Children & Society

Children & Society is an international and interdisciplinary journal of childhood and children's service published by @WileyGlobal on behalf of @ncbtweets.

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We are glad to announce the call for special issue proposals 2027/28. Please check https://t.co/iwgFrEqozT and consider submitting a proposal.
We look forward to themes and topics that are international in scope and will significantly advance knowledge in childhood studies.

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🎨👶 New study: Babies’ right to be heard through participatory arts
Findings:
📌 “Listening” to babies is relational, not individual
📌 Shaped by people, materials & environments
📌 Challenges individualist views of participation
🔗 https://t.co/z7ft3JK0w5
#ChildParticipation

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🤝 Building trust in research with children
Findings from Finnish case studies show:
📌 Trust is key for children’s active participation
📌 Children, researchers & gatekeepers build trust differently
📌 Trust can’t be fully controlled by researchers
🔗 https://t.co/Ux5LTMvQGq

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👩‍👧 New study on adolescent young carers (Sweden):
Findings:
📌 Caring brings both positive & negative experiences
📌 Emotional/sibling care linked to stronger impacts
📌 Health & school outcomes shape experiences
Highlights need for nuanced support.
https://t.co/fH09ncIZQo

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🗣️ New study on inclusive research with children with disabilities.
Findings highlight three key elements:
(1) Information; (2) Motivation and (3) Participation
Shows how reference groups can strengthen inclusive research.
https://t.co/b4m2l87T1k

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We are excited to be seeking new Co-Editors to build on the journal’s strong foundations and continue to develop C&S as a core community resource. The deadline for applications is March 31st 2026. Please click here for further details about the role
https://t.co/cQ25cexkSa

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😊 How children find happiness in the “happiest country”
Using collaborative drawing & storytelling with Finnish 10–12yos, the study shows:
- Happiness as action& agency
- Focus on safety, relationships& environment
- Power of visual, participatory methods
https://t.co/2oJmQBy7pO

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🧸 New study: Play & mentalisation after COVID-19
Sand play workshops with immigrant preschoolers in Canada show how safe, symbolic play can help children process stress, break rules, and support mentalising in a post-crisis context.
🔗 https://t.co/oeifi1h5BW

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🏙️Planning without children? (Czechia)
Findings:
📌 Children mostly absent from strategic policies
📌 But some municipalities are changing this
📌 Especially where quality of life is lower
Shows why children’s participation in planning matters.
🔗 https://t.co/1z2LZ9QqXF

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New study: “To guan us is to love us” Chinese adolescents in rural Ireland often see parental guan (管) as supportive + effective for heritage language maintenance。 Great contribution to FLP, identity & youth agency debates.
https://t.co/hRod4pBePr

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🗣️ New article: Why feeding back research matters
With care-experienced young people, feedback is not an afterthought—it’s ethical, relational & generative.
Shows how sharing findings and being fed back upon deepens participation & learning.
🔗 https://t.co/pBZ5YCZb9V

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🏙️ Co-production & youth participation in Hong Kong. Findings from interviews/focus groups show co-production works by:
Recognising youth capabilities
Equal collaboration & shared ownership
Dialogue + co-created action
Supportive adult facilitation
https://t.co/fXDHucXJNo

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🧰 New study: Young teens & workplace safety (Canada)
Findings:
📌 Limited safety training + narrow view of “unsafe work”
📌 Teens rely on individual fixes
📌 Calls for relational, collective approaches (incl. union support)
🔗 https://t.co/6WdXLHL71o
#WorkplaceSafety #Labour

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🌱 New study: Forest school in urban London
📌 Children formed caring relations with plants/animals
📌 “Shared play” generated small acts of environmental care
📌 Shows how early education can support urban biodiversity
https://t.co/Y51mEnGJDX
#ForestSchool #Biodiversity #SDG15

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📱 New study: Parents on preschoolers’ screen use (Greece)
Findings:
- Positives: learning, emotional development, routine support
- Challenges: behaviour, social interaction, limit-setting
- Calls for stronger parental digital literacy
https://t.co/FM39UyIiP8
#DigitalParenting

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🗞️ New study: Children’s news during elections (Norway)
Content analysis of Supernytt shows:
📉 Political coverage declining
🟣 More “soft news” instead
💭 Reflects assumptions about kids’ capacity for political engagement
🔗 https://t.co/AKb1WZE3IS
#ChildrenAndMedia

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New study: Schools as Sites of Activism 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
Findings:
📌 Political socialisation often happens outside school
📌 Students prefer grassroots & student-led activism over school councils
📌 Hidden curriculum (teachers, strikes, conversations) fosters agency
🔗 https://t.co/sRkVs8X8FV

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🌍 New policy review: Climate Anxiety in Early Childhood
Findings:
📌 Young children’s emotional wellbeing missing from climate policy
📌 No trauma-informed or developmentally attuned supports
📌 Calls for affective climate justice in global governance
🔗 https://t.co/delCLu1NFE

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New study: Child marriage in Indonesia - A decolonial view
Findings:
📌 Early marriage shaped by both agency & constraint
📌 Poverty, religion & education access key factors
📌 Calls to move beyond neoliberal “victim” framing
#ChildMarriage #GenderStudies
https://t.co/MwDMeMzV22

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New study: How 10–12yos ‘do age’ through leisure
Findings:
📌 Kids see themselves as “in-between”
📌 Leisure = space to test autonomy & belonging
📌 Age is socially negotiated through everyday choices
🔗 https://t.co/sDMUc0RCjl
#ChildhoodStudies #Leisure #YouthDevelopment