Deliberations were held at the formal session before voting reviewing the Civil Rights Law of Iran and the bill was adopted by 188 votes in favor, 20 votes against and three abstaining.Read More

IRNA reported on Friday that the Director General of Public Relations and International Affairs of the IIDCY Hamed Rahnema, and Peace Publishing House of China Lin Yun signed the MoU at Special Guest Programs of the exhibition devoted to China.   According to the memorandum, the two institutes will now be more widely involved in...Read More

Children who grow up near green space have up to 55 percent less risk of developing various mental disorders later in life, a Danish study suggested. Based on satellite data from 1985 to 2013, researchers from Aarhus University mapped the presence of green space around the childhood homes of almost one million Danes from birth...Read More

 Children are resilient. Actually, they’re not. Yet, parents seem to think that whatever they feed their children won’t harm them. The fact of the matter is, the foods we feed our children not only has lasting effects, but can begin those effects immediately. In fact, studies have linked refined sugar consumption to type 2 diabetes in children which has...Read More

 Some 65 percent of children in Iran between 3-5 years of age have smart cellphone or tablets, said Khosro Saljouqi, the executive director of children’s internet plan of the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), ILNA reported on Friday. The figure is stated according to a survey conducted by the Statistical Center of Iran...Read More

 Tehrani benefactors have contributed 435 billion rials (nearly $10 million) during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 22, 2018) to help children who are either orphaned or whose parents are financially struggling, deputy director for the Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has announced. The Foundation currently covers 19,540 orphaned children...Read More

Parents should avoid letting their children use mobile phones, tablets or computers an hour before bedtime and agree screen time limits, according to new official guidance. Experts say that looking at screens such as phones, tablets or computers in the hour before bed can disrupt sleep and impact children’s health and wellbeing, burnhamandhighbridgeweeklynews.co.uk reported. Meanwhile,...Read More

The first season of an Iranian animated series titled ‘Sarina’, aimed at raising the spirit of children suffering from cancer, has been produced in 13 seven-minute episodes, said the director of an Iranian animation studio. Asadollah Dianati added the first season of the series was made in cooperation with Koodakan Charity, Tasnim News Agency reported....Read More

When young children experience violence or poverty, the effect can last well into adulthood. But new research from the Emory School of Medicine suggests that a strong parental relationship could override some of these effects, by changing how children perceive the environmental cues that help them distinguish between what’s safe or dangerous. To study the...Read More

Sleep hygiene, which includes practices like providing a cool and quiet sleeping environment or reading before bed time to help kids unwind, is increasingly popular among parents looking to ensure their children get a good night’s rest. But are these practices all they’re cracked up to be? University of British Columbia sleep expert and nursing...Read More