We are taking a break for the Christmas holidays and will be back online on 4th January 2019. Thank you for all your support for Contemplating Childhoods this year and if you would like to contribute a post in 2019 then do please get in touch. Polly and Jo
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We are Polly Bolshaw and Jo Josephidou. We both lecture at universities in the UK in the discipline of early childhood.
Good words are worth much …. (George Herbert)
Dr. Paula Stone is Senior Lecturer at Canterbury Christ Church University. Her interests are class and education. I have been struck by the number of recent articles and debates around the use of social media and the impact that this is having on young people. As highlighted by Harriet Smithers in her recent blog which …
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Viewing children through different lenses
This week we have been reflecting on the BBC Two series Babies: Their Wonderful World again.
Thinking Critically about Early Childhood Sources
We watched the first episode of a new television series called Babies: Their Wonderful World on BBC Two this week.
Hearing children’s voices
Did you do anything special to celebrate Universal Children’s Day on 20th November this week? Here is a short piece of writing we were asked to compose around listening to the child’s voice... In times gone by, when we wanted to find out about children we had to draw on research conducted on them. This positioning …
Introducing Research in Early Childhood
This week’s post is slightly different to usual because we are celebrating. Our first book, Introducing Research in Early Childhood, has been published by Sage Publications.
Children’s digital footprints
Yesterday Anne Longfield, the Children’s Commissioner for England, released a report called Who knows what about me?.
Is this really the end of the era of austerity? What will this mean for children?
Thank you Dr. Paula Stone for once again giving us lots to ponder on in this week's post. Austerity is a term often bandied about in politics and the media; over recent years it seems to represent ‘a difficult economic situation caused by a government reducing the amount of money it spends’ i.e. not an economic …
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Boys’ toys and girls’ toys; why does it really matter?
It’s half term already and finally it’s beginning to feel like autumn. A quick stroll into town reminds us of all the celebrations that happen at this time of year; the shops are full of Halloween paraphernalia, there are reminders it is nearly Bonfire Night, and of course, the countdown to Christmas has already …
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Social media; are the fears surrounding children using social media limiting the positive benefits for young children?
A great post this week from Harriet Smithers who is an Early Childhood Studies student. Children’s social media use is growing. This has been highlighted in Ofcom’s annual Children and Parent’s Media Attitudes report. The report highlights that 74% of children aged between 12 and 15 have a social media profile. As well …
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