We must nourish children’s sense of wonder
Nothing is more character-forming than enthusiasm for the natural world, and the openness and attentiveness it fosters.
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The Nordic parenting myth
Scandinavians are not better parents – but their politicians, unlike Britain’s, understand that childcare is a social good.
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Inside the collapse of the Tavistock Centre
Why the world’s largest gender clinic for children is closing.
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Child vaccination uptake is falling once again
The current wave of measles cases can be traced back to the cost-of-living crisis and cuts in NHS health visitor…
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The case against therapy in schools
A provocative new book argues that the therapy industry is exacerbating our children’s mental health crisis.
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The wisest investment in your child is not giving them a smartphone
Preserving your child’s ability to focus confers a competitive advantage.
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The Research Brief: young people are too ill to work
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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The Parliament Brief: will the new schools “phone ban” keep children safe?
Rachel de Souza, the children’s commissioner for England, told MPs that most headteachers already restrict the use of devices.
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When fundamentalism fuels child abuse
The YouTuber Ruby Franke, who was convicted of abusing her children, claims she believed they were “evil and possessed”.
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Esther Ghey: “The internet unleashed horrific things”
The mother of the murdered teenager Brianna Ghey on how to protect children online.
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We’ve forgotten what skin looks like
Something is wrong when ten-year-olds are seeking out anti-ageing products.
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The Research Brief: inside Britain’s “teenage sexting epidemic”
Your weekly dose of policy thinking.
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Social media companies can no longer leave children to their own devices
Big Tech must share user data so we can truly understand the risks of phone use for young people.
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My nephew has changed how I feel about children
I still don’t want kids of my own, but aspects of motherhood that once seemed repellent to me now look…
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Is Labour’s Child Health Action Plan fit for purpose?
Public health experts discuss Keir Starmer’s proposals to improve children’s health and well-being.
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There must be all-party support for tackling the poverty crisis
The poor cannot wait; we need emergency action this winter.
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Inside NHS England’s faltering plan to replace the Tavistock
The Academy of Medical Royal Colleges has been called on to rescue the opening of two new NHS gender identity…
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Children’s mental health is yet another brutally polarised debate
For the sake of those who are genuinely struggling, difficult questions and nuanced arguments must receive a fair hearing.
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I’m a child psychiatrist – the NHS crisis feels dangerous for those I work with
Long waiting times and cuts to community services have drastically reduced mental health support for young people.
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Writing for children is hard, and they need good books more than ever
Children are ravenously hungry for ideas. We writers have a duty to provide them.
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