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Girls in Southern Fujian were more short-sighted than boys from primary school on, a study of 1.6 million students finds
A very large Chinese study of school vision screenings found boys and girls had similar eyesight at preschool age, but girls fell behind from primary school onwards. The study is a snapshot from one region, so it cannot show why the gap appears.
Source: Frontiers in Public Health — Child Health
When school feels safe and caring, children turn up: a US study on absenteeism
A US study following 3,334 children to age 15 found that those who had contact with child protection services missed more school, and that a weaker sense of belonging at school was linked to more absences. Feeling connected to school helped all students, though the study could not say why the absences happened.
Source: EdSurge
Child deaths hit a record low in 2019, but COVID-19 disruptions to health services threatened that progress
UN agencies report that under-five deaths fell to 5.2 million in 2019, the lowest on record. Their surveys then found many countries had disruptions to child and maternal health services during COVID-19, partly because parents feared infection at health centres.
Source: WHO — Child Health News
Hepatitis B in young children has fallen sharply, but the first dose at birth still matters most
New WHO estimates show chronic hepatitis B infection in children under five has dropped to just under 1% worldwide, down from around 5% before vaccines. The report stresses that a first vaccine dose within 24 hours of birth is the weak link, and warns that COVID-19 disruption could undo progress.
Source: WHO — Child Health News
Arguing over school and tuition: 60% of parents in an IPS study say it happens
A 2026 Institute of Policy Studies (IPS) study found 60% of parents reported arguing with their spouses over their children's education, up from 43% in 2016. Family counsellors say these arguments often point to deeper differences in parenting beliefs, and they suggest ways couples can work through them.
Source: The Straits Times — Singapore
Five types of teen wellbeing: how sleep, exercise and food fit in, in a study of 7,244 Chinese adolescents
A study of 7,244 Chinese adolescents found that teen quality of life falls into five distinct profiles, not one scale from good to bad. Sleep, physical activity, screen time and food were linked to the profiles in ways that were not always straightforward.
Source: Frontiers in Public Health — Child Health
Can a community-built screen-use programme lift teens' self-esteem and body image?
Researchers in a rural Spanish town ran a screen-balance programme designed with teens, parents, teachers and health workers, and found moderate gains in self-esteem, self-concept and body image. With no comparison group and no follow-up, the results are encouraging but early.
Source: PLOS ONE — Education
Can active childhoods make exercise easier later? A guinea fowl study offers a clue
Penn State researchers found that young guinea fowl raised carrying small leg weights later walked with a load without burning extra energy, while birds raised without weights burned 23% more. It is an early animal study, so whether the same happens in children is still unknown.
Source: Science Daily — Children's Health
When a Down syndrome diagnosis becomes more than one shock: parents' stories from a Johannesburg special school
A small South African study interviewed eight parents of children with Down syndrome at a special needs school to understand where their trauma comes from. The parents described stress that built up from the diagnosis, healthcare, school access and stigma, alongside a fragile kind of resilience.
Source: Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
How two South African primary schools tried to protect children's dignity, and what got in the way
A small South African study asked school leaders in two primary schools how they understand and protect pupils' right to dignity. Their answers show what a respectful school looks like, and where home and school need to work together.
Source: Frontiers in Education
Nearly Half of US Teens Report Loneliness, and Belonging Is Linked to Better Mental Health
A Child Mind Institute survey of 1,000 US teens aged 14-17 found that nearly half reported moderate to severe loneliness. Teens with a stronger sense of belonging reported better mental health.
Source: Child Mind Institute
Half the world's children face violence each year, and most countries' protections are falling short
A WHO-led global report found that about 1 billion children each year are affected by physical, sexual or psychological violence, and that countries have been slow to put proven protections into practice. The findings come from a survey of government decision-makers, so they describe national systems rather than what any one family can do.
Source: WHO — Child Health News