February 9, 2012

Depressed, anxious 1st graders at risk of being bullied later: study

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Treating mental-health problems in children entering school may help prevent victimization from bullying, say researchers who tracked 400 Canadian children. In the May/June issue of the journal Child Development, researchers said they found children who entered first grade with signs of depression and anxiety or excessive aggression were at risk of being chronically victimized by [...]

Web children ‘living in prisons’

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Many children are living in a “prison-like environment” surrounded by technology, the chairman of the Independent Schools Association warns. John Gibson says such experience does not prepare children for adult life and schools should challenge this. Playing conkers and mending bikes helped children in later life, he told the ISA’s annual conference. Recent research suggests [...]