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EU probes Facebook, Instagram over child protection
Commission believes platforms causing addictive behaviour in children
May 17, 2024
Lazy’, ‘messy’, ‘smart’: how labels affect a child’s personality development
There is a delicate balance between uplifting or helping a child to grow and condemning them, experts say
May 11, 2024
Use of alcohol and e-cigarettes among youth ‘alarming’ − WHO
Overall drinking has decreased for boys, while it has increased for girls
April 27, 2024
Read, sing, dance and funny faces
Expert tips on how you can help your baby’s development through play
April 22, 2024
Supporting your child through exams
As exam season approaches, here are a few coping strategies for parents
April 20, 2024
Quarter of UK five- to seven-year-olds have smartphone − study
Parental concerns as regards children having smartphones has increased but some are ‘resigning about their ability to intervene in their children's online lives’
April 19, 2024
A letter to my children: breaking the last taboo of money
A personal way to discuss the universal issue of financial literacy.
April 18, 2024
Meta turns to AI to protect minors from ‘sextortion’
The IT giant operating Instagram and Facebook said it was testing an AI-driven ‘nudity protection’ tool that would find and blur images containing nudity
April 12, 2024
How can a baby learn two languages at the same time?
From birth, a child is able to retain and categorise linguistic stimuli that are extremely rich in information, an expert says
April 7, 2024
Nurturing children’s minds one page at a time
Ruth Falzon discusses the enduring value of bedtime reading
April 3, 2024