Modern Childhood

Modern Barndom is a magazine for all Reggio Emilia-inspired preschools in Sweden.

The Reggio Emilia Institute's magazine Modern Barndom is aimed at anyone who wants to be challenged in their educational work and thinking – and anyone who is curious about Reggio Emilia's educational philosophy and practice in Sweden and around the world. Below you will find all previously published issues of Modern Barndom that are still in stock and can be ordered from us. Subscribers pay only half price for older issues. Please note that a billing fee of SEK 50 will be added to orders under SEK 150.

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Modern Barndom also publishes articles exclusively for the web here at reggioemilia.se. You can find them on Modern Barndom's news page under the "media" tab.

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Modern Childhood

Modern Childhood No. 2 2025 | Boys and violence

Swedish / Published in 2025

Boys and violence From the contents: Modern Barndom 2/25 approaches the complex issue of boys' violence and overrepresentation in criminal contexts. How can preschools address a reality where children are both victims and participants? Principal Katja Taimela talks about the sadness she feels when former preschoolers appear in ...

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Modern Childhood No. 1 2025 New!

Swedish / Published in 2025

From the contents: In Modern Barndom 1/25, the focus is on "perspectives on democracy." Margie Cooper, chair of NAREA (North American Reggio Emilia Alliance), talks about Reggio Emilia inspiration in the shadow-casting USA. For the Nordic-Baltic network "Hear the Children," Article 12 of the Convention on the Rights of the Child stands...

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Modern Childhood No. 4 2024 | Big questions, young citizens

Swedish / Published in 2024

From the contents: In Modern Barndom 4/24, the focus is on difficult questions, economic inequality, and responsible reading. Meet Klara Dolk, senior lecturer in preschool didactics, in an interview about her research project on dealing with begging as a social phenomenon together with children in preschool, and what ped...

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Modern Childhood No. 3 2024 | Sensuality – The Extra-Linguistic

Swedish / Published in 2024

From the contents: Modern Barndom 3/24 focuses on sensuality and children and young people with functional variations and impairments – children with special rights. Geresta adapted elementary school in Härnösand shares its extensive change work, where the learning environments are permeated by sensuality and work...

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Modern Barndom nr 2 2024

Swedish / Published in 2024

Ur innehållet: I Modern Barndom 2/24 – som är utökat med en fyrsidig bilaga – står språk och berättande i fokus. På förskolorna i Fornhöjden-Rosenlund i Södertälje har få barn svenska som modersmål. Sedan 2018 läggs här stor vikt vid språk, identitet och erfarenheter, där hela familjen involveras. F…

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Modern Barndom nr 1 2024

Swedish / Published in 2024

Ur innehållet: Modern Barndom 1/24 närmar sig några av vår tids svåra utmaningar, som kris, krig och kriminalitet. Hanna Thermaenius, psykolog på Rädda Barnens Centrum för stöd och behandling, intervjuas om att bemöta svåra frågor, barn med trauma och förskolan som förebyggande verksamhet. Janne Fly…

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Modern Barndom nr 4 2023 | Klimat och kultur

Svenska / Utgiven 2023

Ur innehållet: I Modern Barndom 4/23 står klimat och kultur i fokus. Här intervjuas Kali Andersson, klimatpsykolog, om hur man kan prata med barn om klimatkrisen, och Andrei Khotimtchenko, ateljerista och lärare i slöjd, skriver om sina erfarenheter från lektioner i textilslöjd och utforskande där …

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Modern Barndom nr 3 2023

Svenska / Utgiven 2023

Ur innehållet: Ett generationsöverskridande medborgarförslag är målet för barnen på Kullsta förskola i Nynäshamn. Sedan hösten 2022 arbetar med ett stort intervjuprojekt, där de samlat in närmare tvåhundra svar från medborgare i olika åldrar. Här i Modern Barndom 3/23 delar de och flera andra verksa…

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