Channel 4’s The Joy of Teen Sex fails to satisfy health professionals
Programme puts viewing figures above educational value, say signatories of letter to broadcaster. By Carrie Dunn
South Africa teaching unions criticise HIV testing in schools
Plan to test children as young as 13 condemned amid concerns about psychological impact of a positive result
Dr Luisa Dillner’s guide to . . . weaning
They may have ignored the breast is best message but parents have taken on board the message to delay solids
A hugger or a tiger mother: battle of the baby-rearing strategies
A series of new books is likely to open up fresh controversy about the way we bring up our children; some demanding strict, regimented parenting, others a more laid-back approach
Slogans are bad for babies
Sarah Ditum: Breast may be best, but for the welfare of mother and child one message can't drown out all others
Six months of breastmilk alone is too long and could harm babies, scientists now say
Fresh review of evidence contradicts WHO breastfeeding guidance leaving campaigners outraged and mothers baffled
America’s healthy debate on food
Amanda Marcotte: Culture warriors try to cast anti-obesity advice as bossy elitism, but the bottom line is we all know we have a big problem
A third of children leaving primary school are overweight, report reveals
The number of pupils classified as obese is also rising, new NHS statistics show
My week: Natalie O’Keefe, play specialist at the Royal Free hospital in London
Play can help to keep children amused, and to prepare them for surgery
Letting the food industry shape policy will ruin a century of progress
Response: Initiatives must be led by science if we are to bring the obesity epidemic under control, says Joe Millward