Warning signs about the state of British childhood have been flashing everywhere recently.
The Children's Society's Good Childhood Inquiry has been receiving submissions from many experts concerned about the quality of children's lives. The UNICEF report ranked the UK near the bottom of an international league for many aspects of emotional well-being, finding that children felt unsafe and didn't trust their friends. The NCH has launched a campaign, Growing Strong, to call for children to be given emotional support (News, 11 October).
The latest call to action comes from an interim report from the Primary Review which talks of children's 'deep anxiety' about modern life (see News, page 6). One source of stress constantly referred to was the barrage of school tests children face.
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