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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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‘Education needs less talk, more action’
February 1 2013 at 11:08

South Africa needs to ensure taht every child receives good basic education, the SA Human Rights Commission says.

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Condoms, HIV tests for KZN schools
January 31 2013 at 12:20

KwaZulu-Natal high schools must begin discussing access to condoms and HIV/Aids testing for pupils, says provincial Education MEC Senzo Mchunu.

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Is our eight-year-old being bullied?
January 29 2013 at 12:34

Child psychologist David Coleman tells a worried mom that she needs to deal with bullying and help build up her child’s self-esteem.

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‘Puppy fat’ sign of trouble to come?
January 30 2013 at 12:20

Scientists believe being an overweight child is far more dangerous for future health than we previously thought.

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SA pupils terrified of school bullies
January 28 2013 at 12:40

More than half of the children interviewed in a recent survey on bullying said they had experienced it at school.

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Parents stumped by kids’ maths homework
January 25 2013 at 12:58

Just one in 20 British parents are able to do maths intended for children aged eight to 12.

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Toys really R us!
January 25 2013 at 14:37

The last six decades have seen toys transformed, echoing radical shifts in the ways that we live and relate to each other.

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The first years are the most important
January 24 2013 at 13:05

A new report sheds light on early childhood development, and the irony of poorer, younger kids not benefiting.

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‘Kids should have online privacy’
January 23 2013 at 14:32

Claire Perry is entirely wrong to suggest parents should snoop on their children online, writes Sandra Parsons.

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Half of US children late receiving vaccines
January 23 2013 at 14:32

Nearly half of babies and toddlers in the United States aren't getting recommended vaccines on time, according to a study.

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