A growing movement challenges traditional views of neurological conditions like autism, ADHD and dyslexia, emphasising environment and support over correction, and promoting a more inclusive understanding of human cognition. The neurodiversity paradigm offers a simple but consequential shift in how…
As the new school year starts, experts highlight simple routines and organisation strategies to strengthen children’s executive functioning skills, crucial for academic success and independence, especially amidst increased classroom demands. As the new school year begins, the return to classrooms…
The Pan American Health Organization warns of a sharp rise in measles cases across the Americas, urging countries to close immunisation gaps as the virus spreads among children and unvaccinated populations. The Pan American Health Organization has urged countries across…
Despite evidence showing children with learning disabilities are significantly more likely to suffer from serious vision problems, thousands in Britain miss out on crucial sight tests, prompting calls for systemic change in eye care services for vulnerable pupils. Thousands of…
Experts emphasise that daily read-aloud routines, tailored to a child’s age and interests, dramatically boost language skills, comprehension, and family bonds, proving that even brief, consistent sessions make a lasting difference. Reading aloud with children is more than a calming…
Practical and easy-to-implement techniques at home and school can help teenagers strengthen essential skills like organisation, time management, and self-control, fostering greater independence and reducing stress. Teenagers who can devote hours to a hobby yet still misplace homework are not…
Experts emphasise the importance of early orthodontic evaluations in children to address developing crowding, bite problems, and jaw growth concerns before they become more difficult to treat, potentially safeguarding oral health and confidence in later years. Orthodontic problems in children…
Recent shifts in parenting practices reflect a move away from traditional discipline towards fostering autonomy, consent, and individualised care, driven by new research and changing societal values. Parents rarely announce that they are abandoning old rules. More often, the change…
A recent study explores how clinicians’ prior therapeutic experience shapes their understanding and adoption of mentalisation-based therapy in UK child and family services, highlighting the importance of integrating existing knowledge into new evidence-based practices. Mentalisation-based therapy is becoming more prominent…
New parents often mistake strict routines and comparisons for progress, but experts emphasise responsive care and recognising the baby’s signals as key to healthy development in the first year. The hardest mistake many new parents make in a baby’s first…
