2024 Child and Teen Consumption Conference

The 2024 edition of the Child and Teen Consumption Conference will be held in Toronto (Canada) and hosted by York University and Toronto Metropolitan University, from Oct. 16 to 18. The theme of the 11th Child and Teen Consumption Conference is Playing with Borders. The borders and boundaries of young people’s cultural worlds are messy and in flux, especially […]

Children’s Brain Development in a Changing Climate by Dr. Kam Sripada

Brain development in the early years lays the foundation for lifelong cognitive function, productivity and mental health. How does the changing climate threaten children’s brain development globally? Children are vulnerable to both the sudden events linked to climate change (e.g., flooding, heatwaves, and wildfires) as well as slower-onset impacts (e.g., water scarcity, shifting agricultural zones, […]