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‘The Shutdown Makes Me Nervous’: Young People Caught Up in Impasse
Now in its fourth week, the shutdown’s effects have cascaded across generations, from children worried about their parents to college students unable to pay tuition.
What keeps young people up at night?
We may look back at our childhood as the most carefree time of our lives, but it seems young people are much more in tune with global challenges than we sometimes give them credit for. It...
How We’ve Failed Our Young People
A confession on behalf of Baby Boomer parents everywhere.
How to teach young people about sex and relationships
Schools have a key role in teaching respectful behaviour but there is a lot parents can do as well
How hands-on leadership lessons help young people soar
Parents of young people are looking for hands-on educational experiences for their children. They get those in Scouting — and at Aviation Challenge.
but where else do young people work out how to do it?
As any parent knows, talking to your kids about sex isn’t easy. So where else can they get educated?
When Will Young People Start To Forget Things?
This insightful xkcd chart shows the years that young people in the US will start forgetting things. 'Baby Got Back' turned 20 this year. My
How Can Cities Help Young People Thrive?
Young adults today are optimistic. They’re ambitious. They want to work for themselves, start their own companies and give back to their communities. And according to a new research initiative, they’re flocking to cities to do it.
Promoting children and young people’s emotional health and wellbeing
Guidance for head teachers and college principals on the 8 principles for promoting emotional health and wellbeing in schools and colleges.
Do adults need screen-time limits as much as young people?
No matter what your age, you should limit "screen-time" with smartphones, social media, online video games and digital streaming service, according to an #OSUWexMed mental health expert. #BuckeyeBrains
Young people and sex: Seven tips for parents
Prepare yourself for questions, do not panic or shut them down
When Young People Aren’t Having Sex, Something’s Wrong
When something as natural and ordered as erotic love is no longer being pursued, there is something deeply wrong with our society. Kate Julian’s Atlantic article “Why are Young People Having So Little Sex?” presents incontrovertible evidence that the experiment of “free love” without consequences, b
Greta Thunberg and 11 Other Young People Who Changed the World
Children's rights: what matters to young people?
A quarter of a century after global leaders signed up to the UN convention on the rights of the child, we approached Unicef to find out from children around the world what rights were most important to them. Presented with a child-friendly version of the convention, this is what they had to say
What we don't understand about young people's motivations
Young people are often seen as lacking but research shows they're motivated by their concern for future generations.
Be a Role Model: Find a Healthy Balance with Media and Technology
Young kids learn how to use technology by watching their parents, so model healthy habits early by balancing media time with real time. Advice from Common Sense Media editors.
Helping Young Children Learn to Make Friends
With school starting up again, it’s important that parents think about ways they can help their children succeed not only academically, but also socially.
New app teaches vital life skills to young people who have been in care
A new app, developed in the style of computer game SimCity, aims to help young people leaving foster care to learn life skills like renting a house and keeping a job.
Do Young People Care About Gentrification?
We interrupted some millennials' $5 coffee to ask if they think about displacing the poor.
A holistic approach to young people’s psychosocial wellbeing
This event explores different approaches to young people's psychosocial wellbeing in the Global South, and shares good practice in advancing support.
Can 'background TV' impact your young child's development?
Experts say even when no one is watching, having a TV on can impact a young child's development. Researchers suggest "background TV" can affect the way parents interact with their children.
