Egypt is expanding its Golden Thousand Days strategy, urging families to prioritise nutrition, antenatal care and birth spacing to cut child stunting from 13.7% to below 10%. Egypt’s health ministry is stepping up efforts to curb child stunting by focusing…
Mindy Green’s six-step approach reframes angry outbursts as stress responses and urges parents to regulate, reconnect and repair rather than chase perfect calm. Parents who find themselves shouting despite every intention to stay calm are not usually failing for lack…
Research is challenging the blanket warning against exercising after work, suggesting that workout intensity, timing and individual sensitivity matter more than the clock. The old warning against evening exercise is looking increasingly shaky. For many people, a workout after work…
Italy has recorded 472 measles cases in the first five months of 2026, while doctors warn that low second-dose vaccination rates are leaving the country vulnerable to a wider outbreak. Italy is confronting a renewed measles surge that public health…
A London mother says her 10-month-old daughter’s unexpected diagnosis has brought hormone treatment, regular monitoring and difficult questions about her future. Sophie Dumas says her life changed when a health visitor noticed that her baby daughter’s breast tissue looked unusually…
Jordan’s 2026–2030 school nutrition strategy introduces digital supply systems, stronger oversight and healthier meal options for about 500,000 public-school pupils. Jordan’s Ministry of Education and Human Resources Development has set out a new national school nutrition strategy for 2026-2030, aiming…
Districts in Cleveland and Santa Fe are rebuilding school kitchens around fresh ingredients and local suppliers, as new US policy proposals seek to accelerate the shift away from packaged meals. School districts in Cleveland and Santa Fe are showing how…
Sudden obsessive-compulsive behaviours in children can follow infection, but clinicians say a broad assessment is essential before linking symptoms to PANS or PANDAS. When a child suddenly starts washing their hands repeatedly, asking the same questions over and over, or…
With tens of millions of Indian children already living with overweight or obesity, new WHO guidance highlights the need for family, school and policy action before lifelong disease takes hold. India’s growing childhood obesity crisis is becoming a public-health emergency…
Heightened awareness of faces, voices and body language may be a stress response shaped by uncertainty, rather than evidence of unusual emotional maturity. Children who grow up around frequent arguments and unpredictable mood swings may become unusually skilled at reading…
