Children and Youth
- The Coronavirus Mostly Spares Younger Children. Teens Aren’t So Lucky. September 28, 2020Younger children are about half as likely as older teenagers and adults to become infected, new studies suggest.
- Swami Agnivesh, Crusader Against Labor Abuses in India, Dies at 80 September 28, 2020A pacifist monk, he championed social justice causes, fighting against child labor, indentured servitude and a rising tide of Hindu fundamentalism.
- How ‘Save the Children’ Is Keeping QAnon Alive September 28, 2020Appropriating anti-trafficking narratives is helping the pro-Trump conspiracy theory fuel its community’s hunger for vengeance.
- Head of Auschwitz Memorial Seeks Easing of Nigerian Boy’s Prison Sentence September 28, 2020“I cannot remain indifferent,” the director wrote in a letter to Nigeria’s president about a 13-year-old who was sentenced to 10 years’ imprisonment and menial labor on a blasphemy charge.
- Sometimes It’s Not Just Shyness September 28, 2020Selective mutism is a common anxiety condition whereby kids who are normally chatty at home clam up around outsiders or at school.
- Back-to-School Season in Italy September 28, 2020There is a cultural emphasis on children being with other children, and having them go to school in person.
- Futures in Peril: The Rise of Child Labor in the Pandemic September 27, 2020With schools closed and families desperate for income, millions of children are being forced into work that is often dangerous, arduous and illegal.
- As Covid-19 Closes Schools, the World’s Children Go to Work September 27, 2020Former students are taking illegal and often dangerous jobs in India and other developing countries, potentially rolling back years of progress in social mobility and public health.
- 3 Illustrated Novels With Animal Magnetism September 27, 2020With nods to “Winnie the Pooh,” “The Wind in the Willows,” “Frog and Toad” and “Charlotte’s Web,” three animal-centric novels help revive a genre.
- How to Maintain Peace in Your School Pod September 27, 2020‘It’s important to approach this with the idea that there’s no ideal situation. If there were, we’d all be doing it.’