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Protecting predictable opportunities to connect with young children matters for children’s language and for parent-child relationships. (Colourbox)

How ‘technoference’ can disrupt parent‑child connections

A study finds that in the moments when parents checked their phones or smart watches they were almost six times more likely to miss their children’s signals.
Palestinians inspect the rubble of a school destroyed in an Israeli airstrike on Deir al-Balah, central Gaza Strip, July 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Abdel Kareem Hana)

The lasting scars of war: How conflict shapes children’s lives long after the fighting ends

The impact of wars on children is vast and multifaceted. The trauma inflicted is enduring and will shape the rest of their lives — and by extension, the societies in which they and we live.

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