chapter will be hosting their 20th Annual Children’s Reading Festival in Victoria Park from 11.00am – 4.00pm on Saturday November 2nd. This free event for children from infants to P6 is filled with books, fun castles, giveaways, storytelling, drinks and popcorn, entertainment and more. This […] |
Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters, Inc. v. Azar
(United States Fourth Circuit) - Affirmed an order enjoining the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services from enforcing a Medicaid reimbursement policy that was set forth in a Frequently Asked Questions document. The plaintiff, a hospital, contended that the reimbursement policy was not validly promulgated because there was no formal rulemaking as required by the Administrative Procedure Act. Agreeing, the Fourth Circuit held that the FAQ document was insufficient and that notice-and-comment rulemaking was necessary.
Juvenile prison guards strip searches cause mental health problems, former inmates claim
Children as young as 10 years old are being routinely strip searched in juvenile detention in NSW with minimal or no contraband found, according to new data, and former inmates claim the searches trigger mental illness issues.
Children of the Gold Coast's M1 motorway mural where are they now?
For more than 20 years, 178 children have stared at motorists driving along the busy M1 on the Gold Coast. We dispel the urban myths of who they are and why they are there.
Proposed NT youth justice reforms reconsidered, as children arrested while asleep at home
Children sleeping at home have been woken and arrested in Alice Springs, according to lawyers dismayed at a potential government back down on the use of arrest as a last resort.
Greta Migrant Camp kids return, lamenting lack of monument 70 years since first wave of arrivals
Children of post-war European migrants call for permanent monument at Greta Migrant Camp in the NSW Hunter Valley.
Children forced into adult watch houses as youth detention gets upgrades
Children as young as 10 have been kept in adult maximum-security watch houses in Queensland and now we know one of the main reasons why.
Children, parents won’t let toy sales slow down
Pestering by children and parental guilt has helped the toy industry grow to $1.5 billion in the past few years.
Children’s hospice benefits from FIFA clash
Villa and Wolves virtual derby raises over £4,100 for Acorns.
Children can lose weight and have fun
OVERWEIGHT children can get fit and active for free as a Hampshire centre launches its specialist programme to tackle obesity in the county.
Children's tray with placement indicator
A children's tray with a placement indicator includes a tray and a groove/spot formed in the tray to indicate where an eating item (including food, utensils, or dishware) is to be placed. The tray can be mounted, removably or fixedly, to a variety of child support structures, including high chairs, booster seats and bouncers and includes a wall around the periphery intended to prevent items from falling off of the tray. The groove/spot formed in the tray may be formed from of a material having a higher coefficient of friction than the material used to form the tray. The groove/spot formed in the tray may be formed from of a material having a different color than the material used to form the tray.
Children’s Exposure to Secondhand Smoke May Be Vastly Underestimated by Parents
Tel Aviv University Press Release Smoking parents misperceive where and when their kids are exposed to cigarette smoke, Tel Aviv University researchers say Four out of 10 children in the US are exposed to secondhand smoke, according to the American … Continue reading
KOST/Los Angeles Morning Star Ellen K & Jason Mraz Set To Help Children's Hospital Los Angeles Fundraiser
CHILDREN’s HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES (CHLA) has announced that their WALK & PLAY L.A. event is going virtual this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with proceedings set for SATURDAY … more
Education or Entertainment? Experience Both!
Children's Chapter book, King of the Hill, a nostalgic portrayal of a Child's Life in the 1930s.
Computer Gaming Appropriateness
Children spend at least 13 to 30 hours a week gaming. Most computer games are violent and aggressive and do little to inculcate moral values. Studies indicate that gaming results in aggressiveness and violent responses in children. And, children are less concerned and helpful towards their peers and families. They become socially stunted.
Autism linked to fever or flu in pregnancy
Children are more likely to have autism if their mothers had the flu or a prolonged fever during the first or second trimester of pregnancy.
Special teddy bear could help kids cope with diabetes
Children can feed Jerry the Bear, regulate his insulin, prick his fingers and even play games via the large screen on his chest.
Children are more hyperactive if they live near busy roads
Children living close to busy roads may have an increased risk of hyperactivity. They may also have more emotional problems, especially if they are exposed to higher levels of noise during the night, according to research carried out on children’s health in Germany.
Changes in background exposure to pollutants for German children
Children are thought to be at greater risk from exposure to environmental pollutants than adults because their bodies are still developing and their lower body weight means that relative exposure is higher. A new study reports background exposure levels in German children aged 3-14.
Children draw what they miss most during lockdown
Missing their grandparents, not being able to go out and meet their friends....These are just some of the things that kids, who have been confined to their homes due to the coronavirus lockdown, have revealed. From Tokyo to Buenos Aires, and New York to Kathmandu, youngsters have taken to their balconies or front lawns to display and explain the drawings they have made to Reuters photographers.
Children impacted by forced evictions
Motivated by the media attention in Nandigram, six volunteers of Child Rights and You decided to examine how the urban poor are faring
against State-sponsored eviction.
Shoma Chatterji
reports.
Children in the crossfire
A CRY report from Nandigram finds that children's experience of the violence there is intensely personal. Their vocabulary now includes
words like shilpo, santrash and proshashon.
Shoma Chatterji
reports.
Children can't read, adults can't count
Numerous laws and rules at the Central as well as State levels are in place to assess the extent of child labour in
the country, and to tackle it. Court directives too lend a hand. But CAG reports show that those responsible for carrying
out this reform are indifferent to the vast tragedy.
Himanshu Upadhyaya
reports.
Children’s Health
This report aims to enhance awareness for inclusion of children’s exposure in risk assessments when relevant and presents a children’s exposure decision tree that facilitates such decisions. The decision tree can be used to identify if a separate exposure assessment is needed with regard to children, and also aims to identify whether the exposure assessment conducted for adults already provides an acceptable level of safety of children.
Long-term wellbeing of European societies is at stake (OECD Education&Skills Today Blog)
Children and young people are among the biggest losers in the European economic and debt crisis.
PISA in Focus No. 50: Do teacher-student relations affect students' well-being at school?
Children spend about a third of their waking hours in school during most weeks in the year. Thus, schools have a significant impact on children’s quality of life – including their relationships with peers and adults, and their dispositions towards learning and life more generally.
When life means school again
Children are starting school at an ever younger age,OECD’s recent Education at a Glance 2013 shows that in 2011 on average over 84% of all four year-old children were enrolled in some form of formal education, which is 5% more than in 2005.
Children of working mothers
The society has drastically changed from what it was several decades back, and so has the outlook of people towards women....
Give e-learning a chance to rescue young learners
Children willing and able to e-learn should be encouraged.
A beacon of light for kids and teens
Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.
A beacon of light for kids and teens
Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.
A beacon of light for kids and teens
Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.
A beacon of light for kids and teens
Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.
A beacon of light for kids and teens
Children's club at the church in Tkvarcheli, which is held by MDT students, impacts lives of local children and gives them hope.
Wildflowers in the desert
Children with disabilities blossom through a community-based rehabilitation programme and teach the women who work with them about unconditional love.
Children of Immigrants
A story about 2 Albanian boys who live in Greece as immigrants with their families.