The concept of social exclusion has been widely debated in Europe but its application to children has seen relatively … little discussion. What could be meant by exclusion of children is the first main theme of the paper. Among other things, I … exclusion of children. The second main theme is the use of the concept of exclusion in the USA, where in contrast to Europe it …

) Internet skills and their potential predictors were assessed among a sample of Dutch primary school children. The findings … suggest that primary school children possess sufficient levels of fundamental but not advanced Internet skills and, hence …, might not be able to make best use of important opportunities the Internet has to offer. Children employed very ineffective …

health of their children. Overall 47 studies were identified. There was considerable variability in their quality, with a …

We examine the vertical transmission of overweight drawing upon a sample of English children, both adopted and non …

Children who have been sexually abused may suffer from emotional and behavioural difficulties. Recent research found …

experiences of online risk among children, the affordances of SNS lend support to this possibility, attracting much policy and … public concern. The present article examines whether the use of such services increases the risks that children and young … people encounter by analyzing data from a random stratified sample of approximately 1000 internet-using children aged 9 …

European self-regulation to ensure children's safety on social networking sites requires that providers ensure children … findings from a survey of over 25000 9- to 16-year-olds from 25 European countries. These reveal many underage children users …, and many who lack the digital skills to use social networking sites safely. Despite concerns that children defy parental …