Local politicians supported a coffee morning for the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice at the Seapatrick Care Home coffee morning, last week. David Simpson MP and Sydney Anderson MLA who both attended the event spoke to members of staff regarding pressures that are being felt within the care home. Mr Simpson MP said: “The work that the Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice are involved in is paramount to the health and care that our young people so vitally need. “Receiving the diagnosis that your child is life-limited is devastating for families and they need support. “At Northern Ireland Children’s Hospice they endeavour to make it as easy as possible for local families to access the care and support they need. “I commend the Seapatrick Nursing Home for choosing this worthy charity and I look forward to closer engagements with the care home to discuss their own pressures.”UUP MLA Jo-Anne Dobson who also attended the event said: … [Read more...] about Coffee morning held to help children’s charity
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Facebook and Google ‘turning blind eye’ as young children access platforms despite age restrictions, Hunt says
New laws to crack down on social media giants that allow flagrant breaches of age limits are being considered by ministers. In a strongly-worded letter to platforms like Facebook and Google, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has accused companies of “turning a blind eye” to a generation of children who are being “exposed to harmful emotional side effects” of social media use. The firms have been given just over a week to set out what steps they have taken to cut underage use, prevent cyber bullying and encourage healthy screen time, and what more they intend to do. The health secretary warned that the failure of platforms to prevent young children using social media was “unacceptable and irresponsible”. Read more People may be leaving Facebook, but social media is here to stay He wrote: “In particular, progress on age verification is not good enough. I am concerned that your companies seem content with a situation where thousands of users … [Read more...] about Facebook and Google ‘turning blind eye’ as young children access platforms despite age restrictions, Hunt says
Hundreds of children separated from their parents by US border agents, new data reveals
On 20 February a young woman named Mirian arrived at the Texas border carrying her 18-month-old son. They had fled their home in Honduras through a cloud of tear gas, she told border agents, and needed protection from the political violence there. She had hoped she and her son would find refuge together. Instead, the agents ordered her to place her son in the back seat of a government vehicle, she said later in a sworn declaration to a federal court. They both cried as the boy was driven away. For months, members of Congress have been demanding answers about how many families are being separated as they are processed at stations along the southwest border, in part because the Trump administration has in the past said it was considering taking children from their parents as a way to deter migrants from coming here. Officials have repeatedly declined to provide data on how many families have been separated, but suggested that the number was relatively low. But new data reviewed by The … [Read more...] about Hundreds of children separated from their parents by US border agents, new data reveals
Facebook given a week to protect children
Ministers are considering laws to punish social media firms that allow flagrant breaches of age limits as they accuse companies such as Facebook of “turning a blind eye to a generation of children being exposed to harm”. The chief medical officer is to review the impact of technology on children’s mental health, in an attempt to recommend daily “healthy screen time” limits. The firms have been given one week to explain what actions they have taken to cut underage use, stop cyber bullying and encourage healthy screen time, and what more they intend to do. In an extraordinary letter, Jeremy Hunt said the failure of the firms to prevent young children using social media was “unacceptable and irresponsible,”... To continue reading this article Start your free trial of Premium Access all Premium articles Subscriber-only events Cancel any time Free for 30 days then only £2 per week Try Premium Access one … [Read more...] about Facebook given a week to protect children
TOURNAMENT: City of Peterborough launch ‘the Leaton Cup for Children’
0 Have your say City of Peterborough launch ‘the Leaton Cup for Children’ tomorrow (April 21), a mini-hockey festival named after retiring City of Peterborough club chairman Peter Leaton. It’s an all-day mixed event (from 9.30am) for under 8s, 10s and 12s at Bretton Gate which City hope will become an annual event.Over 20 teams have entered and they will play in leagues before lunch before taking part in a knockout competition in the afternoon.Prizes will be presented by special guests and there will even be an award for the best dressed team. Fancy dress will be encouraged.Refreshments will be available all day and the afternoon will finish with a disco. … [Read more...] about TOURNAMENT: City of Peterborough launch ‘the Leaton Cup for Children’