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Africa
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Ghana
- Child Sexual Abuse
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Education
- “Work come!”: GES opens recruitment portal for graduate teachers
- Agbeve R/C: Philanthropist Renovates School To ‘The Most Beautiful Public Basic School In Ghana’
- Atebubu College Of Education Students Reportedly Upset Over Generator Fee By SRC
- Fidelity Bank builds new classroom block for Abbeykope D/A Basic School
- GES grants permission for students to leave school for voter registration
- GRNMA Calls for Cancellation of certificate, Diploma Nursing Courses
- Make Teaching of Mathematics Interesting – Dr Angela Tabiri Entreats Teachers
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Strong Room
- 2 Children Perished In Akyem Oda Tragic Fire
- 3-Year-Old Boy Dies In LilWin’s Car Crash
- Ghana’s Gyan ordered to give ex-wife houses, cars, others
- Lakeland mom writes children’s book that highlights African culture and history
- Two KNUST Students Remanded After Threatening To Leak Mate’s Sex Tape If He Doesn’t Pay Up
- VIW Discharges 18 Babies At Mamobi Hospital
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Kenya
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education
- Homeschooling success sparks edupreneurship
- It is chaos in ill-prepared schools as second term starts after deadly floods
- Its swimming and canoe rides for Tana River children as schools open
- Maai Mahiu learners struggle as schools reopen
- Millions to miss class as school feeding funds dry up in budget
- Schools to reopen on Monday, Ruto announces
- Unique Programme Gives Hope to Out-of-School Children in Nairobi
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- People And Culture
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education
- Liberia
- Malawi
- Mali
- Namibia
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Nigeria
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Celebration of Children
- ‘Nestlé Equips Over 3.7m Children for the Future Annually’
- “Highest JAMB score?” UTME result of ABU lecturer’s daughter trends online
- 10-year-old girl breaks world record of longest-written novel after publishing a 58,000 words book
- 11-year-old wins monster burger challenge in Phoenix
- 13-year-old UK-based Nigerian makes British National Chinese competition final
- 15-year-old student wins UBA essay competition, receives N5 million scholarship
- 16-Year-old Nigerian Wins Int’l Award for Plastic Waste Solution
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Child Sexual Abuse
- ‘I’ve Aborted Thrice for my School Principal’, 14-Year-Old Student Tells Ondo Court
- 14-year-old Boy and 13-year-old Girlfriend Expecting their First Child Causes Buzz Online
- 14-yr-old girl raped by Landlord’s son in Lagos
- 16- Year- Old Boy Rapes Elder Brother’s Wife, Nine Others
- 40-yr-old man arrested for allegedly defiling minor inside mosque’s restroom
- 50-Year-Old Man Arrested for Defiling 14-Year-Old Minor Inside Mosque in Ogun
- 54-Year-Old Nigerian Man Marries 4-Year-Old Girl In Bayelsa Over Claims Of Being Married In Past Life, Child Rights Groups Kick
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Children In Contact/ Conflict with the law
- 400-Level University Student Fakes Own Kidnap, Demands N50m Ransom From Parent
- Police operatives in Niger State have arrested a 19-year-old boy, Yakubu Tanko for allegedly killing his friend & dumping the body in a septic tank.
- SHOCKING BETRAYAL OF INNOCENCE: 28 Nigerian Teens (14-17) Thrown Behind Bars, Labeled ‘Terrorists’ for Alleged Participation in the Recent National Hunger Protests – Human Rights Watch Sounds Alarm!
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Digital Focus
- “Bill Gates in the making”: EFCC boss narrates encounter with 17-year-old hacker
- A realistic way to protect kids from social media? Find a middle ground
- Experts task parents to empower children with tech skills
- I wanted her to be a celebrity –Father arrested for filming four-year-old daughter in skimpy dresses
- inq.Nigeria to help girl-child bridge workplace digital gap
- Reps want children protected from internet abuse
- Sharenting in Nigeria: Balancing Digital Sharing and Children’s Privacy
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Education
- “2024 NECO Internal Exam Timetable Unveiled!”
- “Fake and forged”: JAMB debunks viral UTME results on social media
- “Go Back Home”: Nigerian Students, Others Reportedly Deregistered by UK Universities Amid New Law
- “Make Una Help Me”: Man Who Promised Girl N10k If She Scored 240 Cries out over Her UTME Score
- “So fast”: Viral video shows school kids already singing the old national anthem
- “We’ve suspended the student”: Abuja school reacts to parents assault on teacher
- “We are Raising Funds for Students at Our Own End” – UI’SU President, Aweda Bolaji Says
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Emotional Abuse
- ASSU Strike: Children of Poor Idling, away at home, those of the Rich schooling, NLC Laments
- GIRL CHILD: Problems, prospects of girl-child education in Nigeria — Edugist
- I have been granted full access to my kids” – Buchi announces, thanks his in-laws
- Outrage over viral video of student being bullied in Abuja expensive school
- Protecting Nigerian Children From Schoolyard Bullying
- S.A.F.E for children society raises concerns over alleged bullying in Abuja school
- Student Sent Home From School For Reportedly Using Peter Obi’s Poster To Wrap Notebook
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health matters
- ‘Help our babies’ – Actress Ruth Kadiri cries out over unavailability of vaccines in hospitals
- ‘Kids are dying’: Nigerian hospitals swamped with malnourished children
- ‘Nigerians risk oral diseases over shortage of dentists’
- ‘Solarised oxygen plant, newborn unit will reduce neonatal mortality rates’
- 1 million children in Nigeria die every year from diseases — Minister
- 1,000 women, children benefit from Air Force medical outreach in Borno
- 10,000 Nigerian children born with clubfoot yearly – NGO
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Humanitarian crisis
- 15m children face hunger over high food prices, says report
- BREAKING: Adamawa Confirms 42 Dead In Measles Outbreak, Shuts All Primary, Secondary Schools
- Bus carrying high school learners catches fire on the R80 Highway
- Children battling escalating malnutrition in North-East – UNICEF
- Children, women, others trap as 2-storey building collapses in Lagos
- Girls freed from Boko Haram in Nigeria face further detention and abuse by military, Amnesty report finds
- Large percentage of Oyo school children are malnourished
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Law/Policy
- “Sudden and tragic”: Nigerian boy stabbed to death in UK daylight sword attack
- 17-year-old transformer cable thief electrocuted in Ondo
- Abuja School Faces N500m Lawsuit as Bullied Student Demands Public Apology
- Child Rights Act
- Child Rights Law of Lagos State
- DAY OF THE AFRICAN CHILD 2023
- Domestic worker arrested for kidnapping baby
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Missing Children
- Blind Mother’s Missing Kids Found in Lagos After 10-Month Search
- Boy Declared Missing 1 Month Ago Found In Abuja Church
- Missing 14-Year-Old Boy Found
- Please Come Back Home, Your Father Is Dead – Nigerian Man Pleads With His 15-year-old Cousin Who Ran Away From Home After Little Disagreement With Her Dad
- Urgent Search for Missing 14-Year-Old: Tobi’s Disappearance Sparks Concern
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Neglect
- 10 Children Injured As Explosion Rocks Kaduna Community
- 11m children suffering from acute malnutrition in Nigeria, says UNICEF
- 16-year-old student electrocuted on Abuja school premises
- 2-Year-Old Baby Dies After Falling From A School Building In Abia
- 3-year-old dies of starvation, parents arrested
- A decade since the Chibok abduction, more than 1,400 Nigerian students have been kidnapped
- Bandits ‘demand’ N40trn as ransom for 16 abducted Kaduna residents
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Physical Abuse
- “Sudden and tragic”: Nigerian boy stabbed to death in UK daylight sword attack
- 12-year-old’s arms cut off by uncle over alleged phone theft; NBA demands justice
- 21 Released Chibok Girls Came With 34 Children –Report
- 32-year-old Woman Arrested For Child Maltreatment In Lagos
- 5 Months After, Abia Father Seeks Help Over 4 Missing Children
- 60 Women, Children Abducted in Zamfara Fresh Attack
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Research Pool
- 5 Incredible Facts About Breast Milk You Probably Didn’t Know
- Childcare service covers only 20% of children up to 3 years old
- Human trafficking in West Africa: three out of four victims are children says UNODC report
- Nigeria: Child Marriage Violates Girls’ Rights
- RipplesMetrics: How data shows challenges of children living in Nigeria
- Single dose typhoid conjugate vaccine provides lasting efficacy in children
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Special Needs
- ‘Autism has no cure, but sufferers can achieve self-care independence’
- ‘Parents must accept that one child is different from another’
- Autism schools seek govt support
- Autism: Pharmacist seeks use of Hovid DHA for proper brain dev’t of children
- Foundation calls for unified effort to support autistic children
- Foundation Unveils Campaign To Support Autistic Children
- Foundation, firm promote inclusion for children amputees
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Sports
- AFCON 2023: Grammy Winner Burna Boy Celebrates Super Eagles for Reaching Final
- Chukwuebuka Ezugha: The phenomenal force behind 18 Guinness World Records in freestyle football
- David Tolani Foundation presents 24 kids with Nike Basketball shoes from Lebron, Kyrie, & Steph Curry
- Greensprings Gives Sports Scholarship to Three Students
- LASG makes sports’ competition mandatory in schools
- SS 1 student to captain Golden Eaglets at WAFU B U-17 tourney
- Victor Osimhen: From Lagos streets to ‘new King of Africa’
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Strong room
- ‘Children first!’, Group demands protection for Yahaya Bello’s kids amid EFCC probe
- ‘Why parents should not ignore children in depression’
- 15 rights parents should teach children
- 150 Merry Christmas Messages, Wishes To Send To Family, Friends
- 18 pupils hospitalised after eating Osun free meal, govt begins probe.
- 5 countries in Africa that experience snowfall
- 5 Health Benefits Of Milk You Need To Know
- Rwanda
- Sierra Leone
- Somaia
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South Africa
- Domestic Violence
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Education
- Cape Town and Cape Winelands Worst Affected by Teaching Job Cuts Amid Severe Budget Shortfall
- Death strikes high school TWICE!
- EDUCATION IN CRISIS PUPILS LEARN OUTSIDE IN FREEZING CONDITIONS
- Eight in 10 South African children struggle to read by age of 10
- Greenwood Park Primary School welcomes new principal who makes history
- Mpumalanga school principal fatally stabbed in house robbery
- Physical Education Coming Back to Schools as a full Subject in South Africa
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Strong Room
- Campaign chaos: Nine-year-old shot, several injured in Limpopo ANC-EFF clash [VIDEOS] | The Citizen
- CCTV footage shows robber stealing toddler’s ride-on car
- End of the road for ‘serial’ rapist!
- Family attack leaves man decapitated, woman and child severely injured
- Father could lose custody of children as he faces sentencing for spanking them
- In South Africa, a tragic bus crash resulted in the loss of 45 lives, leaving only an 8-year-old girl as the sole survivor
- No arrests yet in Eastern Cape shooting that killed 7, including 8-year-old
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Sudan
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Humanitarian Crisis
- About 13 children die each day at a camp in Sudan for displaced people
- Africa: It Is Imperative to Protect Children in War
- More than two million children displaced by Sudan war: UNICEF
- Sudan War ‘A Living Nightmare for Children’ – Unicef Representative
- Sudan war ‘a living nightmare for children’: UNICEF Representative
- Sudan: Hundreds of Unaccompanied Sudanese Children in Chad Camps
- Sudan: Unicef Sudan – ‘Four Million Children Afflicted By Acute Malnutrition, 730,000 in Severe Condition’
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- Togo
- Uganda
- Zimbabwe
Asia
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China
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Strong Room
- Adolescents Addicted to Short-Form Videos Tend to have More Sleep Problems and Social Anxiety
- Couple Executed For Throwing Children From High-Rise Window
- Lack of Sleep During Pregnancy Could Impact Baby’s Development, Study Reveals
- More Chinese women choosing singledom as economy stutters
- Women in China aren’t having kids. We asked 3 of them to tell us why.
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India
- Celebration of children
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Education
- 25 Private Schools in A’bad told to Close in Absence of new Students
- Can’t beat it? Embrace it: Classrooms in Mumbai transform AI into ally
- CBSE Issues Fresh Guidelines On Use Of NCERT Books In Schools
- CBSE Planning Internal Assessment Norms for Class 6-12 Science Subject, CCTV in Board Exams Rooms
- How to Equip Teachers for Classroom Diversity and Inclusion
- India’s Obsession with STEM is Creating a Generation of Jobless Graduates
- Morning Drive 23 Drunk School Bus Drivers Nabbed in Bengaluru
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- Immigration
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Strong room
- Priyanka Chopra’s mother shares mistakes she made while raising the global star
- Tragic Electrocution: 16-Year-Old Dies While Playing Cricket in Karnataka
- Unemployed 41-Year-Old Loses Bid To Have Parents Pay Him An Allowance For Life
- World Caring Day: Why it is celebrated and how being kind and empathetic is essential
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Israel
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Humanitarian Crisis
- ‘I kissed her but she wouldn’t wake up.’ Grandfather grieves for 3-year-old granddaughter killed as she slept in Gaza
- 2 years after a cultural exchange, Utah students mourn, worry about counterparts in Gaza
- 200 trucks of aid enter Gaza, some of it for northern part of Strip
- A Palestinian baby in Gaza is born an orphan in an urgent cesarean section after an Israeli strike
- Children and Teens Among 12 Dead in Golan Heights Attack that Israel Blames on Hezbollah, Raising Fears of Major Escalation
- Israel removes Greta Thunberg from school curriculum over anti-Israel post
- Israel-Hamas war: 28 premature babies evacuated from al-Chifa arrived in Egypt
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Japan
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Education
- ‘Too Many Additional Tasks’: Japan Sees Record High Numbers of Teachers Quitting, Taking Mental Health Leave
- A junior-high principal was fired after he was caught pouring more coffee than he paid for
- In Japan: A Father Of 2, His 7-Year-Old Son Goes To School Alone And He Is The Only Parent To Pick Him Up After
- Japan Discussing Details of Day Care for All Infants
- Tokyo makes high school free for all families, even the rich ones
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Strong Room
- Australian Filmmaker Shows Japanese Single Mothers, Children Face Poverty
- Find it difficult to accept things in life? The Japanese philosophy Uketamo will help
- How Gen Z is rewriting the rules of entrepreneurship: ‘They come in with a much greater advantage than previous generations’
- I’m a dad of 2 living in Tokyo. My 7-year-old walks to school by himself, and I’m usually the only dad at pickup.
- My great-grandmother was a SuperAger who lived to 115 and was the second oldest person in Japan. Here’s her advice for living a long and healthy life.
- My wife and I are raising 2 kids in Japan. Our marriage is not recognized here — but it still feels easier than back home.
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Education
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Malaysia
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Education
- ‘Our Kids aren’t Lab Rats’: Education Minister Says UPSR, PT3 will Remain abolished as Restoring Them no Trivial Matter
- 122,062 Year 1 Pupils to Undergo Literacy and Numeracy Intervention Programme
- Bridging Educational Gaps: A Practical Path to Equity and Inclusion
- Call to Reintroduce School Centralised Assessments
- Education Ministry Mulls Cost-of-Living Allowances for Form Six students
- Expert Urges Reinstating UPSR, PT3 to Improve Education System
- How KYUEM Students Lift Each Other to New Heights
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Education
- Pakistan
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Philippine
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Education
- ‘Include Waste Segregation in DepEd Curriculum’
- 1.5 Million DepEd Laptops, Items Stuck in Warehouses Since 2020 – Angara
- 33K Cops to Secure School Opening
- Angara Signs IRR of Law Increasing Public School Teachers’ Allowance
- Angara: Less than 2% of Public Schools Postponed Opening of Classes
- DepEd Considers Adding FSL to Matatag Curriculum
- DepEd Eyes ‘Flexi’ Implementation of Matatag Curriculum
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Education
- Saudi Arabia
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Singapore
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Education
- ‘Very Challenging’ to Deal with Parents Who Expect Immediate Responses to Messages: Teachers
- “Teachers Just Dump 2 Sets of Papers for Each Subject on us in the Last 2 days Before Holidays” — SG Student Laments About Excessive Homework
- A Deep Dive into Homeschooling – Is It Right for Your Family?
- Changes to Gifted Education Programme Could ‘Open Doors’ for more Pupils: Parents, Teachers
- New Relief Staff Pool for Pre-Schools by End-2024 to Improve Work-Life Balance for Educators
- Singapore Overhauls Gifted Education, Tackles Privilege and Expands Access
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Education
- South Korea
- Thailand
- Turkey
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United Arab Emirates
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Education
- Oman Cancels Compulsory French and German Classes, Introduces Chinese Language
- Over 500,000 Teachers and Staff Return as Saudi Schools Prepare for the New Academic Year
- UAE Schools Break from Classrooms and Move to Project-Based Learning to Teach Real-Life Skills
- UAE: A-Level Exam Results Announced; Educators Applaud ‘Remarkable Achievements
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Education
- Vietnam
Australia
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Australia
- Children and Family Support Service
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Education
- ‘We Nicknamed it Eddy’: what do Schools and Teachers Think of AI in Classrooms?
- A New Language and Literacy Screening Tool is Part of a Plan to Improve Australian Students’ Literacy
- Adventist Church Pastor Awarded for Service to Public School in Australia
- Early Childhood Education Workers to Receive 15% Pay Rise – if Centres Limit Fee Increases
- Labor urged to commit to Universal Childcare After Report Finds Many Children Miss out on Critical Learning
- More than 20,000 Extra Early Childhood Educators Urgently Needed in Australia to Keep Up With Current Demands, Report Says
- NAPLAN Results Reveal one in Three Students not Meeting Basic Literacy and Numeracy Expectations
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- Physical Abuse
- Special Needs
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New Zealand
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Education
- ‘At Breaking Point’: Summit Seeks Solutions for Teacher Shortage
- A classroom without walls: New Zealand’s nature schools emphasise mud over maths
- AI use in NZ Schools: ‘I Just put in a Prompt and Spark Some Ideas’
- Autonomous Mowers in School Fields of the Future
- Bilingualism Under Threat: Structured Literacy will Make it Harder for Children to Hold on to Their Mother Tongue
- Concerns Raised About New Teacher Maths Requirement
- Declining PhD Student Numbers are a Warning Sign for NZ’s Future Knowledge Economy
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England
- Child Sexual Abuse
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- Children in Conflict with the Law
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Education
- A-Level Students Choosing Narrower Range of Subjects After Gove Changes
- A-levels Results: Pupils in England Achieve Best Results Since 2010
- Boost to A-Level Maths Reflects Student Desire for Digital Literacy, Experts say
- Dolly Parton Book Scheme Expands in County
- England’s ‘Strictest Headmistress’ on How Old-School Education Saves Kids: Full Comment Podcast
- England’s Curriculum Review: What Education Experts Want to See
- English Schools to Phase Out ‘Cruel’ Behaviour Rules as Labour Plans Major Education Changes
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- Finland
- Germany
- Greece
- Hungary
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Ireland
- Child Sexual Abuse
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Education
- ‘Breaking Point’ as SEN kids Wait for School Place
- Distress Over School Bus no-Show on First Day Back
- Do we Understand what the Irish Education System is Doing to our Young People?
- Martin not a fan of Harris’ ‘Half-Baked’ Childcare Plan and New Dept for Infrastructure Idea
- Parents Face Creche Fees Hike as Little Rainbows Chain Pulls out of Funding Scheme
- Pay-as-you-go Schooling: Parents Under Pressure to Fund Essentials
- Students Face Reduced Subject Choice and Larger Classes Amid Teacher Shortages
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- Italy
- Luxembourg
- Norway
- Poland
- Portugal
- Russia
- Scotland
- Sweden
- Ukraine
- Ukraine
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United Kingdom
- Arts and Entertainment
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Child Sexual Abuse
- ‘Evil’ Headteacher Neil Foden ‘Obsessed’ with Sexually Abusing Girls Jailed for 17 Years
- Government Response To The Final Report Of The Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse
- Harvey Weinstein timeline: How the scandal has unfolded
- Jimmy Savile raped 10-year-old boy after dressing as a Womble to film Top of the Pops
- Jimmy Savile raped children as young as nine’ while working at BBC, leaked report unveils
- Nigerian Man Arrested in UK for Explicit Communication with Minor
- Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs Accused of Sexually Abusing 9-Year-Old Boy as 120 People Allege Abuse
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Children In Contact/ Conflict with the law
- A Texas judge stated that a Black student faced legal consequences due to their hairstyle.
- Kids in Flash Mob Robberies at 7-Eleven Turned in to Police by Their Own Parents, Reports Say
- Shamima Begum loses appeal to refer case to Supreme Court
- Teen killed in London sword attack was son of a teacher who was heard screaming, ‘That’s my son!
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Education
- ‘I Owe Almost £100k – the System is Rigged’: Meet the Young People Crippled by Student Loans
- ‘False Choice’: The Decision About Schools that Leaves Parents with Few Options
- ‘I Felt Absolutely Lost’: the Crisis Behind the Rising Number of UK Children Being Homeschooled
- ‘I’d be Better off if I hadn’t been to Uni’: UK Graduates Tell of Lives Burdened by Student Loans
- ‘They’re About two Years Behind’: Fears for Children Born During Lockdown as They Start at School
- A Closer Look at Pupils who did not Achieve the Basics at GCSE
- A-levels: Inequality Extends into the Exam Room
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England
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Education
- A School Bus Driver in Ashby is Facing Allegations of Assaulting a Student
- American Wokeness Invades Britain’s Schools
- Here are The Six Derbyshire Schools set to share £5 Million SEND funding – as Council Bid to Create More Special Needs Places
- Jamaica Requires Educators, yet England Recruits them, Leaving Classrooms Vacant. Is this Ethically Justifiable?
- More Places Needed to Fulfill Childcare Pledges
- The School Giving Teachers a Lie-in to Boost Retention
- The Woman Aiming to Educate the North East in Literacy
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Education
- Health Matters
- Immigration
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Neglect
- 2 Sets of Twin Boys die in House fire While Mom was Out Shopping, Prosecutors Say
- Baby Who Died Hours After Birth Investigated As ‘Negligence Manslaughter’
- Children ‘Being Held in Solitary Confinement for up to Three Months’
- Lucy Letby public inquiry names hospital bosses as core participants
- Mom Leaves Baby Alone in Crib for ‘a Second’, Comes Back to Find She’s Gone
- Nigerian Nurse Jailed In UK For Leaving Baby At Home To Go To Work
- Nigerian Woman Whose Teenage Boy Died On School Trip In UK Says No Answer Has Been Given By Police
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Physical Abuse
- 3-Year-Old Was Tortured to Death by His Mother, Who Then Hid His Body in Freezer for Months
- 8 Northeast High School students shot in Philadelphia near SEPTA bus stop; 4 suspects wanted: police
- Child Killer Lucy Letby Convicted Again for Attempted Murder of Baby Girl
- Domestic Violence: “I exhibited controlling behaviour, and it was imperative for things to evolve.”
- Dutch child, 12, killed in fireworks accident
- Head teachers at The Bridge School in Ipswich reportedly confined students to rooms
- Mother ‘killed’ five-year-old son with anti-depressants
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Strong Room
- ‘Having Been Repeatedly Annihilated by my Mother, I’m Resilient as Hell’: Gwyneth Lewis
- “Negative” emotions like disappointment can be challenging to deal with. But, viewed from another perspective, disappointment can be empowering.
- 10 Common Things Minimalists Don’t Buy or Own (for a Simpler Life)
- 10 ways to become unstoppable in life, according to psychology
- 3 things to never do at work, according to an HR professional with 10 years’ worth of experience
- 6-Year-Old Girl Denied Passport Because She’s Named After ‘Game of Thrones’ Character: Report
- 8 benefits of drinking chamolie tea
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Canada
- Children in Conflict with The Law
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Education
- ‘A Great Teaching Opportunity’: How one School Board Plans to use AI in the Classroom
- ‘The School System has Failed my Kids’: Surrey Mom Speaks Out
- Alberta releases specifics regarding education funding, while concerns persist about overcrowded schools.
- Alberta to Ban Cellphones in K-12 Classrooms Starting in Fall
- Are Ontario school boards poised to challenge the dominance of social media giants? What are the prospects for their cases?
- Ban on Cellphones, Vapes in Ontario Classrooms Starts This Week. Hamilton School Boards say They are Ready
- Clarity Lacking on New Cell Rules in Ontario Schools: Critics
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- Law And Policy
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Strong Room
- 10 essential gardening tools every home should have, according to a famous Canadian gardening expert
- Hi, Working Mom Here. Can I Please get Back to a Summer Without Camps to Juggle for my Kids?
- How Parents can Promote Positive Sibling Relationships
- Hybrid work ‘a gift’ for working mothers, who carry the bulk of unpaid care, advocates say
- Let kids enjoy some alone time
- New Canadian research points to link between scrolling and anxiety, depression in children
- People who were spoiled as children often display these 7 behaviors as adults
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Tourism and Travels
- BREAKING: Canada Further Limits International Student Numbers
- Fake Letter Leaves Nigerian International Student Without Status, Asked to Leave Canada
- ICYMI: Protests Erupt Across Canada as 70,000 International Students Face Deportation
- New limits on International Students are Causing Turmoil Among Colleges, Universities
- Dominican Republic
- Guatemala
- Jamaica
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Mexico
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Education
- High School Dropout Rate Is Highest in This State
- New Mexico ranks last when it comes to education. Will a mandatory 180 days in the classroom help?
- San Diego County schools badly need these hard-to-staff teachers. Can residency programs help?
- Schools have spent millions on Yondr phone pouches, designed to keep students off their devices. Are they worth it?
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Immigration
- Migrant boy, 9, who broke down in tears after revealing he crossed border with sisters, ages 3 and 6, before being abandoned by smugglers reunites with mother in New York City
- UN chief condemns Ecuadorian raid on Mexican embassy
- Unsatisfied with her life in the US, she relocated to Mexico seven years ago. Here’s the remarkable transformation it brought to her life.
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United States of America
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Adoption
- I Willingly, Joyfully Adopted my Sons From Paraguay. I Would Never do it Again
- Military Board Substantiates Misconduct but Declines to fire Marine who Adopted Afghan Orphan
- Tears at What Parents Do After Finding Adopted Son Has Brother in Orphanage
- Watch This Caring Teacher Become an Instant Dad to Four Siblings
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Arts and Entertainment
- ‘Land of the Lost’ child star lived ‘Yellowstone’ life after Hollywood fame
- ‘Quiet on Set’ Directors Return With Bonus Episode and Announce Their Cameras Are Still Rolling
- ‘Quiet on Set’ Bonus Episode Continues to Highlight Dan Schneider and Brian Peck: “A #MeToo Movement for Kids”
- ‘Quiet on Set’ Made me Feel Guilty for the Role I Played in ’90s Pop Culture
- “‘You’re Not Going To A Fitting By Yourself When You’re 13 Years Old'”: Emma Roberts Recalled How Her Mom “Protected” Her As A Child Star In The Wake Of “Quiet On Set”
- “Family Matters star Jaleel White reacts to Quiet on Set: ‘I was lucky”
- 8 Former Child Stars Who Have Transitioned to ‘Conventional’ (and Remarkable!) Careers
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Book Review
- ‘Emergency Quarters’ are For Pay Phones (Remember Those?) in a New Book by ‘90s Kids
- 101 Famous Authors And Greatest Writers Of All Time
- 12 books that people say are life-changing reads
- A New Era for Banned Books Week: Book Censorship News, August 2, 2024
- Cracking the Code: High-Quality Decodable Books Help Children Learn To Read
- Extraordinary’ Joseph Coelho Novel Wins Carnegie Medal for Children’s Writing
- Julie Salamon’s ‘One More Story, Tata’: A Children’s Book That Celebrates The Bond With A Great-Grandchild
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Bullying
- ‘They just … abandon me’ | Bastrop ISD family says bullying concerns aren’t being addressed by district
- After the School District of Palm Beach County assumes control of the land, the family finds it challenging to utilize their backyard
- Antioch superintendent calls for bullying investigation, board trustees question her involvement
- Bullied Kids Are Three Times More Likely To Develop Mental Health Problems
- Child and Teen Bullying: How to Help When Your Kid is Bullied
- Local Mom Says Two-Year-old is Bullied for her Looks. Now, she’s Asking Parents to Help end Bullying Against kids with Disabilities
- Mothers of Former Miss USA and Miss Teen USA Open Up About Their Daughters’ Trauma: ‘They Faced Abuse, Bullying, and were cornered.’
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Celebrating Mother's Day
- “Dylan Dreyer Opens Up About Her ‘Blissful’ Mother’s Day Celebration”
- “Michigan Mom Celebrates First Mother’s Day Back Home with Her Kids After 5-Year Coma!”
- A Virginia Mother Finds Solace and Reassurance in God’s Presence through a Remarkable Discovery on Mother’s Day.
- At the Age of 42, with Four Children to Care for, My Mother Made the Bold Decision to Enrol in College. Remarkably, It Was the Very Same Year That I Embarked on My Journey as a College Freshman.
- Don’t thank your mom only on Mother’s Day. Instead, appreciate what she does all year
- I’m a Grandmother at 51, having Bypassed the Journey of Motherhood
- I’m a Motherless Daughter and a Daughterless Mother, But I’ll Celebrate
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Celebration of Children
- ‘Fastest kid alive’: Louisiana 5 year old’s after-school routine has made him an internet star
- “After Spending 378 Days in the NICU, Hazel Rose, Hailed as ‘The Ultimate Miracle Baby,’ Finally Returns Home”
- “How a Pair of Educators Assisted Me in Crafting a Vision”
- “Meet Adrit Rao: The Teen Prodigy Transforming Healthcare with Cutting-Edge Apps!”
- 1-Year-Old Looks Like One of the ‘Golden Girls’
- 10-Year-Old Boy Reported Missing In Columbus Found Safe
- 10-Year-Old Girl Helps Mummy Deliver Her Baby Sister at Home
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Child Protection
- Father Takes a Brave Dive to Rescue Toddler Caught by Enormous Wave
- I may have seen my nanny in a highly compromising video. I’m feeling conflicted about it
- Joseph Baez wants to hold school officials accountable for the well-being of his 6-year-old son
- Lawsuits Claim that Staff Members in Richland Two Mistreated Preschoolers with Special Needs
- New Car Seat Law Goes Into Effect Aug. 1
- NHC Board of Education to Address Safety and Discipline in Response to Recent Campus Crimes
- Paris Hilton Pushes for Child Welfare Reforms in Emotional House Testimony: ‘I Will Not Stop Until America’s Youth are Safe’
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Child Road Safety
- “I believed it was an airplane descending: School bus collides with residence in Upstate.”
- A 9-Year-Old Girl is Battling for Her Life Following a Random Motorbike Drive-By Shooting in Dalston
- A collision occurred in Brighton involving a school bus transporting 16 students
- A former bus driver from Missouri Central alleges that she lost her job after raising safety concerns, while the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) maintains confidence in its inspection procedures.
- A school bus became caught in a live powerline in Bath, prompting a swift response from CMP.
- A school bus driver has been accused of being publicly intoxicated
- A young child sustains a head injury on a Taylor school bus, prompting their father to seek clarification
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Child Sexual Abuse
- 10-Yr-Old Boy Suspended for Grabbing School Counsellor’s Breast
- 15-Year-Old Girl Says Former Football Coach had Sex with Her 13-14 Times at School: Police
- 2 Ex-School Employees In Georgia Charged With Sexual Assault Of Students
- 8-Year-old Girl Shoots Male Gym Teacher to Death
- A former leader of the Boy Scouts admits to sexually assaulting a boy from New Hampshire many years ago.
- A Former Louisiana Mayor was Arrested on a Third-Degree Rape Charge Days After she Resigned from Office
- A former official of the Boy Scouts in Richland County has entered a guilty plea for secretly recording children and is now confronted with a potential prison sentence of up to thirty years.
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Children and Family Support Services
- A COLLECTIVE APPROACH: SOLVING THE CENTRAL MINNESOTA CHILD CARE CRISIS
- Arizona DCS Hails High Reunification Rates Amid Rising Foster Care Placements
- At the Urging of Moms First and Nearly 15,000 Moms, CNN Asked the Candidates About Child Care at the First 2024 Presidential Debate — but the Candidates Barely Answered
- Charlotte Day Care Owner Speaks After License Suspended over Health, Safety Concerns
- Child Care Contribution Tax Begins July 1
- Confirmed ! $3,600 Child Tax Credit Update Today: Latest News, Eligibility, Payout Dates 2024
- DOD Rolls out Child Care Reimbursement Test Program
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Children In Contact/Conflict With The Law
- ‘I have Been Blinded’: Corsicana Educator says she Lost Sight in one Eye After Student Attack
- ‘My Bad’: Ohio Teen Admits Fault in Deadly Tanker Crash
- ‘She Killed Her Mom’: Inside Disturbing 911 Call Made by Carly Gregg’s Stepfather After Teen Shot Him
- 11-Year-Old Accused of Swatting, Calling in 20-Plus Bomb Threats to Florida Schools
- 13-Year-Old Girl Accused of Stabbing her Younger Sister to Death After an Argument
- 14-Year-Old Accused of Sexual Battery on 91-Year-Old Victim: Marion Co. Sheriff
- 14-Year-Old Allegedly Used Walker and Belt to Kill Her Grandmother, Rationalized That Victim ‘Was Already Dying’
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Digital Focus
- ‘It’s not a solution for teen girls like me’: Instagram’s new under-18 rules met with skepticism
- 10 Tips to Enhance Teens’ Executive Function Skills and Control Screen Time
- 14 accounts from teachers regarding students utilizing AI in education that compels me to avoid computers altogether.
- A manager from the millennial generation calls their Gen Z assistant and is taken aback by her response.
- A millennial supervisor gained internet fame when her Gen Z assistant answered a work call while at the hair salon
- A mother left her one-year-old child in an abandoned house and made a tearful discovery upon returning ten years later.
- A Pornhub Chatbot Stopped Millions From Searching for Child Abuse Videos
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Domestic Violence
- A Md. Mom Was Fatally Shot While Holding Her Baby. The Suspect Is the Baby’s Father
- Chrystul Kizer Sentenced to 11 Years in Prison for Killing Man She Said Raped and Sex Trafficked Her as Teen
- La. Father Pleads Guilty to Killing 3 Children in Intentional House Fire, Then He’s Attacked in Courtroom Brawl
- Supreme Court Upholds Domestic Violence Gun Restriction
- Domestic Violence
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Education
- Vendor Scored Thousands of State Tests Incorrectly, MDE Finds
- ‘Continued pattern of violent behavior’ | Kirkwood parents urge school leaders to intervene on 5th grader’s threats
- ‘Do we Have a Ways to go, Yes!’ CCSD Students Fare Worse Than Rest of State in Certain Subjects in New Report Card
- ‘Every Day is a Unique Situation’ | As Students Face Post-COVID Hardships, one NKY Nonprofit is Stepping up
- ‘Get them out of the Building’ || Parents, Community Continue to Express Concerns on Jefferson Elementary at School Board Meeting
- ‘Hero of the day’: Parent drove in front of bus transporting Sebring students, stopped suspected DUI driver
- ‘I’m Resigning’: Student Behavioral Issues Drives Teacher To Publicly Quit
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Emotional Abuse
- A 13-Year-Old British Boy Becomes the World’s Youngest Father
- A Middleborough 7th Grader Was Told He Couldn’t Wear A Shirt That Read, ‘There Are Only Two Genders.’ Now It’s Going To Court.
- A Minnesota man’s investigative journalism takes the spotlight in a new documentary series
- A Navajo Student Was Told She Couldn’t Wear Her Beaded Cap At Graduation — Violating The New Utah Law On Regalia
- A Teacher Refused To Open A Snack I Packed My Son Because She Said It Was ‘Unhealthy’
- After A Mean Kid Says A Little Girl’s Hair Looks Like Worms, Her Mom Makes Her Feel Beautiful Again.
- Attorney Says Mt. Washington Police Officer Berated Autistic Child for Taking a Cookie From School Kitchen
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Family Finance
- ‘Buy now, pay later’ goes from niche to normal as young people use it for daily essentials
- ‘No minimum age to start’: Illinois teen says investing young allowed her to buy Tesla
- ‘Rich Dad Poor Dad’ Robert Kiyosaki Asks, ‘Who’s Right?’ He Is A Billionaire $1.2 Billion In Debt, But Dave Ramsey Says ‘Live Debt Free’
- ‘Extreme wealth as power must be regulated’: 31-year-old heiress is letting 50 strangers give her $27 million fortune away
- ‘How To Get Rich’ Host Ramit Sethi: 10 Money Rules I Always Follow
- ‘We don’t have resources left.’ Grandparents are giving up retirement to raise their grandchildren.
- “I’ve Achieved Millionaire Status on My Own: Lessons in Wealth Preservation Learned from Financial Hardship.”
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Family Succession
- Billionaire Warren Buffett Still Lives In An Old Corner House He Purchased For $32K: ‘I Couldn’t Imagine Having A Better House’
- O.J. Simpson’s Estate Forced to Auction Off Valuable Items to Help Pay Off $117 Million Debt to Goldman Family
- Rupert Murdoch in Secret Legal Battle with Children Over Media Empire – Report
- Rupert Murdoch’s ‘Succession’ Court Battle Begins
- Suze Orman Explains Why Savvy Families Are Secretly Crafting ‘Living Trusts’ to Shield Wealth from Greedy Probate Courts
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Health matters
- ‘Breaking the cycle’: Columbus addiction treatment programs aim to keep families together
- 10 Healthy Breakfast Foods That Help You Lose Weight
- 11-Year-Old Boy Dies After Collapsing While Waiting in Line for Waterslide at Adventure Park
- 11-Year-Old Girl Battles Rare Mosquito-Borne Virus
- 60% of supermarket Baby Foods are Unhealthy: Research
- 7-Year-Old Girl Went 30 Hours Without Realizing She Was Bitten by Rattlesnake and Nearly Lost Her Leg
- A family in Fort Worth seeks clarity regarding a teenager on life support.
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Immigration
- 20 Most Fluent English Speaking Countries In The World
- A school district in the Pittsburgh area has stated that it has recently embraced nearly 200 immigrant students.
- Cenla naturalization ceremony welcomes 14 new U.S. citizens
- Chicago begins evicting migrants from shelters as residents decry a ‘lack of respect’
- DHS warns Haitian illegal immigrants arriving by boat face ‘immediate repatriation’
- I raised my son in Germany until he was 6. Now, we’re back in the US, and my family is going through reverse culture shock
- Illinois to cut state-funded health care for illegal immigrants, green card holders after soaring costs
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Law And Policy
- ‘I put immense pressure on myself to secure a fair sentence for Wyatt’: Parents of four-month-old who died after a daycare incident share their thoughts following the sentencing.
- “writing to raise awareness about the city’s plans to reduce DC’s Early Childhood Educator Pay Equity Fund”
- A federal judge has temporarily halted the enforcement of a teacher pronoun restriction in Florida.
- A lawsuit alleges that a teacher covertly marketed his students’ artwork on mugs and shirts
- A Missouri law forbids pregnant women from divorce. A proposed bill looks to change that.
- A mother alleges that her daughter’s teacher requested payment for using the bathroom or visiting the nurse’s office during class
- A Mother Eagerly Anticipates her Son’s Placement in Free Childcare, Potentially Wishing his Life Away
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Mental Health And Wellness
- ‘So happy you’re here’: how a librarian became an advocate for mental health
- 10 moments in life when you should listen to your intuition, according to psychology
- 10 signs a woman will be a good mother, according to psychology
- 10 signs you’re smarter than most people, according to psychology
- 10 subtle signs your partner has fallen out of love with you, according to psychology
- 10 things successful people never do in the morning
- 12 Sticky Notes Essential for Our Walls (Until We Gain Strength)
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Missing Children
- ‘I just want her to be safe.’ Mother desperate for answers after daughter disappeared 3 months ago
- 13-Year-Old Girl From Gary, Indiana, Missing for Nearly 2 Weeks, Family Says
- 3-Year-Old Child Found Dead After Going Missing From Resort Near Walt Disney World
- Amber Alert Canceled for Teen; Police Detain Man
- Authorities Use Drone to Find 3-Year-Old Lost in Cornfield
- Body of Missing Girl, 3, Found at Recycling Facility After Father’s Death
- Boy Who Went Missing From California Campsite Found Safe After Spending Night Alone in the Forest
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Neglect
- A 15-Year-old Student High School Student has died Just Days After the Academic Year Started
- ‘Bright’ Tennessee Boy, 10, Killed in Jet Ski Collision on Boy Scouts Campground
- ‘Careless and Negligent’: Mother Charged with Death of 10-Month-Old Daughter
- ‘Heartbreaking’: 5-Year-Old Girl Drowns at Pool Party Weeks Before 6th Birthday
- ‘Our Hearts are Shattered’: 5-Year-Old Boy Dies After Shooting Himself With Parent’s Gun
- 1-Year-Old ‘Miracle Baby’ Saved by Trucker After 2 Days Alone on Side of Highway, Brother, 4, Found Dead
- 1-Year-Old Boy Killed by 3 Dogs While Being Babysat in Texas: ‘This Is Certainly a Tragedy’
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People and Culture
- ‘They questioned how I could be happy being adopted when I had biological siblings’
- 15 Biggest Bilingual Cities in the US
- 15 Countries with the Most Beautiful Culture in the World
- 15 Countries With the Most Beautiful Nature in Europe
- 20 Most Fluent English Speaking Countries In The World
- A mother was fined by the city after her 4-year-old son had a potty break in a park within the city limits
- A study reveals that 60% of millennials lack a will or trust.
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Physical Abuse
- ‘Clapping’: Babysitter Claimed Girl, 5, Fell Down Stairs. Then Police Learned How She Really Died
- ‘One last good day’: Mom treated twin 3-year-olds to Chuck E. Cheese and McDonalds hours before leaving them to die in car and trying to kill herself, police say
- ‘What the … Did You Do?’: Newborn Found Dead was Allegedly Thrown Out Window by Mother
- ‘I Had Did That to Them’: Mother Says She was on Drugs When She Killed her 4-Year-Old, Abandoned her 1-Year-Old
- ‘I will not feed a demon’: YouTuber Ruby Franke’s child abuse case rooted in religious extremism
- ‘It Was on Purpose’: Baltimore Man Arrested in Fatal Shooting of 12-Year-Old Girl
- “We’re A Movie Theater, Not A Free Babysitting Service”: Karen Threatens To Sue Cinema For “Making” Her Kids Walk Home At Night
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Research Pool
- 15 Best Foreign Languages to Learn for a Child
- 8 characteristics of adults who lacked attention during childhood
- 8 Leadership Books You Should Read In 2024
- A ‘gene of prejudice’ could help explain variations in human personality and demystify autism
- A Psychologist Unravels The Enigma Of ‘Déjà Vu’.
- A Recent Poll Reveals that One-Third of Teachers Lack Behavioural Support For Students with Additional Needs
- A recent study reveals that math homework might have negative effects rather than benefits.
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Special Needs
- ‘AEA lifts us up’: 3 testimonials from Iowa families about special education services
- ‘It was deeply hurtful’: Lawsuit asks court to declare San Jose boy with autism a ‘nuisance’
- ‘You won’t take my son’: Mom fights to keep adopted son from being deported
- “My son was experiencing feelings of being left behind. Insights from children with siblings on the autism spectrum.”
- 11 Things Not to Do With an Autistic Child
- 12 Things Never To Say To Parents Of Autistic Kids
- 20 Things Everyone Needs To Know About Autism
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Sports
- 16-Year-Old Sprinting Phenom Quincy Wilson is the ‘Real Deal’
- 5 Tips to Save Money on Kids’ Sports
- A LEGO Fest Is Coming to Columbus, OH And It Promises Tons Of Fun For All Ages
- Alabama High School Quarterback Dies After Suffering Brain Injury During Game: ‘Will Never Be Forgotten’
- Bellevue Football Team Mutually Cancels Saturday’s Away Game due to Safety Concerns
- David Tolani Foundation unveils The Mides shoe brand to support basketball kids
- Donna Kelce Applauds Son Travis for Giving His Nieces ‘Quality, Undivided Attention’ When They’re Together
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Strong Room
- ‘A wonderful opportunity’: The adventure of raising bilingual children
- ‘Adults’ are Honestly Confused by These 15 Things The Younger Generations are Into
- ‘Dismal Labor Prospects’: More and More Young People aren’t in School, Working at Jobs, or Even in Training — Here’s Why Older Generations Might’ve Had a Leg Up
- ‘Every 4-year-old girl in my Son’s Class is Named Like Ingrid and Astrid and Edna’: Moms Discuss the Rise in Little Girls With Old Lady Names
- ‘I Cut Phone Screen Time in Half and Life Changed’
- ‘I Read 100 Books in a Year – Here are the Five I Can’t Stop Thinking About’
- ‘I Wasn’t Going to Skip my Own Life to Raise an Infant’: Parents Force 17-Year-Old Son to Take Care of his 3 Young Siblings, Balk When he Refuses to Raise a Fourth
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Tourism and Travels
- 17 Jaw-Dropping Vacation Spots Women Travelers Visited Alone — And The Tips They Swear By
- 5 Vacation Spots That Are Now Beyond the Reach of Middle-Class Families
- I experienced guilt for taking a child-free vacation. However, a stranger persuaded me that every parent deserves some time off.
- Latest International Rules for Students Traveling Abroad for Studies
- My husband and I were eagerly anticipating a trip to Europe now that we’re empty nesters. However, I found it challenging to detach myself from work.
- The wealthy are acquiring second passports, citing concerns over potential instability.
- Travel Expert Rick Steves’ Genius Tip For Planning A Successful Vacation
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