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
Children learn to cha-cha-cha instead of chow-chow-chow
Strictly stars join fight against obesity by teaching pupils to dance
Anne Frank’s legacy helps children overcome prejudice
The diary of a teenage Jewish girl killed by the Nazis is being used to teach today's youngsters about personal responsibility and human rights, says Debbie Andalo
Realm of the peers
Straight Talking employs teenage parents to tell it like it is to other young people in schools around the country in a bid to reduce pregnancies
Teachers demand HIV guidelines
Unions demand direct guidance for head teachers on how to treat pupils with HIV
Shock tactics
Anti-abortion campaigners are being allowed into schools to present their arguments to teenagers, and are making converts. But what about the facts? Kate Hilpern reports
We’re all getting fatter and it may be contagious, claim economists
Figures since 50s show that obesity could be socially contagious and linked to status
Obesity crisis fuelled by lack of cooking skills, Oliver warns
Jamie Oliver has said the government needs to invest £6.5bn in culinary education and appoint a minister of food
Schoolchildren too big to squeeze into chairs
Schools need to upgrade their furniture because children have outgrown 1960s tables and chairs, say experts