Childhood Development

• Okanagan organizations gather together to celebrate National Child Day

  Several organizations gathered together under one roof in West Kelowna to showcase resources and help for parents in the Okanagan.

  Canada

  Nov 16, 2022
  
• Children who watch ‘Sesame Street’ may perform better at school, study finds

  Those with greater exposure to the show were more likely to do better not only in elementary school, but high school, too.

  Lifestyle

  Aug 20, 2019
  
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• Expert panel to advise Nova Scotia government on safety in school sports

  According to a release, medical experts and athlete representatives will look at strategies to promote safety and injury prevention in school sports.

  Education

  Jul 22, 2019
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• Alberta boy born with rare illness no big deal for classmates: ‘Are we going to play?’

  Porter Stanley, 4, is one of about 30 people in the world ever diagnosis of Beare-Stevenson syndrome, which caused his skull to fuse before he was born.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2018
• New Brunswick to increase education spending again in Tuesday’s budget

  A government source says that's an increase of $72.6 million over last year, and $172.2 million since the Gallant government took office in 2014.

  Education

  Jan 29, 2018
• Why parents need to let kids play on their own

  A new survey of Canadian, Australian and U.K. parents finds parents don't appreciate the value of letting kids play on their own and it has experts worried.

  Lifestyle

  Oct 5, 2017
• Study: Nearly a third of kids misperceive weight

  Nearly a third of children in a survey didn't have an accurate idea of their own weight - most of them heavy children who viewed themselves as normal.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2014
• Kids learning digital skills before life skills: Study

  Children worldwide are learning digital skills like using a smartphone before life skills such as writing their name, according to a new study.

  Tech

  Feb 5, 2014
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• Kids, parents still prefer traditional reading over ebooks: Study

  Children's storybooks are in no danger of becoming extinct, suggests a report on how kids and parents are embracing ebooks.

  Tech

  Nov 22, 2013
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• University studies aboriginal kids’ needs

  The B.C. government has appointed a psychologist to lead university researchers studying early childhood development among First Nations in Kamloops.

  Aug 3, 2013