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Measuring the shadow pandemic: Violence against women during COVID-19

Home is not a safe space for everyone and the vulnerabilities have increased for women and girls am ...

How the social isolation of Covid-19 pandemic has affected children

Learning using screens, with limited peer interaction and lack of social communication, has led to ...

The parents who track their children

Child-tracking apps are growing. Although they help parents keep tabs, are they hurting families in ...

Climate change is harming children’s mental health – and this is just the start

"Despite warnings about the impact of #climatechange on health, surprisingly little has been writte ...

Covid has exacerbated mental health issues in children: UNICEF

Globally one in 7 children have mental health issues and Covid has exacerbated that, the UNICEF sai ...

Impact of COVID-19 on poor mental health in children and young people ‘tip of the iceberg’

According to the latest available estimates, more than 1 in 7 adolescents aged 10–19 are estimate ...

Schools Shut, Haven Lost: Children From Broken Households Struggle to Survive

Whether schools are open or not is an open debate, but for several children from low-income communi ...

Has The Pandemic Pushed You To Re-assess Your Parenting Style?

Re-assessing your #parenting style: The COVID-19 pandemic that took the world by storm has left an ...

The shattered lives of the pandemic’s orphans

A moving portrait of children who lost their parents in the pandemic – and are still waiting for ...

A new app is failing India’s fight against child malnutrition

Here's a story that talks about the correlation between India slipping the Global Hunger Index and ...

At least 200 million schoolchildren live in countries that remain unprepared to deploy remote learning in future emergency school closures – UNICEF

Every child must be able to continue learning during emergency school closures. Yet, at least 200 m ...

As extreme poverty returns, India sees surge in child slavery

Among many gains lost to the COVID-19 pandemic, child labour shows resurgence, worsened by inadequa ...

Bleak future ahead: COVID-19 pushes Karnataka’s first generation Adivasi learners off schools

"If children permanently drop out of school, it would be not just a loss of education, but also for ...

A lost generation: India’s COVID crisis reverses decades of progress for children

"Children peek out from fields and kilns. They hustle wares on dusty streets. They take jobs with f ...

Healing Space | Our children are struggling

"Just because children don’t have jobs or bosses, financial worries and deadlines doesn’t mean ...

‘He became irritable, would snap at us’

"Krishna, 17, became a breadwinner for his family at age 13. After the outbreak of #Covid_19, he st ...

COVID kids: How our youngest are experiencing the pandemic

Early childhood experts say birth to five years is a crucial development period, so what happens wh ...

COVID and changing vocabulary of children

"Before the pandemic, the first few words that nursery and pre-school students pick up in school we ...

Early childhood education: A silent victim of COVID-19?

"While every educational institution in India shut down in March 2020 and most moved online to ensu ...

A comic book that starts conversations around loneliness in children

Parents, here's a creative way you can use to have conversations with your children on lonliness an ...

What growing up in the pandemic has been like

"For children of all ages, the pandemic year has been a roller-coaster, forcing them to adapt to on ...

Worst Covid effect yet? Children dropping out of school in droves

"What is the worth of a welfare state if its children cannot attend school to get educated in the f ...

5 countries including India account for about half of total child brides in world: UNICEF

5 countries including India account for about half of the total #childbrides in the world. As many ...

A Chilling Past, an Insecure Future: How Delhi Riots Scarred Kids

How Delhi Riots scarred children and their childhoods. ...

Two-thirds of the world’s school-age children have no internet access at home, new UNICEF-ITU report says

Two-thirds of the world’s school-age children – or 1.3 billion children aged 3 to 17 years old ...

“What dreams will we have if we cannot study?”: Protesters start study circles for children

Did you think about the little children living amidst the low-income communities at the farmers’ ...

Teenager in front of a laptop studying - by UNICEF

How teenagers can protect their mental health during COVID-19

"Being a teenager is difficult no matter what, and the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) is making it ...

Illustrator Draws Humorous Comics About Her Mental Illness to Help Destigmatize It

According to #WorldHealthOrganisation, suicide is the third leading cause of death in 15–19 year ...

Opinion I How to talk to your kids about the news?

“To share or not to share news of current happenings with the children? That is one of the many d ...

Students Wearing Masks and attending a school

The absurd need to push school children into software coding

"The classic question is this: Should we teach our children to be bricklayers in middle school or s ...

The Role of Memes in Teen Culture

Memes can provide an opening for parents to talk to adolescents about serious issues like #coronavi ...

Education Debate - NEP - Illustrative Image

The Big Debate On National Education Policy: Politicians To Academics Answer Six Big Questions

Six big questions on the #NationalEducationPolicy answered by politicians and academicians. What's ...

Schoolkids: digital divide to digital partition

Online education exposes India's #digitaldivide where parents from low-income communities cannot af ...

I Don’t Ask Questions as an Adult Because I Wasn’t Allowed Questions as a Child

They say things you learn when you're a child, stay with you your entire life. But when it means le ...

Free EBOOKS about Coronavirus and COVID-19 - Leher NGO in India

FREE eBooks about Coronavirus / COVID-19

Here's an excellent resource of free illustrated children's eBooks from around the world on the pan ...

Is it time to rewrite fairy tales?

Many traditional children’s stories are criticised for gender stereotyping and questionable moral ...

Coronavirus | Covid-19 might push 120 mn children into poverty in South Asia, including India: UNICEF

"An estimated 120 million children living in South Asian countries, including India, could slip int ...

COVID-19 - Illustration Picture by UNICEF

Fact or fiction: How much do you know about COVID-19?

As the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads, so is misinformation. Knowing the facts is key to be ...

Is #BoisLockerRoom the Crime or the Symptom?

Our co-founder Nicole Rangel along with #EnakshiGanguly from #HaqCenterForChildRights write for The ...

Mo Willems Is Hosting a Livestream Doodle Every Weekday, Starting Today

Quaraintined at home with your children and running out of productive activites? Check out "Lunch D ...

Bikhare Rishte

Ever wondered what happens to children when they are separated from their parents who are in prison ...

What does India’s youth want?

India is leading the surge in youth population, with projections by the Government of India estimat ...

How parenting changed in the last decade

How #parenting changed in the last decade. ...

Is child-friendly planning a luxury that only rich cities can afford?

Is child-friendly planning a luxury that only rich cities can afford? ...

Who Cares About One Missing Child in an Indian Slum? Another Child

Who Cares About One Missing Child in an Indian Slum? Another Child. Here's a review on The “Purpl ...

Leher - Livemint image of children studying

Education system is failing kids in 4-8 age group: ASER

Education system is failing kids in 4-8 age group: ASER Report. ...

Children addicted to inhalants - Picture

30 lakh children across India are addicted to inhalants

30 lakh children across India are addicted to inhalants. A shocking statistic that needs immediate ...

12 in week, 77 in month, 940 in year: Spate of children’s death rocks Kota

Spate of children's death in Kota, shows no signs of dying down. How many more such epidemics shall ...

Children suffering as number of countries in conflict is highest in 30 years, UNICEF says

“Attacks on children continue unabated as warring parties flout one of the most basic rules of wa ...

How Marginalised Villagers In Belwa Are Fighting For Their Children’s Rights

That’s what the power of community can do... Send children back to school, ask relevant questions ...

2.3 Million Indian Children Not Vaccinated for Measles, Second Highest After Nigeria

With a whopping 2.3 million children unvaccinated for measles, India becomes the second highest cou ...

In Child-Trafficking Hotspot, Zero Uptake Of Key Scheme For Vulnerable Children

"Not a single child in Bihar’s Gaya district has availed of benefits under the sponsorship progra ...

We need to change how we’re raising our boys

We are left with a unique situation where the goals for raising girls have evolved, but those for ra ...

Why are kids not going to school?

Evidence from the Teen Age Girls (TAG) survey that spoke to 74,000 girls across India throws light o ...

Incomplete” Sculptures Capture the Playful and Timid Personalities of Children

Norwegian artist #LeneKilde creates figurative concrete and steel wire sculptures inspired by the em ...

Child Rights NGOs Urge Govt to Increase Budget for Children Welfare Schemes

"Child safety and protection has always been one of the difficult areas and to change resource alloc ...

‘Litchi deaths’ in Muzaffarpur are not mysterious and finding their cause is not a new discovery

Scientist John invited by the Bihar Government to study the trend of deaths of children in Muzaffarp ...

‘Dear papa, I don’t like you’: On Fathers’ Day, watch this poem explore the unsaid

Is it easy for boys to express their love to their fathers? Is it difficult for a father to react to ...

What makes a good life? Lessons from the longest study on happiness | Robert Waldinger

It turns out, if our childhoods are spent in more socially connected families and communities, we gr ...

School uniforms: A history of ‘rebellion and conformity’

That pinafore in school, that collar which was always stiff, that white PT uniform, That time when ...

Sunaina’s Story: In A UP Village, A Young Girl Will Not Be Defeated

Journalist: Agar aapke pass paise hotain toh kya kartain? Sunaina: Kuch acha khatain! . Sunaina's ...

The Dark Secret Behind Your Favorite Makeup Products | Shady | Refinery29

Mica, an ingredient used in most makeup products is mined by Indian children! Watch this video to u ...

Interview: Photojournalist Captures the Heartbreaking Reality of Child Labor

Sometimes, photographs tell stories that even words cannot. Don't believe us? Take a look at the wo ...

Opinion | The Boys Are Not All Right

Across continents, across borders and across geographies children are children. Boyhood Matters. ...

Ab Meri Baari – Adolescents, A National Priority

As Indian Elections 2019 begin, we urge first time voters to excerise their choice to raise their is ...

Sea of Symptoms – Autism SOS

Sea of Symptoms. Recognizing early signs of autism #WorldAutismDay ...

How Traumatized Children See the World, According to Their Drawings

Toxic stress during childhood can last a lifetime — but it doesn't have to. ...

The correlation between midday meals and learning outcomes

The first study to examine the effects of midday meals on learning outcomes over a five year period ...

Killed, orphaned, sold: Afghan war takes brutal toll on children

In a country where half the population is younger than 15, Afghanistan's 17-year war has arguably hi ...

10 Amazing Children’s Books to Inspire Youngsters for Women’s History Month

"10 children's books that will inspire young readers, no matter their age, to advocate for themselve ...

Yuwa’s Laureus award is more proof that sport can drive social change and India needs more of that

The government has its own programs to use sports as a vehicle for social change but given India’s ...

Tobacco companies are targeting children in India, study says

Tobacco companies are advertising products around educational institutions and intentionally targeti ...

Girls subjected to breast-ironing in UK to protect them from sexual harassment, rape

Breast-ironing, considered a traditional measure for protecting girls from unwanted male attention, ...

2018 was hell for children

"We live in a world where children are bombed. Where they are made to fight. Where they are atta ...

When we put children in prison we condemn them to fail | Sophie Trevitt

" ...there is something fundamentally broken with a criminal justice system that catches children an ...

Why stories matter for children’s learning

Why stories matter for children to learn. https://bit.ly/2rWvL1u ...

Rohingya facing ‘lost generation’ of children out of school

"Ban on formal schooling, poor resources leave children of minority without basic education." #nocou ...

Blamed For Their Parents’ Poverty, 80% Of Marginalised Indian Children Experience Corporal Punishment In School

"The fear and stress associated with corporal punishment can create “school-phobia”, leading ...

‘When you rescue a trafficked child it’s like saving a life’

"The window available to identify and assist the huge number of trafficked children passing thro ...

Watching violence on screens makes children more emotionally distressed

Violence begets violence. If children are often exposed to scenes of violence, they may develop a vi ...

Vaccination for all children is still a long way to go in India

Why vaccination for all children is still a long way to go in India. ...

Why India’s sexually abused children need to wait till 2022 to get justice

Why India's sexually abused children need to wait till 2022 to get justice #endviolencenotchildhood ...

How Can We Address the Rising Incidence of Wasting among Children in India?

"Wasting among children, typically a temporary phenomenon occurring due to food shortage and disease ...

This is 18 around the world — through girls’ eyes

"What does life look like for girls turning 18 in 2018? We gave young women photographers around the ...

Research finds link between time online and obesity in children

“Children see as many as nine junk food adverts during one 30-minute episode of their favourit ...

Can Drinking Tea Teach Kids About Sex & Consent? Delhi NGO Shows You How!

"...if a child had a cup of tea with someone for two days but was refused on the third day, the ...

In Photos: How Football Gives Hope to This Chennai Slum’s Kids

"The strategy was simple – channelise all the energy of the children towards the game, get chi ...

Making the right connect

Psychotherapist Gloria Burrett on (advising parents against judging their children) how to handl ...

Coming Of Age: Emerging Technologies And The World’s Children

"20 percent of the world’s 2.2 billion children currently live in extreme poverty, suffering from ...

Educating girls: the key to tackling global poverty

Ensuring girls enter and stay in the classroom is seen as crucial in the fight to eradicate global p ...

Why are we failing to protect our children?

As reports of child trafficking, sexual abuse and child rape feature in our news feeds from around t ...

Must define violence against children in larger context, says Justice Madan Lokur

Justice Lokur on putting violence against children into context. "We need to look at violence agains ...

Why Every Child Needs To Play Sports: John Gloster

Former physiotherapist to the Indian cricket team speaks about how sports promote health, and improv ...

The Gender Divide in Preschoolers’ Closets

I buy my daughter boys’ pants because even in an age of female fighter pilots and #MeToo, boys’ ...

The Prevention Podcast: Interview with Janavi Doshi from “Don’t offend India”

A podcast discussing the epidemic of childhood sexual abuse in India, the taboo of discussing se ...

Against all odds: How anganwadis take care of India’s children

What being a frontline warrior looks like - How Anganwadi workers take care of India's children. #ev ...

HOW SHOULD WE RESPOND TO CHILD SEXUAL VIOLENCE IN INDIA?

Child rights activists, academics, field practitioners, mental health professionals, lawyers, and po ...

How to Raise a Sweet Son in an Era of Angry Men

Hours after I gave birth to my first child, my husband cradled all five pounds of our boy and said, ...

Don’t Forget the Kathua and Unnao Rapes Because #MeToo Starts at Home

Child abuse is more frequent and closer to us than we acknowledge. In fact, every other child in Ind ...

The role of parents in improving learning outcomes >> India Development Review

The role of parents in improving learning outcomes. Abhishek Choudhary on why it's time to start mak ...

India’s forgotten child bride

“If we lose our house to floods tomorrow, we won’t have anything to give for our daughter’s we ...

What’s in a name? The agonies of Aadhar

J. Indu, a 10-year-old Dalit girl, and four other students in the fifth standard of the government p ...

Comparison Adds Pressure| #Releasethepressure

With the boards around the corner, every home has transformed into a pressure zone. Nerves are fraye ...

In Odisha, schools are the dropouts

Hundreds of government schools, especially in tribal-dominated districts, have been shut down over t ...

Reducing exams fever

If #education needs to shift from knowing to learning – we need to change the what, when and how o ...

Technology and children

Technology giants like Steve Jobs and Mark Zuckerberg didn’t let his kids use the iPad, and strict ...

The silent sufferers: On Maharashtra’s farmer suicides

The #children of the farmers who committed suicide do not receive the support or counselling they ne ...

Bridging the gap between design and implementation

The #education solutions that could transform pre-schooling already exist, but are currently limited ...

1800 students aged 7-10 in corporation schools ‘addicted’

Over 1000 students in the age group of 7-10 years in the primary schools run by the municipal corpor ...

Ineffective and arbitrary

#Deathpenalty as justice to the child survivor is a disingenuous argument because it seeks to cover- ...

‘Who am I to tell you how to bring up your child?

“What would it be like if more people knew about what actually takes place in a psychotherapy cons ...

The boys are not alright

“Too many boys are trapped in the same suffocating, outdated model on masculinity…they are trapp ...

Will these four technology trends change education in India?

"From virtual reality to big data, the tech frenzy has hit #education too, but will it go beyond gim ...

Has Google made teaching a nightmare job in India? A veteran teacher sets the record straight

Just Google It! – might as well be some sort of a motto for the younger India. From entertainment, ...

Breaking the silence

Young girls in many parts of India are still growing up with limited knowledge about managing their ...

Messages from the classroom

Vimala Ramachandran’s book Inside India’s Classrooms: The Enigma of Equity and Quality, is a "de ...

Araku Valley’s dark secret

“I am now learning tailoring to support my family. I have also joined the NGO that rescued me. I h ...

The Looming Perils Of Child Marriage In India

Solemnisation of #childmarriage has been prohibited under the Child Marriage Act of 2006. “But are ...

India’s failing education system: It is our children’s future, not our ancestor’s pride, that deserves our outrage first

"We have known for years that our education system is failing. Children are going to school but not ...

Studying without a school- the reality of education in rural India

The Right to #Education Act in India deems education the fundamental right of every child and lists ...

How parents’ arguments really affect their children

It is normal for parents to argue, but the way these disagreements affect children varies greatly. W ...

My life as a bookworm: what children can teach us about how to read

"Adults tend to forget what a vital part of the process re-reading is for children. As adults, re-re ...

Stop making new laws for children’s safety. Instead implement what we have first.

"In the name of concern for children, we are witnessing shrill demands and knee-jerk reactions and a ...

Learning new lessons to revive secondary education

The bridge to nowhere. How secondary education in India is broken, and what can be done. ...

On single parenting and how two is not always better than one

On single parenting and how two is not always better than one. #wetheparents Mommygolightly ...

Parents say the darnedest things

Peek into any parents’ school WhatsApp group and you are likely to see a cabal of very agitated ad ...

How to Pressure Cook a Child

Jane De Suza, the author of Happily Never After hilariously shares quacks and hacks on how to pressu ...

I was sexually abused as a child. I don’t want a death penalty, I prefer healing for him

#EndChildSexualAbuse but even those who have been victims believe that death penalty is not the answ ...

India: Sabotaged Schools

Tens of thousands of children are caught up in the conflict between Maoist insurgents and government ...

It’s a girl

It’s likely we have been witness to the horrifying pronouncement …”It’s -a -girl” announci ...

When school is not enough

The ambitious RTE gives immense hope to children in India. However, challenges of caste, gender and ...

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