Guy de la Bédoyère looks back on his childhood in the 1960s and 70s and see a world that, while far from perfect, was free from the catastrophism and online pressures that blight children's lives today.
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Why are some people able to become happy, well-adjusted adults even after growing up with violence or neglect? Their life stories – from 1950s Hawaii to the orphanages of Romania – could provide answers that will help more children to thrive
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Today, I hope that Nancy Edison would have the same confidence and grit to reject her son's label of addled, or unfocused, and avoid the push to diagnose him with, and medicate him for, an attention disorder like ADHD.
On September 26, a marijuana-based childhood epilepsy drug took a step closer to winning approval when its maker announced promising phase 3 clinical trial results. [1]
Justin Gover, CEO of the British biotech company GW Pharmaceuticals, said that the children participating in the trial had previously tried 10 other anti-epileptic drugs. Despite using the medication, the young participants still experienced 3 seizures a day, approximately 90 a month. Said Gover:
A childhood filled with psychological stress may put youngsters at greater risk of developing diabetes and heart disease later in life. [1]
Israeli soldiers escort blindfolded Palestinian women to the Kissufim Israeli army base,after they were detained during a military operation in the Gaza Strip, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2008.(AP Photo/Yehuda Lahiani)
The Palestinian society is exposed daily to Israeli occupation repressive measures, including the kidnapping and detention of more than 800,000 Palestinians since 1967, including over 15,000 women.
