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. Continue reading
Childhood development
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
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. Continue reading
U of A researcher’s findings reassuring for parents with babies
Most parents know it’s safer to have babies sleep on their backs. Some studies, though, have suggested that may affect a certain developmental milestone: rolling. But the work of a University of Alberta researcher shows otherwise. Continue reading