Study shows that pre-school girls believe they’re brighter and harder working than boys – and adults are reinforcing this
 Girls as young as four think they’re more clever and better behaved than boys, research has found. By the age of seven, boys have started believing this too.
The study from the University of Kent suggests that teachers and parents add to these stereotypes, by using phrases such as “silly boys” and ... Continue reading
Baby carrots are being launched as the new ‘anti-junk food’ in the US to get children eating them at lunchtime
Taking inspiration from current junk food advertisements, American carrot growers have joined together to launch a $25 million marketing campaign in a bid to make carrots cool.
With the back to school period about to start, carrot companies are hoping that a new brand campaign run by agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky ... Continue reading
Drama at American zoo for 2-year-old girl
A 2-year-old girl came face to face with a Bengal tiger after it escaped from its zoo enclosure, reports the Daily Mail.
Mum, Diana Barrett says she turned around and saw her toddler, Dianita calmly staring into the eyes of a 230kg tiger, named Mahesh.
Mahesh had jumped the 12ft fence out of ... Continue reading
Department for Education has found that a large number of children are falling below writing standards
While the GCSE results have been record breaking this year, younger children are still struggling to write properly, according to education experts.
Writing abilities are trailing behind other key skills, like maths and reading, with one in five (around 104,700) seven year olds failing to reach the standard Level 2, according to ... Continue reading
Pupils asked to plan a terrorist attack to kill as many people as possible
A school teacher has caused outrage by setting her teenage class a homework task to come up with a terrorist attack that would kill as many innocent civilians as possible.
The teacher, who hasn’t been named set her year 10 pupils a homework task during her Contemporary Conflict class in Kalgoorlie-boulder Community ... Continue reading
Survey unveils the cost of kitting out our children for the new school year
Us parents will spend an average of £122 to kit out our children out ready for the new school year, a new survey has revealed.
Insurance group LV= asked 2,013 adults what they would be spending on their children as the new school year fast approaches.
The results reveal we’re set to spend, ... Continue reading
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Researchers are testing the effect of the dawn chorus on children in hospitals
Hearing bird song is believed to relieve the anxiety of adults scared of needles, and now researchers are studying the effect it has on children with needle phobias, too.
The project at Alder Hay Hospital in Liverpool involves playing the sound of the dawn chorus to patients and visitors. It was initially ... Continue reading
Bizarre health and safety warning on children’s birthday card
A strange case of health and safety regulations has been discovered by a granddad who bought a card with the slogan, ‘2 today’ for his granddaughter, only to find it wasn’t suitable for children under 3 years.
Steve Lock bought the card, which included a sheet of small stickers inside, for his ... Continue reading
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Infection from dog poo could cause toddler to lose sight in one eye
Toddler Amiee Langdon wiped her face with a hand covered in dog poo after falling in a playground, and may now become blind in her left eye, reports the Metro.
Amiee, who is 2 next week, wiped her eye, before her mum Suzanne was able to stop her.
Although ... Continue reading
Having a lazy eye means fewer party invites for children by the age of 6
Children who have a squint, commonly known as a lazy eye, might find it difficult to make friends. Children start to notice differences in appearance at age 6, a study has found.
The study showed 100 children of various ages a picture of twins, one of whom had a squint. They were ... Continue reading
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