Scheme will follow principles of Sure Start, helping families with infant feeding, mental health and bonding with babiesThe government is rolling out a Healthy Babies programme to every local authority in England, as part of its...
Read MoreThe theory of parental alienation is a ‘harmful pseudo-science’, according to recent official guidance in England and Wales. Yet it led to Sarah’s two daughters being taken away six years ago – and never returnedOn the afternoon...
Read MoreFrom making life hell for a young teacher to doubting the motives of a caring foster mother, Olivia Petter, Derek Owusu, Annie Lord and other writers repent for past bad behaviourAt school, I was not a good girl. Actually,...
Read MoreDoes your child’s favourite show give them a chance to reflect, or does it move too quickly for its lessons to sink in?A version of this piece was originally published on Aeon as The bombarding of childhoodI am at the airport...
Read MoreThousands of children in state care were evacuated when Russia invaded. Kyiv wants them back – but many resistWhen he first arrived in his new home in a small village in the Italian Alps in March 2022, 15-year-old Denys* says he...
Read MoreThe impact of the conflict on Palestinian men is a largely undiscussed topic. Four civilians talk about their lives and relationshipsBefore the war, Ahmed, 39, had a busy life. He was pursuing a PhD in factchecking and had three...
Read MoreDUP education minister accused of dragging feet before revising guidelines that also apply to PE and gamesSchools in Northern Ireland must give girls the choice to wear trousers as part of their uniforms as well as for PE and...
Read MoreHuman rights organisations concerned about people – including age-disputed children – returned under one in, out out deal Hundreds of asylum seekers – including at least 41 age-disputed children – removed to France under the...
Read MoreCritics say threshold pushes higher-paid staff to cut back on work and often mothers to stop working to avoid losing entitlementJohn Healey has been urged to fix the £100,000 childcare “cliff edge”, that means some higher-paid...
Read MoreChild was sent to live in 11 different Airbnbs or hotels and two ‘barren and inhospitable’ houses, as companies profitedCouncils pay more than £125m a year placing vulnerable children in illegal care homes in EnglandPrincess had...
Read MoreThis blog is now closedThe Electoral Commission has released political donation figures for the second quarter of 2026. They show that Reform UK continues to rake in far more than other parties. Nigel Farage’’s party had...
Read MoreThose who said Meta harms children struck a blow, but the ability of big tech to gouge profits and cause harm is barely diminished. That’s the battle to comeFollow the money. If you want to know how the tech giant Meta really...
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