Skip to content
Menu
Child of our Time
  • About
  • Contact
Child of our Time

Tag: Activity

Time to help our children get a move on

Posted on December 4, 2019December 4, 2019 by Christine Garrington

 World Health Organisation and United States guidelines say adolescents should do at least an hour’s moderate-to-vigorous physical activity each day. But a new global study shows eight out of 10 fail to meet that standard – and there is a widening gender gap. Professor Yvonne Kelly and Fran Abrams outline new research revealing worrying trends which…

Search

Topics

Adolescent Alcohol Babies Bedtimes Behaviour Binge drinking Birth BMI Breastfeeding Children Children's Health COVID-19 Development Diet Discrimination Diversity Drinking Education Equality Ethnicity Evidence Happiness Health Inequality Infant feeding Maternal health Maternity Mental health Millennium Cohort Study Nutrition Obesity Overweight Physical Activity Physical punishment Pregnancy Racism Reading Screen time SDQ Smoking Socio-emotional difficulties Sugar Teenager Well-being Young people
Tweets by childofourtime

Latest Posts

  • Young carers are being failed in education — policy must catch up

    Young carers are being failed in education — policy must catch up

    January 20, 2026
  • Lower grades and fewer opportunities: how young caring affects children’s academic achievement

    Lower grades and fewer opportunities: how young caring affects children’s academic achievement

    June 12, 2025
  • Physical punishment harms children’s wellbeing – the time to act is now

    Physical punishment harms children’s wellbeing – the time to act is now

    March 18, 2025
©2026 Child of our Time | Powered by WordPress & Superb Themes