Children

Forced birth control in Greenland violated women's rights, didn't constitute genocide, experts find

At least 4,000 Greenlandic women and girls, some as young as 12, received intrauterine devices or contraceptive injections between 1966 and 1991.

A figurine depicting two angels in Inger Platou's home next to framed photographs of Inger's adopted sons, Gregorios and Daniel (then called Juan and Marcos) in her home in Nuuk, Greenland, May 25, 2026.
President Isaac Herzog meets with the family of missing child Haymanot Kasau on August 25, 2026.

Shin Bet involved in search for missing child Haymanut Kasau, Herzog says at meeting with parents

A Summer Camp for One Family.

The best end-of-summer events across Israel

Shoppers pick groceries at the Shufersal Deal supermarket in Katzrin, Golan Heights.

LEGO next to Cornflakes: Shufersal enters the toy market - is it really worth the price?


The new hit in schools is actually a landline phone

No apps, no games, and no screen: Tin Can brings back the simple phone call to children’s rooms, with a coiled cord, physical buttons, and a WiFi connection.

Tin Can

Tame the phenomenon: The frightening increase in youth crime needs to be handled - editorial

Study after study has warned that prolonged instability, trauma, isolation, and disrupted schooling harm children’s mental health, weaken belonging, and can surface in violence.

Yemanu Binyamin Zalka, 21, was stabbed in Petah Tikva on Independence Day and later succumbed to his wounds.

'Totally lost': Israel's next generation faces rising wartime trauma, study warns

New data reveal deepening trauma of Israeli children in the northern and southern border regions

A study has found that there has been “a multidimensional decline in the emotional resilience and functioning among children and youth living along Israel’s northern and southern borders.

Remains from Israel’s North show Neanderthal children grew faster than modern humans - study

According to the study, Amud 7’s remains date to approximately 51,000 and 56,000 years ago and belong to the most complete skeleton of a Neanderthal infant ever found.

 World's oldest Neanderthal fingerprint found on 43,000-year-old pebble in Spain. Illustration.

10 simple ways to encourage children to try new food

Why do children have such difficulty eating new food, even when it is tasty, colorful and prepared with love? This is something chef Jamie Oliver understood long ago.

Chef Jamie Oliver in the series Chef’s Table: Culinary Legends on Netflix

Police find over 20 toddlers at unlicensed daycare center in Jerusalem

During investigation into a separate, unrelated case, the police arrived at an apartment in Givat Shaul, where they found the illegal daycare, containing around 25 toddlers, managed by two people.

Illustration photo of a toddler kindergarten.

Norway to follow Australia, plans to ban social media use by children under 16

Norway will introduce its bill in parliament by the end of 2026, though has yet to note which applications would be targeted.

Social media and the algorithm move faster than facts and claims can be verified.

Eight children killed in Louisiana mass shooting

According to NBC, the shooting occured as a result of a domestic dispute. Ten children were shot in total, ranging in age from 1 to 14.

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, US.

Israelis suffer negative effects on health-related behavior due to Iran war - study

A Hebrew University study found that during the war, Israelis struggled with increased consumption of ultra-processed foods and a decrease in sleep and physical activity.

Israelis take cover around a small, overcrowded bomb shelter in a public park as sirens sound during Iranian missile attacks on April 6, 2026 in Hod Hasharon, central Israel.

Iran-backed Houthis accused of recruiting children in summer camps for combat training

The footage of the camps was allegedly taken in the Houthi-controlled Amran Governorate, the same area embroiled in deadly tribal clashes in recent days.

Houthi soldiers stand guard as people detained by the Houthis wait for their release in Sanaa, Yemen January 25, 2025.