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Watch: OneShot — UNICEF France Welcomes 2019

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Post date January 15, 2019

Detail of photograph by Jiro Ose UNICEF

UNICEF France is ringing in 2019 with their greatest mission of all: ensuring every child grows up in the best conditions and has all the tools needed to build a future. And first on the list is “Hope.” Discover their animated Greeting Card — and New Year’s resolution — with this OneShot: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/0WYMdqgKiJQ expand=1] UNICEF France Welcomes 2019 — Jiro Ose/UNICEF/OneShot OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single photograph in an immersive one-minute video. Follow OneShot:

Tags children, children's rights, education, france, future, human rights, humanitarian help, onu, south sudan, unicef

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How Two Middle-Aged Dads Invented Germany’s Hottest Toy

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Post date December 17, 2018

The Tonies, selling like German cupcakes Official Facebook page

Patric Fassbender and Marcus Stahl are struggling to keep up with demand for their ‘Toniebox’ devices, which are now set to break into the English-speaking market.

Tags audio, cassette, cd, children, germany, tonie, toy

Ideas Migrant Lives

Tragic Icons Of Migration, Dorothea Lange To A Turkish Beach

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Post date November 28, 2018

"Photographs can help." Medyan Dairieh/ImagesLive/ZUMA

PARIS — Human migration is the story of our times. Victims of conflict and climate change, pushed by poverty at home and pulled toward opportunity abroad, people on the move are both a catalyst and consequence of globalization. Yes, immigration is a polarizing political issue, but also a keen reminder of the shared circumstances that […]

Tags book, children, climate, italy, migrants, migration

In The News

The Battle For A Constitutional Right To Literacy

Post author By lmacret
Post date August 20, 2018

Students are fighting to make literacy a Constitutional Right Redd Angelo/Unsplash

Lawyers representing students in several U.S. states are making the case that the right to literacy is the bridge to so many other rights.

Tags american, children, constitution, court, democracy, education, illiteracy, literacy, rights, schools, supreme, united states

In The News OneShot

Watch: OneShot — Happy Birthday Malala

Post author By lmacret
Post date July 11, 2018

Pakistani activist for female education, who survived a brutal Taliban attack, Malala Yousazfai became the youngest person to ever win the Nobel Peace Prize. Now she’s celebrating a special all-grown-up birthday on July 12! [youtube https://www.youtube.com/embed/ijRSJpmSYNw expand=1] Happy Birthday Malala — OneShot OneShot is a new digital format to tell the story of a single photograph in an immersive one-minute video. Follow OneShot:

Tags birthday, children, happy, malala, rights, united kingdom, women, yousazfai

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Watch OneShot: Immigrant Children Torn From Parents, A Sight And Sounds

Post author By lmacret
Post date June 19, 2018

The chilling stories of migrant children being torn from their parents at the U.S.-Mexico border now have their first visual and audio record.

Tags border, children, ice, immigration, mexico-u.s., united states

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Hungry Students? Postponed Exams? Ramadan In German Schools

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Post date May 18, 2018

In Frankfurt, Germany Patrick Pleul/DPA/ZUMA

BERLIN — This past week marked the beginning of a period of peace and quiet for Muslims around the world. It is Ramadan, a month dedicated to reflection, prayers, and fasting, where disputes are meant to be avoided wherever possible. But instead of harmony, conflicts around Ramadan itself have increasingly been coming to the fore […]

Tags children, exams, fasting, germany, islam

In The News

China’s School Abuse Scandal Shakes Basic Bonds Of Trust

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Post date November 29, 2017

A kindergarten in Suzhou, China Bill Taroli

-Analysis- BEIJING — Two weeks ago, a preschool in Shanghai was exposed for abusing toddlers. One young child was brutally thrown around the floor, while another was forced to eat spicy mustard. Then, last week, a kindergarten in Beijing run by the Red, Yellow and Blue (RYB) Education company, was found to have been injecting […]

Tags children, china, chinese, education, schools

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Sick Children, Why The Cambodian Genocide Toll Is Still Rising

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Post date August 3, 2017

A Cambodian child in Phnom Penh Tariq Zaidi/ZUMA

Decades after the Khmer Rouge, the legacy of their brutal regime claims a new generation of victims.

Tags cambodia, children, diabetes, genocide, Khmer, sick, survivors

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Parenting Lessons, From Walden To Whatsapp

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Post date July 13, 2017

Lost in another world Alice Keeler

“I am struck by the fact that the more slowly trees grow at first, the sounder they are at the core, and I think that the same is true of human beings.” These wise words were written by American author and philosopher Henry David Thoreau, born 200 years ago on Wednesday. A quiet journal entry […]

Tags children, germany, great britain, henry david thoreau, parenting, technology, virtual, walden

In The News

The Psychological Price Of Successful Parents

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Post date June 11, 2017

Father and son Steven Sim

BUENOS AIRES — Eduardo Roverano, 61, inherited the family business, a Buenos Aires funeral home founded in 1883 by his great grandfather. “I have vague memories of when the funeral cart was drawn by black horses,” he recalls. “I began working at 15. And it wasn’t a desk job. They sent me to pick up […]

Tags argentina, child, children, culture, expectation, family, job, parents, society, work

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Female Fertility, Time To Get Blunt About Biological Clock

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Post date April 8, 2017

Children: right now or later? Robert Schlesinger/DPA/ZUMA

-Essay- BERLIN — There we were, a group of female friends in their early 30s sitting around the dinner table one evening and, somehow, the conversation turns to having children. We all agree it would be nice to be a young mother because it is strangely cool being a young mum. But we all have […]

Tags children, fertility, germany, jobs, late, motherhood, pregnancy, quo, relationships, status

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In Syrian Hospital, No More Antidote For Chemical Victims

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Post date April 7, 2017

Treating one of the victims of the April 4 attack Edlib/ZUMA

Syria Deeply talked Dr. Abdel Hay Tennari, who treated at least 22 critical victims from the April 4 toxic gas attack in Khan Sheikhoun.

Tags antidote, assad, attack, chemical, children, sarin, syria

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Play-Doh To Plato, A Case For Teaching Philosophy To Young Kids

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Post date February 18, 2017

Big thoughts? Nathan Bittinger

Introducing deep thoughts to early child education can pay off later.

Tags children, education, plato, reflection, socrates, switzerland

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Child Thieves For Hire In China

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Post date December 21, 2016

Kids playing in Hunan Province, China Zhao Zhongzhi/Xinhua

A county in China long known for its poets and philosophers is now in the news for something far more notorious — renting out children as thieves for hire. In Dao county in the southern Chinese province of Hunan, a child can be rented for 200 yuan ($29) a day, or 50,000 yuan ($7200) a […]

Tags children, china, dao, hunan, kids, renting, stealing, thieves

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Cure For Crying Babies? Medical Help For Sleepless Parents In Munich

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Post date November 25, 2016

Don't hold back, baby. Pedro Klien

Babies cry, that’s normal. But what if your baby does not stop crying and drives you up the wall? For more than 25 years, a Munich-based medical department has helped parents cope with crying babies.

Tags babies, children, crying, germany, kbo, munich, stop, tears

Society

Learning To Live Without My Children, A Mother’s Tale

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Post date October 18, 2016

jamiecat

Women usually get custody of the kids. But not always. One woman tells the story of losing her children, and how she’s begun to piece her life and relationships back together.

Tags children, divorce, essay, germany, mother, motherhood, parent, woman

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This Brazilian Girl Read 560 Books And She’s Not Even 12

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Post date September 23, 2016

Brazil's young bookworm Kaciane do Nascimento Facebook page

Kaciane do Nascimento’s love of reading led to her open a library in the backyard of her house, in a low-income housing development in São Paulo state. Now she’s working on a book of her own.

Tags books, brazil, children, kaciane do Nascimento, library, literature, narrative, prodigy, talent

Geopolitics Ideas Society

Women Who Rule The World Still Asked “Why Are You Childless?”

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Post date September 22, 2016

Merkel and May in Berlin in July Michael Kappeler/DPA via ZUMA

British Prime Minister Theresa May is just the latest female world leader who’s not a mother. A hard look at a gender double standard that reaches all the way to the top.

Tags angela merkel, children, family, germany, Julia Gillard, motherhood, Nicola Sturgeon, park geun-hye, politics

Economy Society

China Grapples With Baby Boom In The Year Of The Monkey

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Post date August 5, 2016

Newborns at a maternity in Lanzhou, northwestern China, on Feb. 17 Chen Bin/Xinhua/ZUMA

BEIJING — “Our little monkey has decided to join the fun,” said Lucy, a 33-year-old woman expecting her first child this October. She’s one of many happy Chinese women due to give birth in the year of the monkey, an animal that is associated with cleverness in the Chinese zodiac calendar. A Founder Securities report […]

Tags baby, baby boom, children, china, monkey, one child policy, population, society, zodiac sign

Geopolitics Ideas

As Teachers Unions And Mexican Government Fight, Children Left Behind

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Post date August 1, 2016

Police forces and teachers protesting in Mexico City Alejandro Ayala/Xinhua/ZUMA

Tags children, education, mexico, national coordinator of education workers, politics, reforms, teacher, trade unions

Society

What To Say To A Child When Terror Attacks Become Routine

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Post date July 27, 2016

After the terrorist attack on Istanbul's Ataturk Airport He Canling

A developmental psychologist in Turkey offers some answers.

Tags anxiety, children, discrimination, psychology, stress, terrorism, turkey

Geopolitics Society

The Battle To Teach Syrian Kids When Schools Are Bombed

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Post date July 6, 2016

Kids on their way to school in Aleppo Ameer Al-Halbi/APA Images/ZUMA

Regular shelling from all sides has made it too dangerous for students to go to school in the Syrian city of Aleppo, so a group of volunteer teachers decided to open their own.

Tags airstrikes, Bashar al-Assad, children, education, Free Aleppo Governorate Council, government-run schools, insecurity, save the children, schools, syria, unicef, war

Syria Crisis

When Syrian Kids Become Wage Earners To Eat

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Post date May 7, 2016

Children playing in Dukhaniyeh, in the suburbs of Damascus, Syria Ammar/Xinhua/ZUMA

Violence, poverty and displacement have affected millions of Syrian children. In the besieged Damascus suburb of eastern Ghouta, many are foregoing their education and turning to selling wares in the streets to help support their families.

Tags children, Eastern Ghouta, loose money, scavenging, syria, syrian war

Ideas Society

Three Things I Ask Of Mothers For Mother’s Day

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Post date May 7, 2016

Happy Mothers' Day! Leon Fishman

-Essay- On Mothers’ Day, mothers are recognized and receive praise from their families and society at large. It’s a special day that nobody should forget to celebrate, right? My homage will consist of a few requests and some words of gratitude. Cultivating patience is the first thing I would ask mothers to do. They would […]

Tags babies, brazil, children, growing up, moms, mother, mothers day, schools, sleepless nights

Ideas Society

How Educators Are Failing Bullies

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Post date March 15, 2016

Four victims in this photo? Thomas Ricker

It’s normal for children to argue and fight. But those identified as bullies are often suspended or expelled far too quickly. Why don’t schools intervene earlier?

Tags behavior, bullying, children, education, germany, pedagogy, school

Food / Travel Society

Kid Crowdfunding Aims To Preserve Sardinian Paradise

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Post date March 3, 2016

Budelli is budiful! Camilla Sebastiani

When the owners of the tiny, unspoiled island of Budelli went bankrupt and a would-be New Zealand buyer’s bid failed, middle school students stepped in, starting an ambitious global fundraising campaign that has gone viral.

Tags children, conservation, crowdfunding, environment, italy, sardinia

Society

In Brazil, Activists Defend Infanticide Among Indigenous Tribes

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Post date January 6, 2016

A Yanomami child mct/PHOTOGNOSOURCE/TNS/ZUMA

CARACARAÍ — When a 21-year-old indigenous woman gave birth to her fourth son in this small settlement in northern Brazil, she noticed that the newborn was suffering from a malformation in his leg. She knew what that meant, but still consulted with the leaders of her Yanomami tribe in a desperate hope for an exception. […]

Tags abortion, amazon, baby-killing, brazil, children, indigenous, infanticide, tribes

Society Terror in Europe

New Security Measures In French Schools May Be Going Too Far

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Post date January 3, 2016

School time in France Lynette Scavo

Since the Nov. 13 terror attacks in Paris, reams of new government safety measures and orders have been issued to schools, where teachers say the atmosphere is tense and their responsibilities overwhelming.

Tags children, france, Nov. 13 attacks, paris, protection, school, terrorism

Geopolitics Migrant Lives

When Refugee Children Disappear

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Post date December 28, 2015

These children are safe inside a refugee reception center in Berlin. Zhang Fan/Xinhua

About 60,000 underage refugees have arrived in Germany this year without their parents. An alarming number are disappearing from custody. Experts warn they are vulnerable to both human traffickers and Islamists.

Tags asylum, children, crisis, germany, human trafficking, immigration, migrants, refugees

Society

What Arab Teachers Learn From Japanese Education System

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Post date December 16, 2015

Schoolchildren in Tokyo elmimmo

TOKYO — Earlier this year, a delegation from the Egyptian government was visiting Nibukata Primary School in Tokyo. “The children are well-disciplined and work in teams,” a member of the delegation noted. But the delegate then went on to express particular surprise that children sweep and mop the classroom floors, for it’s common in Egypt […]

Tags academic, activities, children, class, education, japan, upbringing

Ideas Society

When Fear Of The Future Paralyzes Teens

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Post date November 5, 2015

Concerns about the future Unsplash

Climate change, pollution, terrorism. Teenagers are increasingly scared of what’s ahead, and why wouldn’t they be? While a certain amount of fear is normal, psychologists advise teens to get help when anxiety takes over.

Tags children, education, fear, germany, life, modern life, pressure, psychology

Society

Modern Dads And The Career Risks Of Paternity Leave

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Post date October 28, 2015

Precious moments. Ryan Tir

A new study finds that fathers who take more than two months of parental leave for the birth of a child see a sharp decrease in promotion opportunities and are often asked to go part-time, a scenario all too familiar to women.

Tags children, education, equality, family, germany, leave, parent leave, paternity, rights, work

Syria Crisis

Nour, The Syrian Child Refugee I’ll Never Forget

Post author By lmacret
Post date August 21, 2015

Syrian children in Turkey's Reyhanli refugee camp Ma Yan/Xinhua/ZUMA

A volunteer who led a writing workshop for Syrian child refugees of the war did what he could to offer the aspiring writers some hope. His heart was touched in return.

Tags children, education, happiness, turkey, war, writing competition

Geopolitics Syria Crisis

The Depraved Brand Of Education ISIS Imposes In Deir Ez-zor

Post author By lmacret
Post date June 1, 2015

Deir ez-Zor's suspension bridge Brejnev, Chadi Samaan/GFDL

DEIR EZ-ZOR — As soon as ISIS fighters fully seized Deir ez-Zor, they made a number of draconian changes, one of which was to close schools. After a lengthy period, during which teachers were required to attend training courses in Islamic education, the schools reopened. The city’s schools are no longer housed in public buildings. Residents instead have volunteered their houses as classrooms and supplies, such as desks and boards, have been moved there from the schools. The curriculum has been modified — many subjects were omitted, while others were added — and the number of schools is limited, as […]

Tags children, course, extremism, religion, school, syria, teaching

Ideas Society

Tiger Moms Be Tamed: A Different Chinese-American View On Education

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Post date May 31, 2015

A mother waiting for her children during a music class in Yinchuan Wang Peng

-Analysis- BEIJING — There is a popular Chinese television series called “Tiger Mom: My Sweat, Your Success” that has prompted no shortage of debate in China. Indeed, discussion has even extended to Chinese people living in America, where the concept of Tiger Moms made waves after the publication of a book in by a hard-driving […]

Tags children, china, show, television, united states

Society

To The Horror Of Rights Activists, India Legalizes Child Labor

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Post date May 29, 2015

India children working on the side of a road in West Bengal Philip Brown

JAIPUR — Saveera Khan’s three daughters are helping her to make bangles, which requires working in front of a hot furnace that melts the powder used for making natural lac bangles. The children handle many poisonous chemicals such as crystalline silica dust, and inhale noxious fumes of toxic dust. At just 7 years old, Mantasha is the youngest and she goes to school only when there isn’t too much work to be done at home. “Our only brother always goes to school, but mostly we girls in the family work at home,” she says. “The furnace is very very hot […]

Tags child welfare, children, education, family businesses, human rights, india, labor, modi

Geopolitics Syria Crisis

Kurdish Forces In Syria Continue To Recruit Child Soldiers

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Post date May 24, 2015

A young Syrian Kurd near a Syrian Kurdish soldier Jenna Krajeski

Kurdish commanders have broken earlier pledges to stop the forced recruitment of children, saying it is necessary to protect individual homes.

Tags children, kurdish, People's Protection Units, recruitment, soldiers, syria

Ideas Society

How China’s Migrant Policy Spawns Juvenile Crime

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Post date May 11, 2015

Shame on China's public school admission policies. Meng Chenguang/Xinhua/ZUMA

-OpEd- BEIJING — When Macau authorities recently uncovered a prostitution ring, the most shocking aspect of the case was that its alleged mastermind was a 16-year-old boy. Needless to say, the teenager in Macau, one of two special Chinese administrative regions, represents an extreme example of the more diffused problem of the millions of minors […]

Tags children, china, crime, education, hukou, left behind, migrants, prostitution

Society

Ranked Last Globally, Egypt’s Public Education Creates Heavy Burden For Parents

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Post date January 3, 2015

A school playground in Cairo Martyn Smith

CAIRO — Yasmine Hamed worked hard to save money for her marriage five years ago. But by the time her daughter Jannah was old enough for school, she realized that the savings race would have to start all over. Hamed had stopped working as a secretary after bouncing between two jobs so she could finally […]

Tags children, education, egypt, middle class, schools, unicef