Research and expert guidance suggest that breaking instructions into smaller chunks, pairing words with visual cues and letting children enact each step can improve their ability to complete multi-step tasks. Following multi-step directions can be a challenge for children who…
A study finds that food industry trade associations used overlapping UK and Scottish partnerships to soften reform proposals and help overturn targets for healthier products. Multistakeholder partnerships were meant to bring business, government and civil society into the same room…
About 1 million people are expected to join October events highlighting after-school programmes, as parents seek places for millions more children than current provision can accommodate. Communities across the US are preparing for Lights On Afterschool on Thursday, as the…
New research highlights untreated anxiety and high rates of depression and suicidal thoughts among young people, while experts warn against treating every symptom as a disorder. Teenage anxiety can be easy to misread. Some adults are tempted to file it…
Breaking instructions into visible, manageable steps can help children who struggle with attention, working memory or distractions , but the right support depends on where the difficulty begins. Children who struggle with multi-step directions often do not fail in the…
Smartphone tracking and Fitbit data suggest late-night use is delaying teenagers’ bedtimes and cutting their sleep, with social media dominating the crucial minutes before bed. Teenagers need more sleep than most adults, yet many are heading into the school day…
When a young child refuses an activity they once wanted to try, reducing pressure, offering limited choices and practising calm coping strategies can make participation feel manageable again. Parents of young children often discover that enthusiasm for a new activity…
A study tracking 499 children found that weaker reading in the early years, and slower progress later in primary school, was associated with greater reading anxiety by Year 8. For some children, reading difficulties can become more than an academic…
Measles cases rose by 40% between 2019 and 2023 as immunisation disruptions left 23.7 million infants without a first dose, researchers found. A new study has found that childhood measles vaccination is sliding backwards in the years after the COVID-19…
Tanoto Foundation says local governments are having to piece together funding for services supporting children from birth to age three, weakening efforts to deliver consistent care. Tanoto Foundation says Indonesia still lacks a clear budget line for services that support…
