Category: Children’s health

‘Watching my six year old deadlift 35kg was pretty cool’: meet the children who work out

A growing number of parents are letting their young children train with weights. But is it a good – or safe – idea? We ask the experts to weigh inMost parents remember the first time their baby smiled or when they...

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Wes Streeting calls for ‘cross-party consensus’ on gender identity ahead of puberty blocker trial

Health secretary wrote to Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch, urging her to ‘take heat and ideology’ out of debateHealth secretary Wes Streeting has called on the Conservatives to maintain the “cross party...

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Some tenants can now force landlords to make their home liveable. What about the thousands who can’t? | Kwajo Tweneboa

Awaab’s law imposes new duties on those who own social housing. Millions who rent privately, or are in temporary accommodation, remain unprotectedWhen two-year-old Awaab Ishak tragically died in 2020 after prolonged...

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‘Children thrive down here’: the secret play centre hidden under Ukraine’s most dangerous city

Kherson’s children have missed nearly four years of school, living in isolation or underground to hide from dronesIn an underground shelter in Kherson, probably the most dangerous city in Ukraine, children are chasing each...

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Baby food firms given 18 months to improve quality of products in England

Government issues voluntary guidance calling for less sugar and salt amid concerns over nutritional valueBaby food manufacturers have been given 18 months to improve the quality of their products in England, amid mounting...

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Fathers plan legal action to get smartphones banned in England’s schools

Two fathers tell education secretary they will seek judicial review in bid for statutory ban to safeguard childrenTwo fathers plan to take legal action against the government in an attempt to get smartphones banned in schools in...

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Children with special needs in England may lose legal right to school support

Exclusive: Schools minister declines to rule out replacing EHCP documents as part of plans to change Send systemHundreds of thousands of children with special needs could lose their legal entitlement to extra support in schools...

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Sure Start centres saved UK government £2 for every £1 spent, study finds

New Labour initiative created ‘remarkably long-lasting’ health and education improvements, says reportSure Start children’s centres provided £2 of savings for every £1 in costs, according to the...

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Poor mental health as child limits capacity to work in later life, study finds

Children in Great Britain with serious conditions 68% more likely to have limited ability to work as adults, report saysChildren in Great Britain with serious mental health conditions are two-thirds more likely to have a limited...

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