Kategori: Children
A letter from school made me feel like I’d failed my son
The school readiness guidelines don’t recognise that a child’s development is not always linear.
My life was defined by coercive control – a refuge saved my life
I was 12 when I first called Childline from a phone box.
Energy drinks to be banned for children to combat rising anxiety and depression
Prime Energy drinks have 420mg of caffeine per litre (Photo by Peter Dazeley/Getty Images)
The sale of high-caffeine energy drinks fuelling child anxiety and depression are to be banned for under 16-year-olds.
Shops will be banned from se…
I’m a nursery owner – free childcare expansion could ruin me
We can’t afford to give away free hours for less than it costs to provide them.
My 5-year-old has a complex about food – it’s her school’s fault
A five-year-old worrying about sugar intake isn’t a sign of nutritional awareness.
I saw my daughter on FaceTime and knew I needed to act fast
I was met with an image I will never forget: a blank staring face, a wide-open mouth and glazed over eyes.
British boy, 3, ‘abducted’ in Spain ‘by mum who took him to Russia’
Oliver was last seen in Marbella, where he lives with his separated parents.
‘Life saver’ chickenpox vaccine to be offered to children in England for free
The plan could save parents and children from taking time off sick (Picture: Getty Images)
Children will be offered a chickenpox vaccine for free on the NHS from next year.
Around half a million children each year could be given the free …
Baby sleeping bags found for sale on Amazon and eBay pose a ‘suffocation risk’
Which? found the sleeping bags are still on popular marketplaces (Picture: Which?/eBay)
Parents have been warned about ‘potentially lethal’ baby sleeping bags being sold online in the UK.
An investigation by consumer rights gr…
Parents issued two-day warning to slash childcare costs by up to £7,500
The amount of government-funded childcare is set to double.
I want to tell my younger self to take the hint – you’re trans
The universe was trying to tell me something but I couldn’t hear it.
Supernanny Jo Frost warns kids are being ‘robbed’ of comfort from their dads
The expert claims mums need to ‘let’ dads get more involved.
Supernanny Jo Frost warns kids are being ‘robbed’ of comfort from their dads
The expert claims mums need to ‘let’ dads get more involved.
Ban child-free hotels? Please, I wouldn’t holiday any other way
France is making noise about banning adults-only hotels, but here, Mel Evans argues that child-free resorts are not only attractive — they’re essential.
I told my kids that Daddy was on holiday — the truth was horrifying
‘It was the worst day of my life.’
Child bodybuilder ‘Little Hercules’ went viral in the 90s – but what happened next?
Richard Sandrak was just 8 when he became a global phenomenon as the ‘world’s strongest boy’.
I wish I knew how much power I had as a young trans person
You’re like a 4D matryoshka of identities and complexities. You love a good puzzle. Enjoy this one.
My family day out was ruined by hundreds of swearing hikers
It was playing a seemingly never ending game of blasphemy bingo with no winners.
The well-meaning but harmful phrases to avoid if your child fails their A-levels
Don’t make a disappointing day far worse.
Police chief’s K-9 dog mauls his 3-year-old daughter to death
A retired K-9 dog named Drago fatally attacked a police chief’s toddler in the back yard of their home.
Emma Raducanu was right to get a crying baby kicked out of her match
It’s not easy to do what Emma did and risk the wrath of equally entitled parents.
Forget the Gen Z stare, I’m worried about Gen Alpha’s rudeness
It’s time for parents to tackle senseless, stony-faced staring.
One of worst child sex abusers in British history dies in prison aged 72
One of Britain’s worst paedophiles, who filmed himself abusing children as young as three, has died in prison.
My kids stopped asking for screen time after completing 4 tasks
The days of proclaiming ‘I’m bored’ were no more.
We’ve been called abusive for raising our kids as ‘night owls’ who stay up until 2am
‘I get thousands of hateful comments about how we are narcissistic parents.’