Focus on Children

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Children press releases

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teens stand in a circle ooking at their phones

The US social media addiction case and its implications

a child stool on weighing scales

Primary care behavioural programmes can help reduce childhood obesity, new study finds

A young boy in a red t shirt holding a pen doing his math homework while an adult, out of shot, points at the numbers on the homework sheet

Teachers receive limited training to identify dyscalculia despite one child in every classroom having the condition, study finds

A small teddy bear lies against a child's foot

Most children in the UK now growing up without a socially acceptable standard of living, new figures show

Our Children experts

Dr Clare Holley

Senior Lecturer in Psychology

Dr Colin Foster

Dr Colin Foster

Reader in Mathematics Education in the Mathematics Education Centre

Dr Serhat Yilmaz

Lecturer in Sports Law

Dr Tom Stanton

Dr Tom Stanton

Research Fellow in Physical Geography

Jessica Large

Jessica Large

Doctoral Researcher

Amanda Daley

Professor Amanda Daley

Professor of Behavioural Medicine

Professor Emma Haycraft

Professor Emma Haycraft

Professor of Psychology and Public Health

professor peter kraftl

Professor Peter Kraftl

Professor of Human Geography

professor sarah mills

Professor Sarah Mills

Professor in Human Geography

Children videos

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Expert Comment: Online platforms must prioritise children's safety over profits

Expert Comment: Online safety discussions should begin as young as two

Expert Comment: Children and online gaming safety risks

Expert Comment: Increasing movement and play in early childhood

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