Leave those kids alone
Michael White: The idea that children shouldn't be allowed out on their own is ridiculous. Things have got worse since I was a child, but not that much worse.
What’s in a friendship?
Libby Brooks: The growth of social networking on the internet throws up some profound questions about the nature of our relationships.
Safety first!
Would your child know what to do if a friend was choking, or had fallen off their bike? Lucy Atkins reports on a scheme that takes 10-year-olds into casualty to learn how to avoid accidents and save lives
Watching television harms toddlers, says psychologist
Allowing children under three to watch TV can impair their development and puts their health at risk, MPs have been told. By Sarah Hall.
Parents are focus of new childhood anti-obesity education campaign
· Report links excess weight in minors to bad parenting· 40% of 6- to 9-year-olds choose own evening meal
Seeing the bigger picture
Ann Robinson: A dangerous notion has been developing in the media that thin people are good and fat people are bad.
Mother’s anger as obese boy, 8, faces care order
· Health fears prompt child protection meeting· Family claims little help in tackling weight problem