SCCYP Releases Archive for September 2009

Children to learn through outdoor play, nurseries told

30th Sep 2009

Nurseries across Scotland...

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Why more children's books should feature disabled kids

30th Sep 2009

Bullying of disabled people is merely seen as ‘antisocial’. But children’s literature can...

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Over a third of Scottish boys are overweight

30th Sep 2009

MORE than a third of boys are now overweight, while a majority of adults in
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Children of working mothers ‘are picking up unhealthy habits’

29th Sep 2009

It might be the last thing overworked mothers want to hear, but a new study has shown that women with jobs raise unhealthier children...

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Fears for pupils in classroom funding shortfall

29th Sep 2009

The transformation of Scotland’s...

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Sex abuse rife in other religions, says Vatican

29th Sep 2009

The Vatican has lashed out at criticism over its handling of its paedophilia crisis by saying...

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Young Equals Survey

21st Sep 2009

The Equality and Human Rights Commission is supporting the campaigning group 'Young Equals' to gather evidence of harmful age discrimination...

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Children's charity and think-tank make case for long-term children's services investment programme

16th Sep 2009

Investing in early intervention and universal services for children and families would save the UK economy £486bn over the next 20 years and...

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Smacking makes children naughtier: research

15th Sep 2009

Children who are smacked are more aggressive and have poorer mental development than those who are verbally castigated, studies have found.

Research...

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Child experts hit back at psychologist's 'spoilt generation' dig at permissiveness

15th Sep 2009

Experts last night criticised a report suggesting the erosion of adult authority has created a "spolit generation" of youngsters who believe...

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UN professor 'does the right thing' to launch action plan

1st Sep 2009

A LEADING United Nations representative was in Edinburgh today to help launch the Scottish Government's...

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'Teen risk from abusive boyfriends'

1st Sep 2009

A third of teenage girls suffer sexual abuse in a relationship and a quarter experience violence at the hands of their boyfriends, according...

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High spending fails to improve child welfare

1st Sep 2009

UK's levels of teenage pregnancy, drunkenness and unemployment are among highest out of 30 countries.

High public spending in the...

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