BBC Health
Toddlers and Teens Alike Flock to A&E as Mental Health Crisis Hits New Heights
A&E is becoming the go-to daycare for kids in mental distress, with waits longer than a school day and a 36% surge in visits since 2019.
2026-09-02
BBC Health
2026-07-25
TechCrunch
Vietnam's Solution to Kids on Social Media: Let Them Stay, Just Make Them Ghosts
Vietnam proposes turning kids into social media lurkers, while a global wave of bans from Australia to the UK aims to protect youth by restricting access - because nothing says 'safe' like being seen and not heard.
2026-07-21
BBC Health
Parents Reveal the Art of Vegetable Bribery, and It's Shockingly Wholesome
Parents share their sneaky (and surprisingly wholesome) tactics for getting kids to eat vegetables - including veggie nuggets, broccoli in pesto, and the power of pretending you don't care.
2026-06-17
ScienceDaily
Scientists Find Early Depression Clue Hiding in Children’s Eyes (It’s Not a Wink)
A new study finds that children's eye movements toward sad or happy faces can reveal depression risk, especially if their mom had depression - proving that the eyes don't just have it, they are it.
2026-06-12
The Guardian Europe
Boy Breaks Glasses, Internet Fixes One Pair While War Breaks Everything Else
A viral video gets a seven-year-old boy new glasses, but not the eye surgery or end to a war he actually needs.
2026-05-20
The Guardian
Children in Mental Health Crisis Now Waiting Up to Three Days in A&E: A 'Barbaric' New Normal
New NHS figures show children in mental health crisis waiting up to three days in A&E for a specialist bed - a 'barbaric' situation that has become 'far more normal.'
2026-05-16
UN News
UN Drops $10 Million on School-Building in DRC, Because Bullets Alone Can't Teach Kids to Read
UN funds 62,000+ school slots in DRC's war zone, because child soldiers don't need math but future presidents do.
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