DepEd defends Comprehensive Sexuality Education program

Charie Abarca 01/28/2025

MANILA, Philippines — “There’s nowhere in our curriculum that teaches these things to learners between 0 to 4.” The Department of Education stood its ground on Tuesday, debunking claims that childhood masturbation and what critics describe as…

Smart pen for kids can help tell if they’re troubled – DOST

Kathleen de Villa 01/05/2025

Filipino scientists have developed a smart pen that can analyze children’s handwriting and detect potential psychological conditions affecting their self-esteem or academic performance, according to the Department of Science and Technology (DOST). The handwriting assessment tool dubbed…

Australia plans age limit to ban children from social media

AFP 09/10/2024

Sydney, Australia—The prime minister said Tuesday that Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit of 16, vowing to get kids off their devices and “onto the footy fields.” Federal legislation to…

Are children obligated to support parents financially when they grow old?

CTU Intern Lorde Cagang 08/09/2024

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Should parents have a say on how their children should spend their money? As children grow older and start earning their own money through jobs or business ventures, a question arises: should parents have the…

DSWD body seeks halt to beauty contests for children

Kathleen de Villa 06/24/2024

MANILA, Philippines — The Council for the Welfare of Children (CWC) has appealed to parents and pageant organizers not to hold beauty contests for minors, saying such exposure puts them at risk of being sexually objectified or…

A 93-year-old Greek grandmother’s scarves travel to children in need

Reuters 03/10/2024

ATHENS — In her tiny Athens apartment, 93-year-old Ioanna Matsouka has knit thousands of brightly colored scarves for children in need from Greece to Ukraine – and she has no plans to quit just yet. “Until I…

AI flaw? Study shows image-generators being trained on explicit photos of children

12/21/2023

Hidden inside the foundation of popular artificial intelligence image-generators are thousands of images of child sexual abuse, according to a new report that urges companies to take action to address a harmful flaw in the technology they built. Those…

One in five children in rich countries lives in poverty: UNICEF

12/06/2023

United Nations, United States—Sixty-nine million children — or more than one in five — live in poverty in the world’s 40 richest countries UNICEF said in a report released Wednesday, blasting Britain and France for their particularly bad…

Safe travels: How to protect your kids from accidents during holiday getaways?

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/30/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The holiday season is just around the corner, which means families are now making a beeline for traveling where to go for holiday getaways. While deciding on itineraries is important, it is also…

Family grapples with loss of 4 children in Tisa Fire

Rashe Zoe Sophia Piquero 11/24/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – One of the most challenging realities of life following the loss of loved ones is grappling with the weight of regrets and unspoken apologies. This is what clearly defines the emotions experienced by…

Stabbing of 3 children sparks riot in Dublin

Reuters 11/24/2023

DUBLIN — Three young children were among five people injured in a knife attack in Dublin on Thursday that sparked riots in the city centre and which police have not yet ruled out any motive over, including…

Nepal earthquake: Tears of a child as Nepalis cremate the dead

11/06/2023

Jajarkot, Nepal—The wails of eight-year-old Prem Kala Kami echoed across her Nepali village on Sunday, as the shroud-wrapped bodies of her parents and two of her brothers lay beside her awaiting cremation. The remote village of Chiuri was…

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