Meet the parents raising vegan babies
The rapid rise in veganism in the UK has been driven by young people. Here, four parents explain how to raise a vegan child safely
LGA urges councils and NHS to provide more help for children’s mental health
LGA report cites assemblies on mental health and peer mentors as initiatives schools and centres could use to tackle anxiety and depression
Scans show possible link between brain development and antisocial behaviour
‘Striking’ structural differences seen in study which compared brain scans of young men with antisocial behavioural problems with their healthy peers
Why toxic air is every family’s problem – cartoon
Air pollution has been linked to child mental illness. Are we all doing our bit?
Should I sleep-train my child?
New research suggests letting infants cry for short periods until they settle can help both parent and child sleep better. But is it emotionally harmful?
Women’s breasts can be sexual and feed babies – pretty basic really
A mother asked to stop breastfeeding – in a hospital – is not alone in being shunned for this most natural act
What I’m really thinking: the birth mother
At school, friends’ mothers told me I had done the right thing, while their daughters stared, unable to think of anything to say
Swings, slides and iPads: the gaming companies targeting kids’ outdoor play
Startups are applying gaming to the great outdoors as a recent survey reveals three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than prison inmates
Post-recession Britons are healthier, better off and living greener lives
National wellbeing snapshot covering period as UK shrugged off financial crisis finds improvements in 17 of its measures
The sugar tax is a great idea. Why not go after processed foods too?
At long last, there is a plan to improve children’s health, but it must be the start of a more widespread campaign