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Screen use at seven: overweight at 11. Why it’s time to say no to a TV in the bedroom for children

Posted on June 2, 2017October 6, 2017 by Christine Garrington

Since the launch of the Childhood Obesity Strategy in 2016, there has been much attention focused on the so-called ‘Sugar Tax’. The March 2017 Budget saw confirmation that sugary soft drinks would be taxed in an attempt to combat rising levels of obesity. This is an important move that has been met with widespread approval…

A risky problem: what can keep young people away from alcohol and cigarettes?

Posted on May 25, 2017May 25, 2017 by Christine Garrington

Smoking and drinking among very young people has been declining in recent years, but it’s not all good news. There is still a lot of public health concern around the numbers of older children who are consuming alcohol and cigarettes, as these are the young people most likely to come to harm as a result…

Reducing harm from alcohol consumption

Posted on January 31, 2017April 12, 2022 by Christine Garrington

Child of our Time editor Yvonne Kelly has shared her latest research findings on very young drinkers with policy makers, senior health professionals and third sector groups. Yvonne was  part of a high profile panel presenting research and taking questions from MPs and others with an interest in the creation of a strategy to reduce harm from alcohol…

Be prepared: the mental health benefits of scouting and guiding

Posted on January 15, 2017February 13, 2017 by Christine Garrington

Being a scout or a guide when we are young might be a good experience for us in all sorts of ways, but can those positive effects be long lasting though our lives and if so, how? Research using the 1958 Birth Cohort shows a strong link between being a scout or a guide when young and…

Cyberbullying – the long term effects

Posted on December 12, 2016 by Christine Garrington

For all the wonderful opportunities and connectivity that the internet has brought in recent decades, it seems likely that 2016 will be the year that the internet is mostly remembered for trolling and cyberbullying. It’s a growing phenomenon, not least among school-aged children. In 2015/16 the children’s charity Childline reported a 2 year increase of…

Sugar-coating the childhood obesity problem

Posted on November 11, 2016February 13, 2017 by Christine Garrington

Child obesity figures appear to be on the rise again, causing much concern after earlier signs they had levelled off.  The proportion of  10- and 11-year-olds who were obese in 2015-16 was 19.8 percent, up 0.7 percent on the year before. There was a rise of 0.2 percent among four- and five-year-olds. The announcement comes as researchers at the ESRC International Centre for…

Early puberty: a question of background?

Posted on October 7, 2016April 12, 2022 by Christine Garrington

New research examining the connections between early puberty in girls and their socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds is being presented to an international audience of researchers in Germany today. Early puberty in 11-year-old girls: Millennium Cohort Study findings is work led by Child of our Time editor Yvonne Kelly using information on 5,839 girls from the Millennium Cohort Study….

Girls growing up – questions of early puberty

Posted on September 27, 2016April 12, 2022 by Christine Garrington

The early onset of puberty in girls has been linked with better bone health in older women, but it is also associated with a host of negative outcomes including teenage pregnancy and serious ill health in mid-life. With girls over the last few decades starting their periods earlier and earlier, this is a real cause…

Young drinkers: using evidence to prevent alcohol abuse

Posted on July 26, 2016 by Christine Garrington

Research by Child of our Time Editor Yvonne Kelly on 11 year-old drinking has caught the eye of Mentor, a charity working to build resilience among young people to prevent alcohol and drug misuse. The charity’s CEO, Michael O’Toole is now looking to collaborate with Yvonne in future research that will take a look a first look at data…

Alcohol – who is drinking or drunk age 11?

Posted on June 22, 2016July 22, 2016 by Christine Garrington

Child of our Time editor, Professor Yvonne Kelly was among a group of experts looking at drinking behaviour across the life course this week. She presented her recent thought-provoking work on 11 year-olds and drinking at a seminar for policy makers and third sector workers on alcohol and health,  organised by the ESRC International Centre for…

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