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‘Social media shorten our childhoods’

Actress Emma Watson says social media are taking innocence away from young people.

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Children are ‘fattist’ by four - study

They struggle to tie their shoelaces. But four-year-old children have already learnt to dislike fat people.

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Adoption crisis for 2 million children

Since 2008 there had been no real increase in adoptions in South Africa, Beeld reported.

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The most important thing you can now do is to go and get a comprehensive, multidisciplinary assessment of your son to try to determine if he has an ASD.

Some autistic children 'may grow out of it'
January 23 2013 at 12:36

Some children diagnosed with autism at a young age later grow out of it, psychologists say

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Professor Sarah Gravett, Dean of Education at the University of Johannesburgs Soweto Campus, speaks to The Star about the importance of early childhood development and pre-school education. Picture: Sharon Seretlo

The foundation of our future
January 22 2013 at 14:13

The first few years of life and schooling lay the foundation of the success of every child, an expert says.

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Plans to introduce a formal doping testing programme at schools have hit a snag after a few legal challenges were revealed. File photo: Neil Baynes

School doping tests hailed
January 22 2013 at 14:09

Rugby coaches from two of the Western Cape’s biggest schools have welcomed the introduction of a new drug testing programme.

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15 fresh ideas  including running barefoot in the grass, star-gazing and exploring a cave  have all been added to last year's list.

What kids need is exercise - study
January 22 2013 at 13:13

For children, time spent actually inactive appears to have less of an impact than a lack of exercise does, according to a US study.

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Just over 39 percent of children live with their mothers only.

‘Praise can do more harm than good’
January 21 2013 at 14:44

Praising children with phrases such as ‘well done darling’ may damage their confidence, a leading psychologist has warned.

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Read your kids’ SMSes, parents urged
January 21 2013 at 12:20

A British MP says parents should challenge the "bizarre" idea that their children have a right to online privacy.

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Plans to introduce a formal doping testing programme at schools have hit a snag after a few legal challenges were revealed. File photo: Neil Baynes

‘We’ll expel school sport dopers’
January 21 2013 at 07:43

Schoolchildren caught doping to gain an edge in sport could face expulsion as a new testing programme is launched.

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Plans to introduce a formal doping testing programme at schools have hit a snag after a few legal challenges were revealed. File photo: Neil Baynes

How do I control my son?
January 18 2013 at 13:06

Child psychologist David Coleman has advice for a mom with an excitable eight year old.

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The most important thing, though, is consistency and brushing them at least once a day.

Kids’ teeth: Just keep brushing
January 17 2013 at 13:04

Consistency and regular brushing are the key to dental hygiene for children, experts say.

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The idea of the 'aunties army' can be seen in the example of actress Julia Roberts who is devoted to her brothers daughter, up-and-coming actress Emma. Here, Julia Roberts, right, is seen with her niece Emma at the premiere of the movie Jesus Henry Christ.

‘Girlhood is in crisis’
January 17 2013 at 13:04

An ‘aunties army’ is needed to combat the epidemic of eating disorders and self-harming among young girls, an expert says.

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