Children’s Well-Being

Report by UK Play Industry

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 1, 2019May 23, 2020in Misc., Physical activity, sleep, sedentary behaviour & screen time

March 2019. Aric Sigman. API - report: A Movement for Movement Screen time, physical activity and sleep:a new integrated approach for children Download PDF here

Should We Trust Google Apps?

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 1, 2019May 22, 2020in Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Misc., Privacy, data collection, Popdata BC

January 2019 - GOOGLE APPS FOR KIDS are accused of: Illegal data collection.Manipulating children into in-app purchases.Ads for gambling and alcohol.Modeling harmful behavior like cleaning your eyes with sharp objects Sign the Campaign for Commercial Free Childhood petitionTell Google: Adopt…

Canadian Tax Court Affirms Parental Discretion Over Non-Parental Child Care Decisions and Age of Children Home Along

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 25, 2018May 22, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Law, legal cases, formal complaints, Misc.

September 21, 2018. Jamie Golombek, Financial Post - article: Canadian Tax Court Affirms Parental Discretion Over Non-Parental Child Care Decisions and Age of Children Home Along. Non-parental child care expenses incurred so parents can "work" can be deducted for children…

Parents take BC government to court over tragic death of their toddler son in daycare

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon September 1, 2018May 22, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Law, legal cases, formal complaints, Misc.

September 18, 2018. Anita Bathe. CBC - article: Parents take BC government to court over tragic death of their toddler son in daycare The case raises government violation of the child's Charter right to security of person. Daycare regulations are…

Breastfeeding Under Attack Again

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon July 10, 2018May 22, 2020in Breastfeeding, Misc.

July 8, 2018. Andrew Jacobs. New York Times - article: U.S. Opposition to Breast-Feeding Resolution Stuns World Health Officials July 9, 2018. R. S. Ahthion. Counterpunch - article: The Sordid History of Infant Formula and Trump's Attempt To Bully, Blackmail…

Our Kids Physical Activity and Sleep are in Serious Trouble

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 20, 2018May 23, 2020in Misc., Physical activity, sleep, sedentary behaviour & screen time

Our Kids Physical Activity and Sleep are in Serious Trouble Canada's 2018 ParticipACTION Report Card on Physical Activity for Children & Youth Jun 19, 2018. Joel Barnes et. al. Participaction - report: Download report PDF here

More Immune Cells Found in Mums’ Milk

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon June 1, 2018May 22, 2020in Breastfeeding, Misc.

June 2018. Babak Baban, Aneeq Malik, et. al. JAMA Pediatrics - research letter: Breastfeeding research: more immune cells found in mums' milk

How did good parenting become a crime?

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon April 20, 2018May 22, 2020in Child Protection Services, Misc., Physical activity, sleep, sedentary behaviour & screen time, Power imbalance between parents & state

Apr 16, 2018. Aaron Hutchins. Maclean's - article: How did good parenting become a crime?

Fund Child Care, Not Daycare Spaces

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon December 25, 2017May 21, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Misc.

December 20, 2017 Toronto Star editorial by Kids First President, Helen Ward: Fund child care, not daycare spaces

Funding Families Not "Spaces"

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 30, 2017May 20, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Misc.

March 27, 2017: National Post article by Kids First President, Helen Ward, on Federal Budget promise of more daycare funding. Funding families not "spaces" is fair and better for children's well-being.

Misaligned Budget

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon March 2, 2017May 21, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Costs & costs-benefit analysis, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Misc.

March 27, 2017. Helen Ward. National Post - op-ed: "Helen Ward: The new Liberal budget will send money for 'children' right to the wealthy and the bureaucrats" (Note: this was written in response to the 2017 budget)

Children in touch with nature do better in SATs (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon February 1, 2016May 19, 2020in Misc., Play

Feb 2016 Derby Telegraph article: University of Derby: Children in touch with nature do better in SATs (broken link)

Research on 'Educational' Electronic Toys (broken link)

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 15, 2016May 18, 2020in Corporate exploitation, consumerism, Misc.

Jan 2016: Research on infant learning shows 'educational' electronic toys don't help

It’s Payback Time for Women

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon January 10, 2016May 18, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Misc., Work, unwaged work, labour force statistics, GDP

Jan. 8, 2016, New York Times article: Unpaid care work - Finland announces Universal Basic Income for all adults. It's Payback Time for Women

Kevin O'Leary On Daycare: It’s unCanadian

Posted by kidsfirstcanadaon October 5, 2015May 18, 2020in Child poverty, income, family finances & taxation, Discrimination against parents, children, and parental child care, Law, legal cases, formal complaints, Misc.

Oct 2015: Tycoon dragon blasts daycare: "anti family" "incentivizing parents" Business News Network interview - Bucking the international business sector promotion of tax-subsidized daycare, Kevin O'Leary, Canadian tycoon featured on CBC TV's "Dragon's Den", took time during this interview to…