Five a day: UK children with healthy diet have best mental health
Study prompts experts to call for nutrition to be included in public health strategies
Facebook pauses work on Instagram Kids after teen mental health concerns
Move follows WSJ revelations that Facebook-commissioned research showed Instagram could affect girls’ mental health
‘I felt my body wasn’t good enough’: teenage troubles with Instagram
As research emerges on the harmful effect of the app, three people discuss its impact on eating disorders
Teenage girls, body image and Instagram’s ‘perfect storm’
The suffering of the photo-sharing app’s users came into focus this week with the leak of Facebook’s internal research
The Taliban are not the only threat to Afghanistan. Aid cuts could undo 20 years of progress
The most vulnerable people will bear the cost of sanctions, as services and the economy collapse
‘I was losing my mind’: can baby sleep gurus really help exhausted parents?
Growing numbers of frazzled parents are paying a fortune to people who claim they can help them get a good night’s rest. Are they being taken for a ride? Plus a doctor’s top tips for children of all ages
Asthma in toddlers linked to in-utero exposure to air pollution, study finds
Developing foetuses ‘exquisitely sensitive’ to harm from tiny particles, scientists say
Parent trap: why the cult of the perfect mother has to end
Worldwide, mothers are overworked, underpaid, often lonely and made to feel guilty about everything from epidurals to bottle feeding. Fixing this is the unfinished work of feminism
Don’t show me photos of your kids: read me their poetry
Their quirky turns of phrase and lateral observations delight us jaded, cynical adults
Teaching consent to children: ‘The joke is where it starts and rape is where it ends’
How do we ensure children and teens know about consent? Here’s a guide to changing the culture early to prevent sexual assault
The pandemic has given me extra time with my teenage sons
It’s been a tough time to be 17 or 18, but there have been some upsides too, writes Emma Beddington
How to help your children make the most of their screen time
Child development experts on how best to reap the benefits of being online while staying healthy
I long to move to the seaside, but will it unsettle my children?
You’re unhappy where you are. How can you be sure you won’t be just as unhappy in a different town, asks Annalisa Barbieri
Distressed mother separated from breastfed baby for days during hospital stay
Hospital admits breaking own Covid policy as mothers like Charlotte Jones are being needlessly kept apart from their babies
Climate ‘apocalypse’ fears stopping people having children – study
Survey of 600 people finds some parents regret having offspring for same reason