I think one of the most difficult parts of my job as a psychiatrist is telling parents and their children that they are not responsible for their illness. Children with emotional and behavioral problems continue to face significant stigma. Many in the medical community refer to them as “diagnostic and therapeutic orphans.” Unfortunately, access to… Read More »
Public schools are on to something when they get their students out of the classroom and into the fresh air. According to recent research, exposure to green spaces reduces behavioral problems, provides children with cognitive development, and can even increase academic success. Supporters of the UK’s burgeoning forest school movement, inherited from outdoor nursery classes… Read More »
KALTUNGO, Nigeria (AP) — 9-month-old twins cried constantly and tugged at their mother, looking for food as well as attention. They had received very little food in the last 24 hours, and their heads, which were too large for their tiny bodies, bore deeper signs of hunger. “There is very little milk coming out,” said… Read More »
Faced with infertility, Amanda and Jeff Walker had a baby through in vitro fertilization, but were left with extra embryos and questions. Tori and Sam Earle “adopted” an embryo frozen by another couple 20 years ago. Matthew Eppinette and his wife chose to forego in vitro fertilization due to ethical concerns and did not have… Read More »
It’s been 60 years since Stockport residents could only watch in horror as the tragedy unfolded before their eyes. But what he did next was extraordinary. On the morning of 28 May 1964, a train carrying more than 230 children crashed into a bridge at Cheadle Hulme. The trainload of schoolchildren and their teachers were… Read More »
According to research, more than 300 million children become victims of online sexual exploitation and abuse every year. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found that an eighth of the world’s children, 12.6%, are victims of talking, sharing and being exposed to sexual images and videos without consent, in the first global estimate of… Read More »
Mauritius is heaven for active families. This pocket-sized tropical paradise offers an incredible array of things to do, from island hopping and walks through forested nature reserves to whale watching, electric bike rides in the highlands and wildlife safaris in eco-parks. Night flights and short travel distances mean kids can snorkel on a sunny beach… Read More »
When Amaia Arrieta saw the Mother’s Day photo posted by the Prince and Princess of Wales earlier this year, she was delighted to see Princess Charlotte wearing a checked skirt from her own children’s clothing brand, Amaia London. He thought this was the latest in a long line of examples of Welsh children wearing his… Read More »
Jailed ‘mom smoothie’ Ruby Franke asked “whether we made the news” a day after she was arrested for child abuse, newly released audio of her calls from prison has emerged. Franke, 42, who previously ran the popular YouTube channel about family life, was sentenced to up to 30 years in prison in February for brutally… Read More »
Ian and Nikki Collinson-Phenix with their children Raif and Laanii at the Acropolis in Athens – Nikki Collinson-Phenix When Nikki Collinson-Phenix first suggested to her husband Ian that they leave their home on the Isle of Wight, pick up their children Laanii, 12, and Raif, six, from school and go traveling for two years, she… Read More »