2+ hour, 26+ min ago   (608+ words) A landmark study of nearly 14 million children in England has revealed that the Covid infection carries a higher risk of heart complications than the vaccination Health misinformation remains one of Covid's most damaging legacies, with online falsehoods fuelling vaccine hesitancy,…...

4+ week, 6+ hour ago   (868+ words) Mother, writer and actor Angela Garwood meets some of the women behind baby-friendly comedy clubs. They're giving exhausted new parents the chance to laugh, connect and swap nursery rhymes for punchlines This isn't your usual, Friday night, slightly drunk comedy…...

3+ mon, 3+ day ago   (671+ words) From rap lyrics to relatable poetry books, Alex Wharton's journey from a Welsh mining town to Children's Laureate shows how reading and language can unlock imaginations and transform young lives Growing up in the small post-industrial mining town of Pontypool…...

4+ mon, 2+ day ago   (760+ words) The writer and comedian on taking the Liz Truss approach, his love of the French exit, and dogs winking at him My morning ritual is " Wake up, hug a dog, drink a coffee, take the dogs out for a walk,…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1619+ words) With smartphones a near-constant presence in children's lives, one grassroots movement is pushing back " with remarkable force. Smartphone Free Childhood began with a conversation between two parents and has exploded into a nationwide campaign that's captured headlines, inspired school reforms…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (276+ words) Sprawled on a mattress, a child studies by the light of a dusty oil lamp in Kenya's Kakuma refugee camp. The dog-eared books, corrugated tin walls and flickering flame suggest a fragile existence. Yet despite scraping by in makeshift homes…...

7+ mon, 1+ day ago   (447+ words) Andrew Cattanach didn't expect to become a stay-at-home dad, but having been the primary carer for his two daughters for five years, he wouldn't have it any other way Change the little one's nappy, prepare lunch, wash the older one's…...

7+ mon, 6+ day ago   (707+ words) Anna Machin is a doctor of evolutionary anthropology, a writer and broadcaster, who is considered a pioneer in fatherhood science No longer just breadwinners or disciplinarians, the shift that modern fathers have undergone is of huge value to society, Machin…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (1060+ words) A home in Ghana rescues trafficked child slaves and rehabilitates them. Founded by a former child slave, his story and those of the inhabitants are as inspiring as they are shocking The post A fresh jump at childhood: Ghana's safe…...

11+ mon, 2+ week ago   (913+ words) The English singer-songwriter and musician on mortality, funny animal videos and the power of positivity My morning ritual is " " to make sure I wake up. Everything after that is a bonus. I don't drink tea or coffee. I just get…...