children

Maltese Editors’ Perspectives

Times of Malta says Roberta Metsola's election as First Vice President of the European Parliament is a great achievement for the country. The Independent criticises the close relationship between the…

Read More Here

UK doctors demand free meals for children as COVID fuels hunger

Paediatricians are urging the British government to reverse course and provide free meals for poor children during school holidays as the COVID-19 pandemic pushes more families into poverty. Some 2,200…

Read More Here

U.S. CDC says children may not be recommended for COVID-19 vaccination initially

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) said that COVID-19 vaccines may not be initially recommended for children, when they become available. Children, who rarely have severe COVID-19…

Read More Here

Surge in Spain of cases of children suffering poisoning after ingesting hand-sanitising gels

The number of children in Spain being treated for poisoning after ingesting hand-sanitising gels has surged since the coronavirus pandemic has made the product a ubiquitous part of everday life,…

Read More Here

Immune differences seen in children with inflammatory syndrome after COVID-19

A new study may shed light on why some youngsters develop the rare and dangerous multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) after recovering from COVID-19 while most do not. The…

Read More Here

Sesame Street releases video to help children with autism adjust to life during Coronavirus

Sesame Workshop, the nonprofit organization behind "Sesame Street," is hoping to help through a new collection of videos and resources designed to help children with autism and their families cope…

Read More Here

India’s Nobel laureate fears upsurge in child labour as pandemic shrivels economy

For four decades Indian Nobel peace laureate Kailash Satyarthi rescued thousands of children from the scourge of slavery and trafficking but he fears all his efforts could reverse as the…

Read More Here

Millions of African children rely on TV education during pandemic

Five-year-old Kenyan student Miguel Munene sits between his parents, holding their hands as he watches cartoon characters teaching him to pronounce “fish”. The television has replaced Munene’s teachers and classmates…

Read More Here

Half the world’s schoolchildren still unable to attend classrooms

Around 872 million school children – or half of the world’s student population – are still unable to attend schools in person because of the pandemic. Henrietta Fore, executive director…

Read More Here

Study suggests diarrhoea and vomiting may be key sign of coronavirus in children

Diarrhoea and vomiting could be an important sign of Covid-19 in children, researchers say, leading to calls for the official NHS list of symptoms to be updated. The checklist for…

Read More Here

Eye symptoms common in children with COVID-19

Children with COVID-19 often have nonserious eye symptoms like itching, discharge, or pink eye, a study from China suggests. Among 216 children hospitalized with COVID-19 in Wuhan, the epicenter of…

Read More Here

Man Utd striker Rashford brings together major food firms to tackle hunger among children

Marcus Rashford has formed a taskforce with some major food brands to help tackle hunger among children, the Manchester United and England forward said on Tuesday. Rashford had earned widespread…

Read More Here

Asymptomatic children can carry coronavirus for weeks, new study finds

A new, unsettling study on children and the coronavirus pandemic has just been published as countries around the world reopen kindergartens and school classrooms. The study's findings are sure to further…

Read More Here

Children’s role in spread of Covid-19 still puzzles scientists

Children can carry coronavirus in their noses for up to three weeks, according to a study from South Korea. Earlier studies have found the vast majority of children with the…

Read More Here

Severe or fatal COVID-19 very rare in children, study finds

Children and young people are far less likely than adults to get severe cases of COVID-19 infection, and death from the pandemic disease among children is exceptionally rare, according to…

Read More Here

Parents who give youngsters “sips” of alcohol increase their risk of binge-drinking

Many parents encourage children to have small sips of alcohol at the dinner table in the belief it will help them drink sensibly in later life. But early exposure to…

Read More Here

Pope Francis pays surprise visit to children at Vatican’s summer camp

Pope Francis on Monday paid a surprise visit to the Vatican children's summer camp. The pope met the kids while they were having breakfast in the atrium of he Paul…

Read More Here

Cases of child malnutrition in England double in last six months

In Britain almost 2,500 children have been admitted to hospital with malnutrition in the first six months of the year – double the number over the same period last year…

Read More Here

Bring sick kids for medical care during lockdown, British doctors appeal

With lockdown orders in place, parents may hesitate to take sick children to the doctor. But research by pediatricians in Britain concluded that if medical care is delayed - particularly…

Read More Here

UNICEF warns millions of Yemeni children could starve without urgent aid

Millions of children in Yemen could be pushed towards starvation by the end of the year as the humanitarian crisis is compounded by a lack of funding as the world…

Read More Here

Europe-wide study shows children coronavirus deaths ‘extremely rare’

Fewer than one in a hundred children who test positive for Covid-19 end up dying although a small but significant percentage develop severe illness, a new Europe-wide study showed Friday.…

Read More Here

Malta: 868 children arrived in Malta after rescue last year

868 children arrived in Malta last year after being rescued at sea. They included 768 who were unaccompanied or separated from their parents (UASC), according to a report by the United…

Read More Here

Countries failing to prevent violence against children, agencies warn

Half of the world’s children, or approximately 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, suffering injuries, disabilities and death, because countries have failed to…

Read More Here

Unicef highlights plight of children in Yemen humanitarian disaster

In Yemen, humanitarian needs have never been more acute, or funding more constrained, according to Unicef. “As of today, UNICEF’s US$479 million appeal to sustain essential basic services for children…

Read More Here

The Philippines to outlaw face-to-face education until a vaccine is found

The education secretary of the Philippines has confirmed the government’s intention to outlaw face-to-face education until a vaccine against coronavirus is discovered and distributed. “It is a challenging task for…

Read More Here

How brands try to answer kids’ question ‘Am I going to get shot?’ to explain racism and violence to children

For 8 minutes and 46 seconds - the time it took George Floyd, an unarmed black man, to die at the hands of Minneapolis police - cable TV kids channel…

Read More Here

Photo Story: International Children’s Day in Cambodia

A young boy feeds pigeon in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, 01 June 2020. Cambodia marked the annual International Children's Day on 01 June in support…

Read More Here

80 million children under one at risk of diseases such as diphtheria, measles and polio as COVID-19 disrupts routine vaccination efforts

COVID 19 is disrupting life-saving immunization services around the world, putting millions of children – in rich and poor countries alike – at risk of diseases like diphtheria, measles and…

Read More Here

WHO creates Covid-19 guide for children

The World Health Organization has created a Covid-19 guide for children ages 8 to 17, WHO said in a statement. The guide “aims to help young people understand the science…

Read More Here

Virus was circulating among children in Italy earlier than thought

A seven-week-old baby was shown to have contracted COVID-19 in Parma on February 26, according to the University of Parma. This showed that he virus was circulating in the paediatric…

Read More Here

Doctors insist that children with suspected Covid-related syndrome need immediate attention

Children who may have multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children, or MIS-C, a troubling complication of Covid-19 infection, need immediate attention and will probably need to be hospitalized, doctors said. It's…

Read More Here

230 children in Europe affected and two died from new life-threatening inflammatory syndrome linked to Covid-19

A new life-threatening inflammatory syndrome associated with COVID-19 has affected 230 children in Europe and killed two so far this year, a regional health body said on Friday, as medics…

Read More Here

This pandemic is a children’s rights issue too, says Greta Thunberg

The coronavirus pandemic is impacting children's health and standard of living globally, said climate activist and children's rights proponent Greta Thunberg during an interview with CNN. "Children both do get…

Read More Here

Italian doctors find link between Covid-19 and inflammatory disorder in children

Doctors in Italy have reported the first clear evidence of a link between Covid-19 and a rare but serious inflammatory disorder that has required some children to undergo life-saving treatment…

Read More Here

American CDC to alert doctors to look out for syndrome possibly related to Covid-19 in children

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is preparing to release an alert warning doctors to be on the lookout for a dangerous inflammatory syndrome in children that may…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Dutch primary schools reopen

Pupils arrive to a primary school in The Hague, The Netherlands, 11 May 2020. Primary schools, playgroups and childcare facilities reopened in the Netherlands during the ongoing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.…

Read More Here

A mysterious illness in the US could be linked to coronavirus in children

A mysterious illness that is affecting children and could be linked to the coronavirus has left officials alarmed and searching for answers as infections increase. Doctors are referring to the condition that…

Read More Here

Children and the Coronavirus

With parents and policymakers agonising over when to reopen schools as lockdowns ease, scientists are still struggling to find out how the new coronavirus affects children. Children could be less…

Read More Here

U.S. scientists to study life-threatening syndrome in children linked to coronavirus

U.S. scientists are working to understand a rare, life-threatening inflammatory syndrome in children associated with exposure to the new coronavirus by quickly assembling clinical trials and patient registries. Cases were…

Read More Here

Sprawling green spaces and fantastical skyscrapers feature in children’s ‘own’ designed cities of the future

From "fantastical skyscrapers" to sprawling green spaces, children are creating their own cities while under lockdown, using designs from a renowned British architecture studio. Foster + Partners' project, which includes…

Read More Here

Evidence review shows no case of a child passing coronavirus to an adult

No child has been found to have passed coronavirus to an adult, a review of evidence in partnership with the Royal College of Paediatricians has found. Major studies into the…

Read More Here

WHO cautions coronavirus linked complication seen in children is ‘rare’

The “vast majority” of children with COVID-19 have mild cases and recover completely, but a small number in a few countries have developed a rare inflammatory syndrome, the World Health…

Read More Here

European doctors warn rare childrens’ syndrome may be linked to coronavirus

Doctors in Britain, Italy, and Spain have been warned to look out for a rare inflammatory condition in children that is possibly linked to the new coronavirus. Earlier this week,…

Read More Here

UNICEF and Microsoft launch global learning platform to help address COVID-19 education crisis

UNICEF and Microsoft Corp. announced the expansion of a global learning platform to help children and youth affected by COVID-19 continue their education at home. The Learning Passport started off…

Read More Here

The children of Covid-19

by Jesmond Saliba The post-millennial generation is only starting to make its way into the world, but it now finds everything in complete upheaval. Children and young people will have…

Read More Here

US coronavirus study warns sick children could overwhelm health system

Paediatric services in the US could be overwhelmed by thousands of sick infants and young children – an overlooked group which has a higher risk of serious illness from Covid-19,…

Read More Here

U.N. warns economic downturn could kill hundreds of thousands of children in 2020

Hundreds of thousands of children could die this year due to the global economic downturn sparked by the coronavirus pandemic and tens of millions more could fall into extreme poverty…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Teddy bear hunt to entertain children during coronavirus lockdown

A collection of images showing plush toys and teddy bears displayed in the windows of Parkdale homes in Melbourne, Australia. A mass teddy bear hunt has been under way around…

Read More Here

Photo Story: Initiative in the UK to fight children’s boredom

Sock puppets displayed on a blue fence in Leicestershire, Britain. The Landlord of the Stoney Stanton village pub has encouraged children to make sock puppets, which he later displays on…

Read More Here

UN issues children’s story book to help children cope with COVID-19

A new story book that aims to help children understand and come to terms with COVID-19 has been produced by a collaboration of more than 50 organizations working in the…

Read More Here

Worldwide teddy bear hunt helps distract children under lockdown

A mass teddy bear hunt is under way around the world to help distract the millions of children locked down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Stuffed toys are being placed…

Read More Here

UK police warn of paedophiles preying on children online during lockdown

British police said on Friday there were at least 300,000 people in the country who posed a sex threat to children, warning that there could be a spike in online…

Read More Here

Row erupts in Italy over taking children outside during lockdown

A row has erupted in Italy over parents being allowed to take their children out for a short walk amid the coronavirus lockdown. The government said in a circular letter…

Read More Here

Minecraft launches free educational content for children

Minecraft has released a series of free educational sessions that parents can download to help children learn at home. Minecraft Marketplace, which features items and add-ons that people can use…

Read More Here

Parents need to prepare kids to guard against CoVid-19

The World Health Organization said parents need to prepare their kids to guard against COVID-19 after a new study showed that babies and very young children can sometimes develop severe…

Read More Here

Norway’s Prime Minister addresses youngsters about coronavirus

Last Monday, Norway’s Prime Minister Erna Solberg, together with two of her Cabinet Ministers, met up with a group of children to answer their questions related to CoVid-19 and the…

Read More Here

Norway PM tells children: ‘It is OK to feel scared’ during coronavirus

Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg told the country’s children on Monday it was OK to feel scared during the “special days” of the coronavirus outbreak. The Nordic country has invoked…

Read More Here