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The article discusses social attitudes related to parenting and supervision of children in Canada. Topics include the relation of promoting independence in children and anonymous reports to social services agencies, the impact of mass media reports about child abductions, and cultural changes related to child safety.

The article looks at trends in controversies and litigation over the rights of children and youth in Canada. It discusses recent court cases over matters including Northern High School in Toronto, Ontario, imposing a Breathalyzer alcohol test on students attending the prom and the strip search of a female Quebec City, Quebec, high school student suspected of carrying drugs. Topics include the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms and the impact of digital technology on teenagers' lives.

The article examines gender variance, or the expression of different gender identities by children. Canadian national and provincial government policies forbidding discrimination on the grounds of gender expression are discussed. Child psychology research on gender attitudes and expression among children is considered. Olie Pullen, a child in Montreal born a male who identifies himself as a girl is used as an example of gender variance.

The article discusses the resilience of children in Canada in the midst of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Topics explored include the way the implementation of lockdown protocols prevented children from socialization, the health concerns raised over the proposed reopening of schools despite the pandemic, and the reported inequality in the access of children to virtual classes.

A photo essay is presented concerning the 2015 Canadian election campaign, focusing on children and teenagers at campaign events.

This is an article that discusses the effectiveness of using aggressive marketing to find homes for orphaned children in Canada. The voice on the radio was saying that in 2001, only 216 of 4,700 permanent wards in Alberta had been adopted. It also announced that Alberta Children's Services had launched a Web site featuring pictures, information and, in some cases, video clips of 90 kids waiting to be adopted. The couple, who run a mixed farm in the Lethbridge area and already had four older biological children and two adopted children, knew they'd found their match. "We felt a little cheap," Esther says about searching for a child online. Esther may also be right about the effectiveness of the Alberta site: in its first year, it received 3.5 million hits and increased public adoption placement rates by 30 per cent.

Reports on the generation of Canadian children between the ages of nine and 14 in 1998 that marketers and sociologist refer to as `tweens' and the attempts to market to them. Variety of companies targeting tweens; Purchasing power of tweens; Comments from Claudine Brierley of Generations Research Inc.; YTV, children's cable network, and their report on the purchasing power of tweens; Description of the tween generation.

Features Canadian ten-year-olds John Mosca and Kevin Chrunik. Similarity of tastes; Teaching of parents to reject sexism; Family information; Athletic activities; `Streetfighter II' as favorite video game; Economic awareness; Attraction to violence as normal; Education; Fascination with heroes.

This article focuses on how Grade 6 graduations in Canada are becoming the social events of elementary school. A few weekends ago, in her quest to find the perfect dress for her Grade 6 graduation prom, Adrienne tried on more than 20 candy-coloured numbers at Fashion Crimes & Misdemeanours, a trendy boutique on Toronto's Queen Street West, before settling on a $300 royal blue cocktail dress with spaghetti straps, silver detailing and a delicate lace-up bodice. Increasingly, Grade 6 graduation -- which once consisted of flimsy photocopied diplomas and an early-evening spread of cookies and orange "drink" -- is morphing into the social event of the elementary school year, particularly in affluent communities. Often organized by parents and funded by bake sales and raffles, these dinner-and-dance parties -- whether in the school gym or a rented hall -- generally mark a tween girl's first run-in with high heels, up-dos and slow dancing. As consumers, this generation of nine- to 14-year-olds has come of age earlier than any other in history. Opinionated and media savvy, they influence more than $20 billion in Canadian household purchases a year -- including clothing, magazines, electronics and hygiene products custom-designed for them. They also have parents who are more likely to comply with -- and delight in -- their precocious consumer desires. Formal tween fashion -- much like casual tween fashion -- tends to mirror styles popular among teens and celebrities. To discourage over-the-top dress, some elementary schools now hand out guidelines for appropriate attire, says James McMorran, principal of Roslyn School in Montreal. For some child health experts, the whole idea of a Grade 6 graduation dance seems like too much pressure at a time when girls are particularly vulnerable to low self-esteem.

Discusses the problem of child murder and sexual assault in Canada. Focuses on the recent murder of Erin Burkholder, 8, in Mount Forest, Ontario. Local `streetproofing' programs for children; Federal missing child registry; Trauma of childmurder; Examples of child murders.

The article presents world news briefs. A 2011 report from advocacy group Active Healthy Kids Canada states that only seven percent of children get the recommended 60 minutes of daily active play. A militia group Taliban spokesman said that the tunnel used in the escape of almost 500 inmates from the Saraposa jail in Afghanistan took five months to dig with the help of trained engineers and skilled professionals. A U.S. air traffic controller union is pushing for monitored naps for its members.

The article reports on an increase in the number of Canadian corporations that have decided to stop marketing junk food to children twelve years of age and younger. A discussion of the factors which led to the increase, including a possible government ban on child targeted junk food advertisements, and the Children's Food and Beverage Advertising Initiative, is presented.

The article mentions the outbreak of the house lice that will affect Canadian children upon their return to school in fall 2007. The lice-removal company LiceSquad Inc. is noted for the profits it will make once families must deal with the problem. Dawn Mucci-Gooch, founder of LiceSquad, discusses her own problems with lice infestation. The statistics of Canadian children affected by lice are given.

Presents news from Canada as of March 14, 2005. Motion that was filed by lawyers in Federal Court seeking to have Justice John Gomery removed as head of the sponsorship inquiry of former prime minister Jean Chrétien; Statistics on the child poverty level in Canada; Surplus in the budget for Alberta; Others.

The Adult Literacy Project of Kugluktuk, Nunavut, had hired me to teach writing, part-time, for six weeks, and when I wasn't promoting the written word, I was throwing away books. I had been in the Arctic for a month when I began work at the high-school library. Help for updating the library was requested when the principal said that the territorial government had not funded school libraries for three years. When southerners leave, the high-school library inherits stacks of Reader's Digest anthologies, mysteries, religious pamphlets, 1970s camping guides and books about investing. The librarian was one of the teachers I'd seen in pictures at the town's elder centre: her hair pulled back tight in a bun, she stared, unsmiling, at the camera, her starched clothing as unyielding as the uniforms--and the glum faces--of the Inuit children around her. The library's oldest books were southern stories about "what it's like to be an Eskimo." One dust-jacket preached that, as a boy in Ontario, the author "had to walk two miles through bush to school each day." Relative to the beatings that Inuit kids got for speaking their own language, that walk didn't seem much of a hardship. I don't know how the government of Nunavut will educate and employ enough Inuinnaqtun-speaking teachers to reach its goals for Inuit schooling in the next 20 years.

Speculates on reasons the birth rate in Canada has fallen. Census statistics for 2001 that report the population is aging and the number of children being born has decreased to 1.52 kids per woman; Failure of Canadian governments and businesses to implement child care systems and flexible work schedules to support a double wage-earning family; Reasons couples wait to have children; Decrease in government family buildings incentives such as the baby bonus; Cost of raising children.

Focuses on Neil Wadhvana, a child who will sing the Canadian national anthem during Canada Day festivities on Parliament Hill. Experience of the boy in singing anthems at sporting events; His view that his Indian heritage helps to emphasize the multiculturalism of Canada.

Focuses on maternal instinct towards children in Canada. Predictions on health of children; Reactions to injury of children; Link between uterus and heart.

Focuses on a low-income Kingston, Ontario family. Efforts of Peter Donovan to clothe and feed his children; Methods used to support his family; Impact of poverty on his children.

Focuses on a study released by the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) which spotlights the large number of Canadian children who live in impoverished homes. Discussion of a Statistics Canada Report which showed the gap between the rich and poor steadily widening; Countries which had the lowest rates of child poverty, such as Sweden, Germany, and Japan; Efforts of Ottawa and other provinces to rebuild social supports that benefit low-income families.

Focuses on the arrival of Chinese migrant children in British Columbia with other Chinese refugees in a human smuggling attempt. Number of children; Effects of the children on public sentiment; Deportation efforts; Government regulations for refugee status claims; Comments from Jim Redmond, manager with Immigration Canada, and others; Outlook.

Reports on the early age at which girls enter puberty. Research on the average age for African-American girls and Caucasians; How immature children must cope with maturing bodies; Comments of two girls, Avery Nabata and Elyse Newbert, of Vanouver, British Columbia.

Discusses efforts within the Canadian government to bring the issue of children and family to the forefront. Finance Minister Paul Martin's modest mention regarding the well-being of young children in his budget speech; Some of the officials within the government that are pushing for tax and policy agendas concerning children and the family; How provinces are raising issues regarding the family.

Reveals that the lives of Canadian children are worsening according to a Canadian Council of Social Development report, published in late 1998. Growth in rate of child poverty; Widening gap between rich and poor children; Why affordable housing for young and single-parent families is disappearing.

Comments on the number of cases of anopthalmia, a rare disorder in which children are born without eyes, which have been diagnosed in Canada since 1991. Why doctors in Ontario speculate an environmental factor for the seven cases of anopthalmia in the Toronto area; The jury in Miami, Florida which awarded Donna Castillo $6 million dollars after finding that her son's anopthalmia was caused by contact with the fungicide Benlate; Efforts by parents in Canada to determine the cause of anopthalmia.

Reports on news and information on personal finance in Canada. Description of a way for employees to purchase Canada Savings Bonds; Specialized bank cards for children; Survey by Environics Research Group on business owners.

Discusses efforts of the British Columbia government to stop children from smoking. Comments made by Thomas Berger to a conference on Tobacco and Kids; Statistics on cigarette smoking in Canada.

Mentions a study prepared by the Canadian Council on Social Development. Conclusion that Canada's 10 million children and young people are happy, healthy and well educated; Revelation that Canada has the second-highest child poverty rate in the industrialized world.

Reports on the increase of financial seminars, newsletters and mutual funds aimed at children in Canada. Books on teaching children on how to save and invest; Taking control of finances.