Need to get children outdoors? How to escape those iPad screens
Many parents want their children to stop staring at computers and get some exercise. One mother, Emily Barr, investigates ways to motivate them
FGM specialist calls for gynaecological checks for all girls in Sweden
Anissa Mohammed Hassan, who co-led an education pilot in Norrköping, calls for genital examinations for all girls aged six
End this sugar rush – it’s the only way to tackle the obesity crisis
Simon Capewell: Attempts to reduce sugar content in food and drinks have failed in the face of Big Food. Legislation is now necessary
UK religious leaders unite against FGM
Groups sign 'landmark' declaration making clear female genital mutilation is not supported by religious doctrine
What happens when England play? Sex, heart attacks and violence
Regardless of whether England beat Uruguay or not, we can guarantee that this World Cup will see a rise in A&E admissions and pregnancies – and a possible fall on the stock market, says Leo Benedictus
Should all British schoolchildren get free milk?
Head to head: Anne Karpf and Agnès Poirier debate whether David Cameron should have reinstated the free school milk that Margaret Thatcher took away
Nutrition: in Sierra Leone breast is best
The government places breastfeeding at the centre of a campaign to move from treating malnutrition to preventing it. Anna Leach speaks to Aminata Shamit Koroma at the ministry of health
Female genital mutilation poster campaign targets mothers and carers
Campaign launched in England and Wales calls on people with suspicions that a girl is at risk of FGM to call NSPCC helpline
Screening of newborn babies for heart defects to be trialled
Public Health England recommends simple oxygen tests to pick up congenital problems, such as holes in the heart, sooner
How big-hearted babies turn into selfish monsters
Tracy McVeigh: Our natural instinct for altruism is being destroyed by the demands of modern life, claims a new book
LeapFrog activity tracker for kids soon to hit the shelves
LeapFrog makes a game out of physical activity, with a talking Tamagotchi-style pet that can be strapped to the wrist. By Samuel Gibbs
Andrew Solomon: ‘Figuring out how to love someone who seems unlovable is very familiar to me’
The books interview: Andrew Solomon, winner of the Wellcome prize, talks to Hadley Freeman about the people who helped him write Far From the Tree, and how their struggles inspired him to start a family of his own
Are we ready for a prenatal screening test for autism?
David Cox: A blood test for diagnosing autism is becoming a realistic possibility, but the ethical implications are profound
At last, a doctor who respects older mothers
Lynsey Hanley: David Richmond recognises why women are having babies later – they want to take control of their lives
Top maternity doctor: increasing age of first motherhood is irreversible
No point in warning women to have children by age of 35 as they are making conscious decision, says David Richmond