As the once carefree summers of Ukrainian childhood and young adulthood are forever altered by war, traditional camps have taken on a more patriotic tone.
Tag: Children and Childhood
Moving in Childhood Contributes to Depression, Study Finds
A study of more than a million Danes found that frequent moves in childhood had a bigger effect than poverty on adult mental health risk.
A Children’s Hospital in Ukraine Becomes a Scene of Destruction
Families and patients were not unfamiliar with the sound of missiles flying overhead. But the Russian assault on the hospital marked one of the worst days of violence against civilians in months.
Malaria Vaccine Rollout to Africa Is a Cautionary Tale
After years of delay, millions of malaria vaccines are being supplied to children in Africa. Tens of thousands died waiting.
Sierra Leone Bans Child Marriage With New Law
A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated.
A Feline Scientist Explains Why Your Cat Might Actually Like You
Cats are more social than they are often given credit for. Can you help yours access its inner dog?
China’s Anguished Debate: Do Its Children Have a Crime Problem?
China has been considered relatively progressive on juvenile justice. But several high-profile killings have prompted calls for the law to come down more harshly on minors.
46 Children Were Taken From Ukraine. Many Are Up for Adoption in Russia.
The New York Times traced how a web of officials and politicians aligned with President Vladimir V. Putin’s party carried out a campaign to permanently transfer Ukrainian children from Kherson.
Nora Cortiñas, 94, a Founder of Argentina’s Mothers of the ‘Disappeared,’ Dies
Ms. Cortiñas became a key member of a group of women whose children had been taken by the military dictatorship that led Argentina from 1976 to 1983.
A Night to Remember at the Opera, Complete With a Phantom
About 130 children took part in a sleepover at Rome’s opera house, part of a campaign to make up for a lack of music education by making the theater and the art form more familiar and accessible.