Children’s rights commissioner’s office’s budget to get 23% boost
The office of the children’s right’s commissioner will have its budget increased by 23 per cent next year, its new commissioner Elena Pericleous said on Friday. Addressing the House finance committee,...
View ArticleCyprus joins push for EU digital age rules to protect children online
Cyprus has joined five other European leaders in calling for the introduction of a common “digital age of adulthood” across the European Union, President Nikos Christodoulides announced on Wednesday....
View ArticleCypriots leave home at age of 27, data shows
Young people in Cyprus move out of the family home at the average age of 27.2, making them some of the oldest youngsters to leave home within the EU, Eurostat data shows. The highest average age for...
View ArticleHealth Minister calls for protection of children on World Patients Day
Health Minister Michael Damianos on Wednesday underscored the importance of investing in the health and protection of society’s youngest members, on the occasion of World Patient Day, which this year...
View ArticleSchool buses to launch on Friday
School bus services will begin on Friday, the transport ministry announced. It added that during the first few weeks of the buses’ operation, the routes may change as new children begin to take the...
View ArticleEducation ministry reminds parents to immediately report children’s absences
Parents or guardians of students in primary education are obliged to immediately contact the school in the event of their child’s absence, to “avoid unpleasant situations”, the education ministry said...
View ArticleNew health and football initiative to boost safety for 12,000 children in Cyprus
In a major step towards enhancing child safety in Cypriot football, the health ministry and the Cyprus Football Association (CFA) have launched a joint initiative to train hundreds of football coaches...
View ArticleParents of nursery school children to be fined €200 for absences
Parents and children’s guardians are now liable to monetary fines if the children are absent from nursery school without notification, under a law passed by parliament on Thursday. If a child does not...
View ArticleChildren’s rights commissioner highlights rising problems in annual report
Children’s rights commissioner Despo Michaelidou, met with President Nikos Christodoulides on Friday to present her annual report, which outlines an increase in issues affecting children on the island....
View ArticleSchool staffing, buildings, security a headache for parents
Staffing, infrastructure, day-long schooling and security at nursery schools were among issues raised by parents’ associations during Wednesday’s House education committee meeting, demands which they...
View ArticleInclusive play takes centre stage at Larnaca’s Pavlos Melas park
An event celebrating the delivery of new accessible playground equipment took place at Pavlos Melas park in Larnaca. The initiative, spearheaded by the volunteer group Mikroi Ethelontes (Little...
View ArticleHealth officials urge vaccination after measles outbreak in nursery
Four cases of measles have been reported in infants attending the same nursery, with all currently receiving treatment in the hospital. The infants, aged 17, 16, 14, and 13 months, had not been...
View ArticleChildren with one Cypriot parent denied citizenship, MPs demand answers
Children born in Cyprus to one Cypriot parent and the other from a third country are being denied Cypriot citizenship and complaints have spurred the House human rights committee to demand answers from...
View ArticleOvercrowded schools in Ayia Napa raise concerns among parents
The Antonis Tsokkos primary school in Ayia Napa is grappling with severe overcrowding, as nearly 200 of its 360 pupils are non-native Greek speakers from 24 countries. This challenge was highlighted...
View ArticleSelfish or selfless? Anti-natalists are going child-free to protect the kids...
Jack Jiang, The New School In the first few days after Donald Trump’s election in November 2024, purchases of emergency contraceptives spiked, with two companies reporting sales about 1,000% higher...
View ArticleeDea electronic registration system successfully launched
The education ministry announced on Thursday that the electronic administration system eDea has been successfully implemented, with a significant number of parents and guardians already using it to...
View ArticleStudy: majority of Cypriot children in two-car families, extensive screen use
More than 90 per cent of fathers, and more than 80 per cent of mothers in Cyprus work while more than three quarter of children on the island come from families owning two or more cars, a new study...
View ArticleHow to be more present with your kids this holiday season
Julia Felton, Michigan State University and Crystal Cederna, Michigan State University Holidays are often depicted as picture-perfect moments: families blissfully united around a table filled with...
View ArticleEurostat: Nine in ten children in Cyprus received preschool care in 2023
In 2023, 86.6 per cent of children in Cyprus aged between three years and the minimum compulsory school age received formal childcare or education for at least 25 hours per week, compared to 68 per...
View ArticleThousands of children plagued by poverty
Child poverty is a very real problem in Cyprus which cannot be ignored, and affects fundamental rights ranging from education, health and protection from every form of abuse, Children’s Rights...
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