Parents can keep children active indoors during colder weather using simple, playful routines that promote strength, balance, and coordination without the need for outdoor play. Cold weather can make it harder for children to burn off energy outdoors, but it…
As AI becomes more embedded in homes and classrooms, experts warn it may risk undermining essential social and cognitive skills in young children, emphasising the need for balanced and responsible integration. Artificial intelligence is finding its way into childhood more…
An expert guide highlights how parents can foster safe and effective walking development in babies through play, proper footwear, and recognising milestones, while advising when to seek professional support. Watching a baby take those first independent steps is a memorable…
Children with dyslexia often show improvement in reading but struggle with spelling due to overlapping cognitive skills such as phonological processing, memory, and visual word recognition. Tailored, explicit instruction alongside supportive tools can help bridge the gap and improve written…
With many children reluctant to join team sports, experts suggest embracing a variety of enjoyable activities like dancing, cycling, and outdoor play to promote lifelong health and wellbeing. Not every child takes to team sports, and that is not a…
Research reveals complex challenges faced by families of babies and toddlers with special educational needs, highlighting the need for clearer information, needs-led support, and improved professional training amidst a fragmented system. Families of babies and toddlers with special educational needs…
Guidance from SoCal Youth Sports emphasises straightforward meal plans and hydration to optimise young footballers’ performance and recovery, advocating familiar foods and stress-free routines over complicated diets. For young footballers, the simplest nutrition plan is often the best: a familiar…
Nicole Zographou urges parents and students to get the MenB vaccine after her 18-year-old son George died from meningitis B, highlighting the speed of the illness and the importance of full vaccination to prevent similar tragedies amid ongoing vaccination campaigns…
California advances its efforts to improve children’s health by enacting a phased ban on ultra-processed foods in public schools, with compliance expected by 2032, marking a significant shift in educational nutrition standards. California has already moved beyond proposal to law…
Amid a slight overall decline in deaths, US gun violence in 2024 hits record levels, with devastating effects on children’s mental health, safety, and future prospects, especially among vulnerable communities. Gun violence in the United States remains a mass public…
