Being with both parents in the earliest years of life leads to a child developing more brain cells, scientists say.

Children who eat ‘kids’ meals’ have unhealthier diets than those who eat the same dinner as their parents, according to research.

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Cervical cancer vaccines will be administered in schools from February 2014.

Almost every parent knows the stress of having to ‘drag’ our teenage children out of bed, writes Patricia Casey.

Scientists have found that just one brain structure can provide a sensitive marker of maths skill acquisition.

Children today are learning to tie their shoelaces at a later age than ever before, a report shows.

South Africa’s latest child mortality figures show that almost every hour a baby dies on its first day of life.

Parents are harming their children’s dental health by allowing them to drink too much fruit juice, say dentists.

Parents - and children - have been demanding a change in the way toys are marketed, writes Katie Grant.

Low-income parents in sub-Saharan Africa are increasingly opting for low-fee private schools, according to an international NGO.