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04 October 2023

How to keep your child safe online

As your child grows, it is likely they are spending more and more time online. There are so many positive things about being online like staying connected with friends and family, pursuing interests, and being part of communities. But it is not always a safe and positive experience for children. Here's how you can...

Positive parenting reaches ethnic minority children

12 May 2023, Ratanakiri – 29-year-old Dim Nang Lao is mother to her six-year-old son, Koy Satya, in Ratanakiri province, a mountainous and remote region in northeastern Cambodia. She belongs to the Kreung ethnic minority, which makes up 95 per cent of the 1,004 families in Cha Ong commune, where she lives. Like ma...

27 January 2023

How to recognize signs of distress in children

Children have different reactions to adverse events in their environment. Culture influences the ways in which we express emotions. In some cultures, for example, it is not appropriate to show strong emotions like crying loudly, while in others it is widely accepted. Some signs of distress may not be so obvious. ...

What you need to know about the Delta variant

People around the world are concerned about the highly-contagious Delta variant of COVID-19. We’ve gathered the latest expert information to answer some of the most common questions about this new variant and will continue to update this article as more information becomes available. For more tips and information ...

Breastfeeding safely during the COVID-19 pandemic

If you're a mother or expecting, it is only natural to have questions about what is safest for your baby during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence is overwhelmingly in support of breastfeeding. The transmission of COVID-19 through breastfeeding or by giving breastmilk has not been detected. Breastfeeding and skin-to-...

An open letter to Cambodia's parents

PARENTS – THE UNSUNG HEROES OF THE PANDEMIC The last few months have been very hard on Cambodian families, especially for the thousands who have been in strict lockdown, trying to cope with restrictions and limited resources. Many parents went to sleep each night worrying about loss of income or the dangers of the...

18 January 2021

The power of positivity

Battambang, December 2020, In a small wooden house in rural Battambang, 10-year-old Van Niza sat one afternoon in December, trying to study. Schools had closed across Cambodia as a result of another outbreak of COVID-19 and so she was again at home. As usual, it was difficult concentrating in a small house that w...

18 January 2021

How positive parenting steers families through crises

Siem Reap, 17 November 2020, one lesson 2020 has taught us all is that a pandemic can damage a society in many different ways. While children have not suffered the worst health consequences of COVID-19, they have been harmed by the economic and social havoc it has caused. After all, if parents go through economic ...

UNICEF issues tips on protecting adolescents from increased online risks during COVID-19

BANGKOK, April 2020: The COVID-19 pandemic is keeping children in home and out of school. Many children and young people are spending much of their time online and are at risk of abuse. To help parents and adolescents, UNICEF East Asia and Pacific has teamed up with Patrick Burton of the Centre for Justice and Cri...