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Australia expands age verification checks to porn and explicit video games
2+ hour, 14+ min ago (726+ words) New mandate could impact children's online privacy, experts say Australians would now have to verify their ages to access explicit video games and "adult" websites starting Monday, months after the country became the world's first to ban social media platforms…...
Women having to queue for the toilet is a physical reminder of society’s gender gap
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (783+ words) Do you remember the last time you had to queue for a toilet? If several examples spring to mind, the chances are you were standing in the women's line. Whether at theatres, airports, shopping centres or festivals, the pattern is…...
Michael Morpurgo says children learn best by getting lost in a story
4+ day, 7+ hour ago (478+ words) Author Sir Michael Morpurgo has championed reading and getting lost in a story as the best way for children to learn. The former children's laureate, 82, has published a new original legend, The Miracle Dolphin Of Mevagissey, which is set in…...
The vitamins that could be the trick to stopping grumpy teenagers
4+ day, 16+ hour ago (825+ words) A clinical trial showed especially large improvements for "severely disruptive" teens Irritability is one of the most common and distressing problems teenagers and their families face. Its main symptom is an excessive reaction to negative emotional stimuli, resulting in temper…...
Couple who have fostered 62 children say more parents are ‘desperately’ needed
1+ week, 3+ day ago (381+ words) A couple who have fostered 62 children have encouraged others to "have a go" because "the need is so big" after being honoured for their work. Sue and Dave Cook, from St Helens, became a Member of the Order of the…...
‘I loved the child I never had – and I’m still choosing to be childfree’
1+ week, 4+ day ago (451+ words) We need to understand that perhaps not everyone wants to be or can be a parent, says Poorna Bell, who explains the reason why she never had children It took the grief of losing my husband to suicide for me…...
Major streaming services in UK to be monitored by Ofcom under new legislation
1+ week, 5+ day ago (14+ words) Major streaming services in UK to be monitored by Ofcom under new legislation'The Independent...
I’m a London parent who hasn’t vaccinated my kids against measles, let me explain
2+ week, 6+ day ago (922+ words) A new outbreak of measles is spreading across north London, and it's a wake-up call to all mums like me who didn't give the MMR vaccines to our children, says Charlotte Cripps After each immunisation was recorded in their red…...
Baby food part of urgent US recall over potentially toxic substance
3+ week, 1+ day ago (409+ words) Product was distributed in all U.S. states except for Alaska The FDA has issued a recall of a single lot of Initiative Foods" Tippy Toes brand of Apple Pear Banana Fruit baby food puree due to elevated levels of patulin. A…...
Expert advice for parents worried about their child using AI chatbots
3+ week, 4+ day ago (804+ words) Chatbots pose potential risks for vulnerable people and children As artificial intelligence becomes increasingly entrenched in daily life, a new survey has found that nearly a third of children using AI chatbots are developing "friend-like" relationships with the technology. The…...