According to the World Health Organisation, children will suffer 80% of the illnesses, injuries and deaths attributable to climate change.
Child & Family Blog EditorOctober 2019
Articles related to children’s physical and mental health by some of the world’s top child and family researchers.
In our articles relating to child health we explore different themes – childhood obesity, the effects of physical factors such as the paint used in schools on child learning, and the effects of family issues such as family instability or parental absence.
Reduced parenting time with fathers after divorce damages emotional security in children. Increased time mitigates negative impacts of conflict.
Child & Family Blog EditorDecember 2018
The study shows a clear potential biological connection between father loss and later health problems.
Child & Family Blog EditorNovember 2017
Animal-assisted therapy trials show promising results, particularly using horses to assist autism and dogs to assist trauma.
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2017
There is a strong correlation between the average exposure to a poor quality neighborhood between the ages of 1 and 17 and later poor health.
Child & Family Blog EditorApril 2017
Early childhood is a critical time to address obesity. Poor parenting has been identified as a key factor.
Child & Family Blog EditorMarch 2017
Less ozone and fine particulate pollution from reduced fossil fuel should reduce infant mortality and respiratory disease, and raise productivity at work.
Allison LarrAugust 2016
Research identifies many low cost, practical approaches for policy makers to make big improvements in child health, even if poverty remains persistent.
Professor Janet CurrieNovember 2015
