Don’t believe the contraception industry: sex education doesn’t work
Response: Teaching children that sex is separate from marriage has led to untold misery, says Norman Wells
Working mothers linked to obese teens
Children whose mothers work full-time while they are in the first few years of primary school are more likely to be obese when they reach 16 than those whose mothers stay home, says new research
New rules fail to stop children seeing adverts for unhealthy food on TV
Children are still being bombarded with television advertisements for junk food, in spite of new rules aimed at tackling the UK's obesity epidemic
‘Fit towns’ plan to tackle child obesity
· Proposals for 10 healthy eco cities· Weight a key factor in cancer: study
Why I am dreaming of free lunches
Mariella Frostrup: Children aren't obese just for the heck of it, but because many low-income families survive on a diet that went out of fashion in the late Seventies.
A sizeable problem
The Foresight report has produced a remarkable change of gear in the debate on obesity. The issue can no longer be ignored.
Do panic!
Linda Blair: We should worry that our children are stressed, because our education system is not helping them tackle their worries.
Non-stop pressure
Children are apparently stressed out by having to take tests at school, but this is only a taste of what lies in store for them in the workplace.