Youth Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/youth/ Good journalism about good things Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:43:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.positive.news/wp-content/uploads/2018/08/cropped-P.N_Icon_Navy-150x150.png Youth Archives - Positive News https://www.positive.news/category/society/youth/ 32 32 Teen leaders take on child marriage in Bangladesh https://www.positive.news/society/teen-leaders-take-on-child-marriage-in-bangladesh/ Mon, 23 Mar 2026 15:43:07 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=572128 Child marriage is a persistent challenge in Bangladesh, but a project to tackle the practice has shown promise

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]]> The shifting reality of knife crime in the UK https://www.positive.news/society/the-shifting-reality-of-knife-crime-in-the-uk/ Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:55:27 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566451 Despite the ‘broken Britain’ headlines, violent crime is falling – including knife crime. We meet the people helping to make the streets safer

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]]> Rethinking ADHD as ‘hypercuriosity’ https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/health/rethinking-adhd-as-hypercuriosity/ Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:02:44 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=566425 Can impulsivity and distraction be signs of intense curiosity, not disorder, and should classrooms adapt?

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]]> How Denmark is inviting visitors to rediscover analogue play https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/culture/how-denmark-is-inviting-visitors-to-rediscover-analogue-play/ Wed, 04 Feb 2026 07:00:13 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=565566 In the birthplace of Lego and Hans Christian Andersen, Denmark invites visitors to rediscover play as an antidote to digital overload

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]]> The Syrian volunteers rebuilding their shattered schools https://www.positive.news/society/education/the-syrian-volunteers-rebuilding-their-shattered-schools/ Mon, 12 Jan 2026 12:12:49 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=562908 Limited state funding for rebuilding schools in Syria has seen parents taking things into their own hands

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]]> The old instruments bringing new opportunities to young lives https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/the-instruments-that-lived/ Wed, 26 Nov 2025 07:00:52 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=553164 A growing number of UK schemes are giving used instruments, and the children who play them, a second chance

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]]> Beyond the classroom, the hands-on outdoor projects transforming young lives https://www.positive.news/society/youth/beyond-the-classroom-the-hands-on-outdoor-projects-transforming-young-lives/ Wed, 12 Nov 2025 07:00:30 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=551794 Amid a youth mental health crisis, young people are finding meaning in gritty jobs – including mucking out pigs

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]]> The smartphone for children that blocks porn https://www.positive.news/society/the-smartphone-for-children-that-blocks-porn/ Tue, 28 Oct 2025 05:00:04 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=549688 Can the world’s first smartphone that auto-blocks nude content help to create a safer online space for children?

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]]> Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton on the power of language, rhythm and reading https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/childrens-laureate-alex-wharton-on-the-power-of-language-rhythm-and-reading/ Thu, 16 Oct 2025 07:00:47 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=548660 Children’s Laureate Alex Wharton’s inspiring journey shows how reading and language can unlock imaginations and transform young lives

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]]> Three UK projects that offer offenders a second chance https://www.positive.news/society/three-uk-projects-that-offer-offenders-a-second-chance/ Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:55:33 +0000 https://www.positive.news/?p=544599 These three projects are giving offenders the tools to rebuild their lives and rewrite their futures

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