Child Rights Awareness Creation Organisation (CRACO)

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May

7 ways parents hurt their kids emotionally

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Everyone believes that he or she is a good parent. But sometimes, despite your best intentions, you may end up hurting your child emotionally and affecting their psychological development. Psychologists Dr Rachana Sabu from Centre for Assessment Remediation and Therapy (CART) and Dr Sumit Shinde, MD of Child Rehabilitation Centre, Nerul discuss the …

30

Apr

Study has shown that kids learn more from TV when watching with parents

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New research has shown that children get more out of watching TV when they do it with their parents, compared to watching alone. Carried out by Eric Rasmussen, an assistant professor of public relations and Justin Keene, an assistant professor of journalism and electronic media, both in the Texas Tech University College of Media & Communication, …

25

Mar

UN TO IMMUNISE MORE THAN 115M CHILDREN AGAINST POLIO ACROSS AFRICA

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The World Health Organization says it’s aiming to vaccinate more than 115 million children against polio across Africa next week, in its continuing bid to wipe out the crippling disease. The U.N. health agency said all children under five are being targeted by more than 190,000 vaccinators in 13 central and West African countries, including Nigeria, …

17

Feb

New born baby abandoned inside a carton

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A heartless mother abandoned a little baby inside a carton at a bridge in Ado Karu Local Government in Nassarawa State. The baby died before it could be taken to the Office of Karu Local Government in the state.

09

Feb

Two Indian school girls have received national bravery awards for helping police uncover and arrest a group of cross-border human traffickers.

Joe CHILD TRAFFICKING No Comments

Two Indian school girls have received national bravery awards for helping police uncover and arrest a group of cross-border human traffickers. Millions of women and children are victims of sex trafficking in India. The International Labor Organization claims the global human trafficking industry generates around $150 billion annually and India is considered …

06

Feb

American pop star Madonna has filed for the adoption of two more children from Malawi.

Joe CHILD RIGHTS No Comments

American Pop star Madonna has filed for the adoption of two more children from Malawi. The 58-year-old appeared before a High Court in Lilongwe on Wednesday to make the application. The pop star has previously adopted two children from the African country: David Banda in 2006 and Mercy James in 2009. The star has two other children …

04

Feb

Babysitter comes up with ingenious solution to common parenting problem

Joe CHILD RIGHTS No Comments

Sometimes all it takes for someone who doesn’t have to deal with a problem all the time to look at it from an outsider’s perspective and, bam, it’s solved. This happened when mum Claudia Sorhaindo needed to leave the house for a short while so asked her niece, J’ann to look after her baby, Ava. A few minutes later, J’ann …

01

Feb

Woman who receives “thank you” notes by mistake from a child wants to find the intended receipients

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A woman who was accidentally sent thank you notes from a mystery child is trying to track down the intended recipients. For the last three years Jessica Wren, 46, from Camden has been mistakenly sent handwritten thank you letters from a young child called Tabby in the post. The decorated notes thank the intended recipients – Alex, Irene and Anya – …

26

Jan

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T Kira Madden tells the story of her rape, confusion, and redemption to show us what rape culture really looks like in this country. via This Is Rape — Longreads

26

Jan

Step mother brutalised her step children

Joe CHILD ABUSE, VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN/CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY No Comments

A 2-year-old boy and four year-old girl were allegedly brutalized by their stepmother in NDC, Igabi local government area of Kaduna State. The children, Abdulrahman Abubakar and Maryam Abubakar are currently receiving treatment at a private hospital in Kaduna. According to Daily Trust, the stepmother identified as Hasiya broke Abdulrahman’s left hand, …

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