ahra, a 14-year-old junior high school student who hails from the slums of North Jakarta, spoke at a United Nations dialogue about her concerns over child marriage in Indonesia. “I told the panel about a close friend of mine who got married when she was 14, back in 2015. Her husband was also 14 years old. They got...Read More

Lori Schott, center, is embraced as she holds up a photo of her daughter Annalee Schott, after the verdict in a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children at Los Angeles Superior Court, Wednesday, March 25, 2026, in Los Angeles. (William Liang/Associated Press) For years, parents, teenagers, pediatricians, educators and...Read More

As many states begin to legalize marijuana use for adults, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has updated its warnings against use by children and adolescents. March 23, 2017Penn State Health News The AAP offers advice to pediatricians who may be questioned by parents who are concerned. Dr. Leslie Walker-Harding, chair of pediatrics and medical...Read More

Updated March 31, 2026 — 2:59pm,first published 1:23pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from your saved list to add more. Save this article for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them anytime. Got it AAA A childcare centre in Melbourne’s west where alleged...Read More

The teenager hospitalized for a presumed case of avian influenza is in a critical condition, as per several media reports. The first-ever case of H5N1 Bird Flu has been detected in Canada in a teenager as per an official statement on the website of the western province. Provincial health officer Bonnie Henry in a news...Read More

This year’s campaign focuses on key messages such as protecting children in the online environment, equipping them with safe digital skills, preventing violence, abuse, injuries and drowning, and enhancing the roles of families, schools and society.   As many as 150 outstanding child delegates visit the Viettel Military Industry and Telecommunications Group on...Read More

The internet can be a dangerous neighborhood for everyone, but children and teens are especially vulnerable. From cyber predators to social media posts that can come back to haunt them later in life, online hazards can have severe, costly, even tragic, consequences. Children may unwittingly expose their families to internet threats, for example, by accidentally...Read More

New campaign led by The Y calls for the raising of mandatory standards across Out of Hours School care. Key Points: The Y wants the NSW Government to mandate at least two educators for every 15 children in Out of Hours School Care. CEO Rob Kennaugh says the current ratio of one educator to 15...Read More

  New research finds 79% of parents are concerned about their teens’ smartphone usage including worries about the negative impact of not understanding the risks of posting online 62% parents don’t understand the increased risk of danger teenagers expose themselves to by creating and posting content online over a period of time The average UK...Read More

SANTA FE, N.M. — A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta culpable for failing to protect the state’s teenagers on the digital giant’s platforms and ordered the parent company of Facebook and Instagram to pay a $375 million penalty. The civil penalties were levied for violations of New Mexico’s consumer protection laws, The Albuquerque...Read More