Omega-3 may help struggling children to read, says study
Children whose reading skills were in the lowest fifth of the normal range improved over the four months of the study
Call for ban on TV junk food ads before 9pm watershed
Overhaul regulation to tackle soaring rates of obesity among children and young people, doctors say
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: Should men become fathers before they are 40?
New research warns that older fathers may pass on mutations to their offspring. So does that mean men should get on with parenting at an earlier age?
Baby first aid: parents to the rescue
Could you give CPR to your baby, or know what to do if a child has swallowed a toxic substance? If not, then a course in first aid for parents could be a real life-saver
Male circumcision: the unkindest cut of all
Matt Williams: New guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics run counter to medical consensus. No way will my son get the snip!
Fatherhood: the benefits of leaving it late
William Sutcliffe: A study shows older fathers are more likely to pass on genetic mutations. But we make up for it in our ability to nurture
Dr Dillner’s health dilemmas: should I give herbal remedies to my children?
Parents have been advised not to give echinacea to their children, but what about other alternative medicines?
Sport and children in charts: how active are Britain’s kids?
It may be an Olympic summer, but how much sport do Britain's children actually do?
Living with families affected by HIV and Aids – video
Ahead of the international Aids 2012 conference, a film made by young people with parents affected by HIV and Aids gives their moving accounts
Tobacco packets attract children. Now argue against making them plain
Deborah Taffler: The tobacco industry depends on attractive packaging to draw in young recruits as the old ones die
Gove’s school food inquiry gets roasting from Jamie Oliver
Celebrity chef condemns education secretary's plan to investigate school dinners as unnecessary and a waste of time
Better-adjusted adults would make for better-adjusted children, surely?
Deborah Orr: Trying to warn children off succumbing to body image pressures is no good if so many adults succumb to them
Access to online porn ‘twisting children’s view of sexual norms’
Deputy children's commissioner says social networking, mobiles and hardcore porn contributing to child sexual exploitation
‘Baby boxes’ polarise Hungary
Proponents say hatches for unwanted newborns result in fewer deaths, but critics say counselling for mothers is preferable
Sex education: we should teach young people about more than the mechanics
Young people need comprehensive sexuality education, which will help them make more informed decisions, says Doortje Braeken