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Instagram, under pressure, tightens protection for teens
Teen Accounts is designed to give parents peace of mind
How to help your child as they start at primary school
Many children look forward to starting school, but many will also feel apprehensive. A child and educational psychologist gives parents tips on how to make the transition to school a smoother one,
UK to restrict junk food ads in childhood obesity fight
Advertising for foods that are too fatty, too sweet or too salty will be banned before 9pm on television and completely online.
Video game companies accused of tricking children
European consumer groups say kids are especially vulnerable to companies' “manipulative spending tactics”
Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media
Government describes impact of social media on young people as a ‘scourge’
‘Don’t give smartphones to kids under 11’
UK mobile firm gives guidance to parents
Not every child will go to the Olympics
But fundamental movement skills are still important.
Play or game over!
A negative view of play can affect parents' attitudes towards their children and, by extension, their children's relationship to play, says counsellor Mark Bonello
Innovative intervention for developmental language disorder
Local researchers and game developers are working on a board game and
app for use by children with DLD within the Maltese bilingual context
Keeping a child’s brain sharp during summer
The brain tends to forget unused information, leading to a loss of learned material if students do not review during the holidays, Erika Galea says