The middle-class myth of healthy eating
Children from all socio-economic backgrounds are suffering the effects of an unhealthy diet. Are we doing enough?
Running on empty carbs
They finish their cereal and snack on nuts and fruit juice. So, how could they possibly get fat? Andrew Purvis on the middle-class myth of healthy-eating
Children being failed by health system, says head of watchdog
From knife crime to hospital care, young people still put at risk, according to outgoing head of Healthcare Commission
Is the health system failing children?
Teenager, Katrina Mather, and mother, Brenda Rex, talk about the failings within the health service
Was she right to write about it?
Open thread: Julie Myerson's memoir about her now-estranged son's cannabis use has caused a furore. What do you make of it?
Children who spend hours in front of the TV are more likely to get asthma
Sedentary lifestyle increases a child's risk of developing the respiratory condition, study finds
Contamination fears prompt meningitis C vaccine recall
• Sterility issue in solvent for Italian medicine• Watchdog says no children believed to be at risk
Wanted: more foster homes
An estimated 8,000 more foster carers are needed and there also needs more money invested in training
Vital first steps
The early years in a child's life are vital for its long-term mental health, writes Louise Hunt
Alfie’s story is characteristic of New Labour’s failings
Polly Toynbee: The weaknesses of the teenage pregnancy strategy reflect how hard it is to roll the boulders of social change uphill