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On World Day Against Child Labour, UN urges protection for children in conflicts and disasters
Children in areas affected by conflict and disasters are among the most vulnerable, the United Nations International Labour Organization (ILO) in warning on the World Day Against... More
Giving your child a smartphone is like giving them a gram of cocaine, says top addiction expert
Giving your child a smartphone is like “giving them a gram of cocaine”, a top addiction therapist has warned. Time spent messaging friends on Snapchat and Instagram can be just as... More
Child migrants risk lives to reach Europe from ... Spain
It is midnight and 9-year-old Wahib hides near the port of Melilla, a tiny Spanish territory on Morocco’s Mediterranean coast. Like scores of other street children here, he is... More
Missouri sued for overmedicating foster kids
Administrators in Missouri’s foster care system failed to monitor and oversee the use of psychotropic drugs on foster children, according to a lawsuit filed by two children’s... More
AI machine can spot autism in babies as young as 6 months – study
A brain-mapping AI could soon be used to identify infants most at risk of developing autism, before the symptoms even appear. New research published in the journal Science... More
Aid agencies urged to help prevent child labor during crises
Syrian refugee children in Lebanon are doing back-breaking labor in potato fields and working with pesticides in baking hot greenhouses, a U.N. agency said on Monday as it called... More
Falling cocoa prices threaten child labor spike in Ghana, Ivory Coast
A drop in global cocoa prices threatens to undermine efforts to stamp out child labor in Ghana and Ivory Coast, the world's two biggest growers, as falling incomes could force... More
Premature babies often catch up to peers in school: study
A study following more than 1.3 million premature babies born in Florida found that two-thirds of those born at only 23 or 24 weeks were ready for kindergarten on time, and almost 2... More
Fewer child sex slaves in Mumbai brothels, but underground trade a concern: study
The number of children trafficked for sex in the red light districts of Mumbai has dropped sharply, activists said, as they raised concerns over the trade shifting underground to... More
ADHD tied to driver's license delays, crash risks
Adolescents with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may wait longer than other teens to obtain a driver's license, and they may be at higher risk for accidents once... More
Iraqi Christian girl freed from Islamic State says 'mum, dad' again
A six-year old Iraqi Christian girl, kidnapped by Islamic State when she was three, was reunited with her family on Friday, and getting used to saying "mum" and "dad" once more. "... More
Drinking in pregnancy tied to subtle changes in babies’ faces
Women who drink even a little bit of alcohol during pregnancy may be more likely than other mothers to have babies with slight facial abnormalities that have been linked to... More
Polio outbreak in Syria poses vaccination dilemma for WHO
Vaccinating too few children in Syria against polio because the six-year-old war there makes it difficult to reach them risks causing more cases in the future, the World Health... More
Kids born through fertility treatment show normal mental development
Despite concerns that children born through Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ART) may develop differently from other kids, a UK study finds they have normal mental skills until... More
