Sex education will help gay children

Joseph Galliano: New sex education rules will help all children feel comfortable with their sexuality – except those in faith schools

The human cost of screening for Down’s

Tom Shakespeare: We must provide better information about Down's syndrome to help inform the traumatic decisions behind the statistics

Sarah Boseley: has the research on mothers co-sleeping with their babies been badly misinterpreted?

Emily Wilson: bedsharing with my baby felt calm and natural

West Lothian school remains open despite more than a quarter of pupils calling in sick, in apparent swine flu outbreak

Use of costly helmets to 'cure' misshapen heads in babies is unnecessary and exploits parental anxiety, say UK doctors. By Hilary Osborne

Peter Tatchell: Like it or not, people under the age of 16 have sex – the current law of consent doesn't protect them, it persecutes them

Bespoke helmets costing £2,000 are being promoted to cure flat head syndrome in babies. But the medical evidence surrounding their use is contentious

Bad habits 'could lead to bowel disease in later life' says World Cancer Research Fund

Ann Robinson: The government has to show it is doing all it can to contain swine flu, but healthy kids don't usually need antiviral treatment