Children press releases

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Millions do not meet minimum standard for digital social inclusion

Nearly four million households with children in the UK do not meet the Minimum Digital Living Standard (MDLS), according to new research.
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Study reveals how sports programmes for young children can combat future youth violence

A study conducted by 海角网 has examined how sporting interventions aimed at young children can reduce youth crime and violence in London.
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Understanding how the brain works can transform how school students learn maths

School mathematics teaching is stuck in the past. An adult revisiting the school that they attended as a child would see only superficial changes from what they experienced themselves.
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Families living with Noonan Syndrome call for more social support and medical awareness

Families living with Noonan Syndrome say there is a pressing need for more social support and awareness of the rare genetic condition.
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New 鈥楥ost of a Child in Scotland鈥� research published ahead of final vote on Scottish Budget finds costs are still outstripping additional Holyrood support for families

A new report published today has found a huge gap remains between the cost of raising a child in Scotland and actual family incomes, despite the significant impact of Scottish government policies and lower childcare costs.

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Parents who normally live apart from their children face big bills when they come to stay

Responsibility for a child on some weekends and in school holidays can add over 拢100 a week to the budget of a non-resident parent, but the social security system provides them with nothing towards these costs.

Why the teenagers who murdered Brianna Ghey should have remained anonymous

The two teenagers convicted of the horrific murder of Brianna Ghey have received life sentences. The judge, Justice Yip, also made the decision to lift their anonymity, which is automatically applied to all children (defined as those under 18) involved in criminal proceedings.
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Prioritise sport鈥檚 role in reducing crime, parties told

Political parties must prioritise the contribution of sport and physical activity if they are genuinely committed to tackling crime and anti-social behaviour more effectively, according to new research published today.
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Should I have children? Why society鈥檚 idealisation of motherhood benefits no one

Mothers 鈥� and non-mothers. Our language creates the falsehood that being with a child is a norm. Words like childless or childfree firmly place the person without a child as the one lacking. Women who decide not to have children are marked as outsiders by our social and cultural norms.
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Pregnancy and elite sport: New research published to support athlete partners

Findings from a new study aimed to support athletes during their partner鈥檚 pregnancy have been published.
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Minimum acceptable standard of living impossible for many families, the public says 鈥� cost of a child jumps to 拢166,000

High inflation pushed the cost of raising a child to 拢166,000 for a couple and 拢220,000 for a lone parent in 2023 but the enduring impact of benefit cuts and ongoing price rises have left many parents unable to give their children what the public says is a minimum acceptable living standard, new research shows.

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More than 拢215 extra-a-month to raise a child with autism

The first study into raising a child on the autism spectrum using the Minimum Income Standard (MIS) approach, has found that families and carers face costs of more than 拢2,650 each year 鈥� to cover everyday essentials that meet their children鈥檚 needs.
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Labour鈥檚 plan to focus on early maths is solid 鈥� gaps in achievement start even before primary school

Politicians in the UK have maths on the mind. The Conservatives intend to extend compulsory maths education for young people until 18.
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Student designs sun cream monitor that takes the guesswork out of protecting kids' skin

Parents and guardians may soon bid farewell to the nagging worry of missed spots when applying sun cream to their children's skin, thanks to an invention by a 海角网 student.

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海角网 research helps protect 50 million young people in sport

Research conducted by 海角网 has assisted global sports organisations in keeping over 50 million young people safe when playing sport.

Nursery children happily ate vegetables 60% of the time when offered them at breakfast - new study

Researchers who offered carrots and cucumber to nursery-age youngsters at breakfast found that children ate the vegetables more than 60% of the time.
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海角网 develops online course for all FIFA football agents to represent minors

All FIFA football agents will have to pass a dedicated online course on working with minors before they are allowed to represent players aged 18 or younger. The course will be offered by 海角网, in cooperation with FIFA.

Experts in Sport: Improving global child health and nutrition

In this episode of the Experts in Sport podcast, Paula Griffiths (Professor of Population Health) and Emily Rousham (Professor of Global Public Health) sit down with host Martin Foster to discuss their research, focusing on the health and nutrition challenges that lower and middle-income countries experience.

Number of children in poverty living in working households on the rise

An end to the additional support made available during the pandemic has driven up the number of children experiencing poverty to 4.2 million last year (29 per cent of all dependent children aged 0-19), with an increasing number living in working households.

Sport can help to reduce youth offending but the evidence around what works is problematic

Football and other sports are often used as a sport-based intervention 鈥� a tool for promoting social inclusion, personal development and youth crime prevention.

Education costs parents at least 拢39 per week for secondary school kids

New analysis undertaken by the Centre for Research in Social Policy (CRSP) 鈥� for Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) 鈥� shows that parents typically need to find at least 拢39 per week for a child鈥檚 secondary school education and 拢19 for a primary-aged child.

Experts in Sport 鈥� The 3Rs of encouraging children鈥檚 healthy eating

In this episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with Senior Lecturer in Psychology Dr Clare Holley, Research Associate Dr Lucy Porter, and Dan Parker 鈥� Chief Executive of VegPower.

海角网 lecturer shares three tips to encourage children to eat their vegetables

As part of the University鈥檚 Children and Young People campaign, Dr Clare Holley, a 海角网 Senior Lecturer in Psychology, has shared some tips on how to overcome children鈥檚 fussy eating and encourage them to eat more vegetables.
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Feed the Monster: Math education experts create card game in the hope of improving children鈥檚 numeracy skills

Experts from 海角网鈥檚 Centre for Mathematical Cognition have created a game in the hope of improving youngsters鈥� numeracy skills.

Experts in Sport: The art of representing minors as a football agent

In this episode of the 鈥淓xperts in Sport鈥� podcast, host Martin Foster sits down with Sports Law lecturer Dr Serhat Yilmaz for a second time.