Why toxic air is every family’s problem – cartoon
Air pollution has been linked to child mental illness. Are we all doing our bit?
Should I sleep-train my child?
New research suggests letting infants cry for short periods until they settle can help both parent and child sleep better. But is it emotionally harmful?
Women’s breasts can be sexual and feed babies – pretty basic really
A mother asked to stop breastfeeding – in a hospital – is not alone in being shunned for this most natural act
What I’m really thinking: the birth mother
At school, friends’ mothers told me I had done the right thing, while their daughters stared, unable to think of anything to say
Swings, slides and iPads: the gaming companies targeting kids’ outdoor play
Startups are applying gaming to the great outdoors as a recent survey reveals three-quarters of UK children spend less time outside than prison inmates
Post-recession Britons are healthier, better off and living greener lives
National wellbeing snapshot covering period as UK shrugged off financial crisis finds improvements in 17 of its measures
The sugar tax is a great idea. Why not go after processed foods too?
At long last, there is a plan to improve children’s health, but it must be the start of a more widespread campaign
Taking a baby from its mother is a horrific job for a midwife
No training can prepare you for a mother’s animalistic howl as her child is removed, but it’s my job to protect newborn babies
Early introduction of peanuts and eggs cuts allergy risk, study finds
Babies introduced to potentially allergenic foods from three months had lower chance of developing allergy later in life
Childhood obesity strategy delayed further, government admits
Campaigners say delay in publication is ‘unforgivable’ and fear tax on sugary drinks will be rejected
All children need to learn about sexual consent – it’s their right
Half the female victims of sexual assault are under 16. Rape victims are most likely to be aged 15 to 19. Schools need to teach young people about healthy relationships
Children in England near bottom in international happiness table
England ranks 13th out of 16 countries in survey, with body image and school among areas of concern among eight-year-olds
Letter to my daughter: what is it like to be a girl in 2016?
Psychotherapist and anti-FGM campaigner shares her hopes and fears for all girls around the globe this year in a letter to her 13-year-old daughter
Breastfeeding could prevent 800,000 child deaths, Lancet says
Breastfeeding at risk from poor government policies, lack of support for mothers and aggressive formula milk industry, research finds
The chicken shop mile and how Britain got fat
With cheap and fattening food everywhere, there has been a shape shift that means people do not recognise obesity when they see it in the mirror