21 Short courses in Childhood Studies in Europe

Youth and Globalisation
The Youth and Globalisation course from UCL Summer School introduces youth studies, with a particular focus on critically exploring the association between youth and the globalising world.
Child Psychology - Raising Happy Kids
The most important role in life is the one for which we’re least prepared - raising our children! Often we raise our children in the same way as our parents did or as a reaction against our own upbringing. International Open Academy offers the Child Psychology - Raising Happy Kids programme.
Young Children's Play and Creativity
This Young Children's Play and Creativity module at The Open University UK focuses on understanding play and creativity in early childhood from different and diverse personal and professional perspectives. It considers how other children and adults impact on the play decisions and creative choices children make.
First Time Mom
Becoming a Mom for the first time is arguably the most exhilarating, fulfilling, rewarding and challenging experience you’ll go through. International Open Academy offers the First Time Mom programme.
Children's Best Interests in Theory and Practice
Malmö University offers the Children's Best Interests in Theory and Practice programme.
Child Development
This Child Development course from Warnborough College is focused for people wanting to or already are working with children as well as anyone wanting to develop skills for a career in childcare.
Child Psychology
Join the Child Psychology course from Warnborough College and learn how children develop psychologically as they grow, and what factors (such as learning, parenting styles, einforcement, and genetic makeup) influence their behaviour and thinking.
Your Healthy Baby
When you bring your newborn home it's important to know how to properly care for them. Providing a safe environment to ensure they are healthy and safe at home is an important part of caring for your new baby. International Open Academy offers the Your Healthy Baby programme.
Children's Literature in a Global Perspective
Malmö University's Children's Literature in a Global Perspective course combines two approaches to children’s literature – the critical and pedagogical. Examples of important critical and theoretical perspectives are provided, and the major problems pertaining to the genre and history of children’s literature are covered.
Childhood Adversity - Understanding the Impact of Childhood Adversity on the Life of a Infant, Child, and Young Person
The Childhood Adversity - Understanding the Impact of Childhood Adversity on the Life of a Infant, Child, and Young Person micro-credential from Trinity College Dublin will be offered to professionals who work with children and families in healthcare, community, and education settings. Delivered live, the course offers real-time interaction and greater value.
Children's Literature
Do children’s books do justice to the diversity in society and their readership? How can we make these books more inclusive? Explore these questions with leading academics and a highly international group of students in the Children's Literature, Certificate at the University of Antwerp.
Theorising Childhood and Adolescence
This Theorising Childhood and Adolescence course offered by The University of Lancashire aims to encourage those working with children to develop critical perspectives on childhood.
Introduction to Childhood Studies and Child Psychology
What influences children’s development? How is childhood changing? How important are society and culture in understanding this change? This Introduction to Childhood Studies and Child Psychology course from The Open University UK offers a fascinating insight into the lives of children and young people.
Children's Rights
Malmö University offers the Children's Rights programme.
Child Psychology - Raising Happy Teens
The dreaded teen years - you knew that they were coming, but now that your darling child has become a teenager, everything seems to have changed! From pre-college pressures to navigating social media, there is so much that your teen has to deal with, and you want to be there to help. International Open Academy offers the Child Psychology - Raising Happy Teens programme.
Paediatrics
The care of infants, children and young people often form a large part of a doctor’s caseload, yet newly qualified doctors are often ill-equipped to provide comprehensive child-centred medical care and doctors considering entering speciality training in paediatrics soon realise that children are not simply small adults. iheed offers the Paediatrics programme.
Your New Baby
Congratulations on your new baby! Things are about to get exciting, but with that excitement comes responsibilities. Whether you're new to parenting or have been doing it for years, you can bond better with your newborn with these parenting tips. International Open Academy offers the Your New Baby programme.
Opportunities and Challenges of Contemporary Youth and Community Work: An Estonian Perspective
The community education sector focuses on lifelong learning and collective development for people of all ages within a community. In contrast, the youth education sector is specifically targeted at young people, emphasising their personal growth, civic participation, and transition into adulthood. The summer school course examines how socio-politically important community education.
Young Lives, Parenting and Families
Young Lives, Parenting and Families at The Open University UK will develop your study and employability skills and provide you with opportunities to debate issues with academics and other students.
Exploring Childhood and Youth
Throughout the Exploring Childhood and Youth module from The Open University UK, there’s an emphasis on children’s and young people’s own perspectives, as well as their rights.