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Child development
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Managing meltdowns in young children
Meltdowns are an involuntary emotional response when children's senses become overwhelmed. Counsellor William Hayman gives advice on how to handle them.
Social media fuelling ‘devastating’ kids’ mental health crisis − NGO
Report slams social media platforms for prioritising engagement over child safety
New Europe push to curb children’s social media use
The European Commission wants to launch an age-verification app next month
‘Efterskoles’ − where Danish teens spend a year finding themselves
Type of boarding school for 15-year-olds where the focus is on personal growth
So your child has a ‘boyfriend’ or ‘girlfriend’. Should you be worried?
While this is quite normal during pre-puberty, it’s important to make sure children are staying within healthy boundaries, says Cher McGillivray
What causes ADHD? What we know, don’t know and suspect
Alison Poulton outlines the main difficulties in diagnosing the condition
TikTok’s cookie challenge: why some children share and others don’t
If a child doesn't share, it doesn't necessarily mean they are selfish, say Rebecca Merkley and Liza Kahwaji
Could bullying be an evolutionary trait?
Bullying may offer adolescent perpetrators benefits, and that's why anti-bullying efforts may have little impact worldwide, an expert argues
Infants remember more than you think
New study challenges assumptions about infant memory
How video games can support children’s well-being
Parents may have conflicting views about digital play, but when designed well, digital and video games can support children’s well-being in a range of important ways, Fiona Scott says