Sexual predators have found a new way to exploit children: taking control of their webcams to record them without their consent. Here’s how the attack works and how you can protect your kids.
Urban development and social norms concerning childhood have led European cities to a situation where public spaces are no more spaces for children and young people.
Extensive evidence shows the harms of spanking, and 65 other countries or states worldwide have already banned it. Why has Canada not done the same by repealing Section 43 of the Criminal Code?
How should we understand what toys or ‘loose part’ materials support children’s play, and what’s the relationship of parents’ education and income to this? A study aims to find out.
Hundreds of children were stolen from their parents during the dictatorship in Argentina, but over the years some have been reunited with their families.
An unexplained rise in cases of hepatitis among children around the world in 2022 may be linked to a virus known as AAV2, according to three new studies.
Ontario’s new policy on youth leaving care comes into effect April 1. While the policy provides welcomed support for youth, there are still gaps that need to be addressed.
When we are tired, bored or something is bothering us, children and adults behave worse. All because the brain’s control tower, the prefrontal cortex, is not working at full capacity.
Professor, Canada Research Chair in Determinants of Child Development, Owerko Centre at the Alberta Children’s Hospital Research Institute, University of Calgary