Training for new parents part of child health reform
Antenatal classes, £340m for child disability support and more contraception promotion to teenagers included in new child health strategy
Are our children really in crisis, or the victims of parents’ anxiety?
Evidence suggests constant panic about child wellbeing may do more harm than good
Children should be allowed to be sad
Lisa Miller and Margaret Rustin: We expect the young to be happy while subjecting them to our concerns. No wonder they are so anxious
Children learn to cha-cha-cha instead of chow-chow-chow
Strictly stars join fight against obesity by teaching pupils to dance
Too fat to adopt – the married, teetotal couple rejected by council because of man’s weight
Husband told that if his BMI drops and he is able to maintain weight loss, he will be reconsidered
Parents accused of killing obese children with kindness
Government embarks on new campaign aimed at the growing problem of childhood obesity
Weight gain before five ‘leads to obesity’
Most excess weight in obese children is put on in early years, says research
Five ways to … tell if your child has a nut allergy
Lucy Atkins: A House of Commons report in 2004 suggests that a quarter of a million children are allergic to nuts in the UK
Call to ban junk food ads during ‘family’ TV
Heart charity says firms tempt children who watch early-evening shows. By Caroline Davies
Measures fail to curb obesity in children
New data from national child measurement programme in schools shows no progress