Since the mid-1980s, a number of investigators from different disciplines—child
development, pediatrics, psychology, psychiatry, and sociology—have focused on the …

Current international child labour policies emphasise removing children from work rather
than improving their well‐being. Prohibited 'child labour'extends beyond work shown to be …

Drawing on the relevant literature, this article explores key debates and controversies on
child labour in the context of Africa and Asia. It first identifies and analyses three dominant …

Language brokering is an activity whereby children interpret and translate for their migrant
parents who have not yet learned the language of the new country. The majority of the …

Feminism and the Politics of Childhood offers an innovative and critical exploration of
perceived commonalities and conflicts between women and children and, more broadly …

In the context of ecological and economic change, this paper identifies the impact of ongoing
transformations in young people's labour contribution in four natural resource-dependent …

The aim of this chapter is three-fold:(1) to summarize what is known about the types of
developmental risk and protective influences commonly encountered by infants and children …

This paper examines youth vulnerabilities, with a particular emphasis on low-and middle-
income countries. It touches on the challenges confronted by young people exposed to …

Responding to children’s work Page 1 Responding to children’s work Evidence from the
Young Lives study in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam Virginia Morrow and Jo Boyden …

This paper challenges policy discourses that frame children's independent movement as
intrinsically exploitative and threatening to their development. Drawing on research with …