Children Archives - Positive News Good journalism about good things Tue, 11 Jun 2024 09:01:30 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Children Archives - Positive News 32 32 Gaza’s children: play in a time of crisis https://www.positive.news/society/gazas-children-play-in-a-time-of-crisis/ Fri, 17 May 2024 13:13:02 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=480503 In Gaza, psychological first aid projects like the Free Gaza Circus are providing play, support and laughter amid a bitter war

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]]> ‘Our kitchen has become the hub of an exploding movement of parents’ https://www.positive.news/society/smartphones-free-childhood/ Wed, 28 Feb 2024 12:22:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=471722 Meet the parents who accidentally kicked off a grassroots movement to protect childhood from smartphones

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]]> As Ireland’s smartphone school ban is approved, the town where it all began https://www.positive.news/society/the-town-where-irelands-smartphone-school-ban-began/ Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:40:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=458012 Fearing the impact of phone use on their children, one town came up with a solution. Now the Irish government is following suit

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]]> Kids in Brazil’s favelas are eliminating dengue fever – by breeding mosquitos https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/kids-brazil-favelas-dengue-fever-mosquitos/ Wed, 16 Nov 2022 10:41:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=411595 It might sound counterintuitive, but children in Brazil are breeding mosquitoes at home as part of a life-saving health initiative

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]]> Uzbekistan’s solution to a lack of rural preschools? Kindergartens on wheels https://www.positive.news/society/education/uzbekistan-solution-to-a-lack-of-rural-preschools-kindergartens-on-wheels/ Wed, 26 Oct 2022 10:00:12 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=408407 Five years ago, just one in four children went to preschool in Uzbekistan. Offering a solution is a fleet of book-filled buses

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]]> The school that shortened its working week (and what happened next) https://www.positive.news/society/education/the-school-that-shortened-its-working-week-and-what-happened-next/ Thu, 14 Apr 2022 15:14:18 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=390439 Amid growing interest in shorter working weeks, a school that rejigged its timetable is now looking to further adapt its week

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]]> ‘You just need to be willing to open your home, and ride the rough with the smooth’ https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/why-people-foster-care/ Fri, 01 Apr 2022 09:31:03 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=388382 The number of children needing foster care has surged during Covid. One couple explain why they foster, and what it brings to their family

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]]> Seesaws are out, saws are in: the rise of risky playgrounds https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/wellbeing/the-rise-of-risky-adventure-playgrounds/ Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:34:39 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=386621 Tools, old cars and thorny bushes are being introduced to playgrounds, amid research highlighting the benefits of risky play

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]]> Forest schools are booming in the UK – here’s why https://www.positive.news/society/education/forest-schools-are-booming-in-the-uk-heres-why/ Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:28:51 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=381231 Forest schools are experiencing a surge in growth as children reconnect with nature in the wake of stifling pandemic lockdowns

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]]> Restaurant chefs are reinventing school dinners in the UK https://www.positive.news/society/education/how-restaurant-chefs-are-reinventing-school-dinners-in-the-uk/ Fri, 03 Dec 2021 11:42:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=376132 Top chefs are helping transform school meals in deprived areas, serving up food that is fresh, nutritious – and fun

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