Asha Riley is reshaping physical education at St Swithun’s School around confidence, daily movement and inclusion, arguing that lasting participation begins beyond the scoreboard. Asha Riley is trying to change how girls experience physical activity by changing the culture around…
SEVT says its role on Greece’s National Nutrition Committee has helped expand the range of products meeting nutritional criteria in school canteens. The Greek food and drink industry group SEVT has said it helped shape the new specification table for…
The education writer argues that children need collaboration and unconditional acceptance, rather than control-based discipline, to develop autonomy and moral judgement. At a time when parenting advice is saturated with systems, techniques and quick fixes, Alfie Kohn is offering a…
A study of 851 children suggests that combining behavioural screening with auditory brainstem responses could support more objective autism assessment, with sound-processing differences varying by brainstem region and stimulus intensity. A new study suggests that patterns in brainstem hearing responses,…
Co-produced, strengths-based booklets helped children and families discuss neurodivergent traits and coping strategies while they waited for formal assessment. A growing number of families are being told to wait months, and sometimes years, for autism or ADHD assessments, yet their…
A randomised trial suggests psychotherapy for depression during pregnancy may influence babies’ hippocampal development and help regulate negative emotions in early infancy. A new study suggests that treating depression during pregnancy may do more than help the mother: it may…
Undernutrition has eased among young children in Davao Region, but rising overweight and obesity among schoolchildren, adolescents and adults is deepening the area’s double burden of malnutrition. Health officials in Davao Region are sounding the alarm over a growing double…
The mood, anxiety and concentration benefits of exercise can fade when hard training is not matched with enough recovery, sleep and fuel. Exercise is often discussed in terms of fitness goals such as strength, endurance, or weight loss, but its…
Adolescents are still developing the skills needed for long-term decisions, yet face growing pressure to choose careers and define their identities before they are ready. Teenagers are often treated as if they should already know exactly who they are and…
A new framework argues that success in decisive moments depends not simply on where athletes focus, but on whether the complexity of their information processing matches the task and their capabilities. Researchers in Cologne and New Zealand say the way…
