An Atlanta Journal-Constitution investigation found that about 350 centres retained or improved their state ratings after incidents involving serious harm or risks to children, prompting scrutiny of Georgia’s publicly funded system. Georgia’s star-based child care rating system has come under…
A unanimous Senate report says weak recruitment, training and oversight have left children exposed to abuse in a system used by nine in 10 families. A French Senate report has concluded that the country is not doing enough to protect…
The first national estimate of binge eating among US high school students provides a baseline for earlier detection, after 40.5% reported the behaviour in the previous month. The first national estimate of binge eating among U.S. high school students suggests…
Emory University modelling shows how falling immunisation rates could drive additional infections, hospitalisations, deaths and costs, with Florida among the states most exposed. A new mapping tool from Emory University is putting numbers on what falling childhood vaccination coverage could…
A Cardiff University study suggests conflicting emotional signals from mothers may be linked to more severe anxiety, withdrawal and behavioural problems in young children. Researchers at Cardiff University say the emotional climate mothers create may shape how children struggle, or…
Partnership with Children is launching three trauma-informed programmes in Brooklyn and the Bronx, extending school-based emotional support into the hours after class. Partnership with Children said it is launching three after-school programmes in Brooklyn and the Bronx built around trauma-informed…
Save the Children says conflict, climate shocks and shrinking aid budgets are leaving millions of children at risk as just 31% of funding needed for the gravest nutrition emergencies has been committed. Save the Children has warned that hunger is…
A study of more than 9,600 children found that consuming roughly two cans of cola a week was associated with shorter sleep, small brain differences and greater psychological distress, although it does not prove caffeine is the cause. Children who…
The first national survey to measure adolescent anxiety finds substantial symptoms among US teenagers, but only about half of those most affected are receiving support. Anxiety is affecting a substantial share of teenagers in the United States, and new national…
Developmental timetables vary, but asymmetry, unusual muscle tone or losing skills can signal a need for prompt medical advice. Parents often worry when their baby moves differently from other children, but development in the first year of life is wide-ranging…
