Utrecht, 12 April 1980. Girls day in womens house. Photographed by Catrien Ariens. Image: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. www.catrienariens.com.

Welcome to Digital Childhoods

March 14, 2026

The Society for the History of Children and Youth is delighted to welcome you to Digital Childhoods, an online publication edited by Layla Koch.

Digital Childhoods serves both as a companion site to the Journal of the History of Childhood and Youth as well as a space where the SHCY publishes short articles that highlight the relevance of children’s history to contemporary issues around the world in an accessible manner.

Our goal here is twofold: to promote and amplify the excellent scholarship being published in the JHCY and to foster a broader interest in the history of children and youth. Our hope is that by introducing readers to that history in short, accessible pieces, we may draw them into more expansive scholarly conversations and both grow and diversify our field.

We are always looking for new submissions from any era, area, and career level. If you are interested in contributing, you may find more information here.

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