Tag: childhood

A Consciously-Planned Coincidence
Art + Stories
Opinions

A Consciously-Planned Coincidence

The Polish photographer discusses the importance of memory and childhood in the visual arts.
Aleksander Hudzik
A Time of Fragility
Art + Stories
Opinions

A Time of Fragility

The time when girls become teenagers entails a period of rapid changes – both hormonal and societal. Yet it also reveals the incredible brightness of adolescence.
Kamila Dzika-Jurek
Nature-deficit Disorder: What Kids Lose Without Enough Outdoors
World + People
The Other School

Nature-deficit Disorder: What Kids Lose Without Enough Outdoors

Research explains the positive impact and health benefits of children spending more time in nature.
Jaimee Bell
Learning to Swim
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Learning to Swim

What can you learn, while learning to swim, that doesn’t have a whole lot to do with swimming?
Mikołaj Łoziński
Painted Children
Art + Stories
Experiences

Painted Children

Throughout the history of art, children are rarely depicted affectionately in paintings. Rather, they represent the politics and society of their times.
Anna Arno
A Kibbutz on the Couch
World + People
The Other School

A Kibbutz on the Couch

Israeli therapist Shai Orr – author of the book “Miraculous Parenting” – talks about education, kibbutzim, and what it means to be successful.
Ewa Pawlik
For a Child, Being Carefree Is Intrinsic to a Well-lived Life
World + People
The Other School

For a Child, Being Carefree Is Intrinsic to a Well-lived Life

Is being carefree a special good of childhood? Is it something that confers meaning on the life of a child, without doing the same for adults? Or do adults need to be more carefree, and so be more like children, in order for their lives to go well?
Luara Ferracioli
To Be a Parent
Humor + Variety
Variety

To Be a Parent

In this edition of “Conversations from the Playground”, two of Poland’s youngest talents talk about a topic that no child can escape: parenting.
Ewa Pawlik
By the Age of 3, Children Appreciate Nature’s Fractal Patterns
World + People
The Other School

By the Age of 3, Children Appreciate Nature’s Fractal Patterns

Fractal patterns are noticed by people of all ages, even small children, and have significant calming effects.
Jaimee Bell
Winter’s Work
Art + Stories
Fiction

Winter’s Work

“Moominvalley in November” is the only book in Tove Jansson’s series to not feature the Moomins. Yet it is a beautiful examination of winter, light and darkness.
Kamila Dzika-Jurek