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It's a happy holiday scene and as long as no one finds out that I haven't been on a bike since I was eight everything will be fine.

Answering the Big C question
April 4 2013 at 14:22

Lorraine Candy was on a peaceful family bike ride when a scary question came up...

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Some children first stumble across porn as young as eight, the study found. PICTURE: ANDREW INGRAM

‘My son, 11, saw violent porn’
April 4 2013 at 12:07

Lizi Patch’s son was told by friends to watch a ‘funny’ video. It was anything but...

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Hollywood actor James Van Der Beek, star of TV series Dawson's Creek and One Tree Hill, and his wife Kimberly apparently employed a nanny whisperer to remonstrate with their nanny after she let their baby lie on the floor while she drank her tea.

Kid, nanny... now a nanny whisperer?
April 3 2013 at 14:09

Some American parents hire ‘nanny doctors’ to help them communicate better with people who look after their children.

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It is the first time that depression has been linked unequivocally to the internal circadian clock of the human brain, which regulates the body's day-and-night cycle over a 24-hour period, scientists said.

‘Night-time loo trips bad for productivity’
April 3 2013 at 12:19

Getting up during the night to go to the toilet leaves workers ‘notably’ less productive, researchers warn.

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The controversial HPV shot given to girls.

Parents' fears of HPV vaccine grow
April 3 2013 at 12:18

More parents of teen girls not yet fully vaccinated against the human papillomavirus are intending to forgo the shots altogether.

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When I was growing up in the Eighties, the phrase 'healthy eating' meant nothing.

Babies get too many calories - study
April 2 2013 at 14:17

Three-quarters of babies and toddlers are fed too many calories, official UK figures show.

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The research found that on average, children spend nearly two hours a day on their favourite gadgets, while more than a quarter spend more than four hours a day staring at a screen.

Straight to bed without your gadget!
April 2 2013 at 11:59

With many children now firmly attached to their electronic gadgets, parents are opting to punish them by confiscating devices.

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The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends a booster shot at age 11 or 12.

'Whooping cough vaccine wanes'
April 2 2013 at 11:59

Protection against whooping cough starts to weaken a few years after children get their final shot, according to a study.

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In an interview publicising her new cookery book, Paltrow says she's banned carbohydrates like white bread, pasta and rice at home.

No kale smoothies for this family
March 28 2013 at 13:54

Lorraine Candy thought she had a grip on family meals. Then Gwyneth Paltow had her say...

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A day to connect with your children
March 28 2013 at 11:26

It’s Family Day on Monday and parenting expert Nikki Bush urges families to make it just that.

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Porn actors prepare to shoot a scene for a Vivid Entertainment adult film production in the Los Angeles area in this undated photograph.

Don't leave sex education to porn stars
March 28 2013 at 11:26

Archie Bland feels lucky to have grown up without an inexhaustible supply of hardcore pornography.

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When a child has a night terror, he is still partially asleep and is difficult to awaken.

Even children suffer sleep problems
March 27 2013 at 14:10

Scary dreams could be the result of too much daytime excitement or tensions, writes Dr Anand Ramphal.

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Top porn websites  some of which are among the most visited sites on the internet  are putting users' computers at risk, according to a recent study.

Tide of porn engulfing kids - UK teachers
March 27 2013 at 13:02

Delegates to a teachers' conference in Britain have asked for training in how to deliver lessons on the dangers of pornography.

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Passionate dad Ben Msimang and his daughter Anele. Msimang is a great role model for involved fathering, says Front Page Father founder Kevin Rutter. Picture: Supplied

SA: A nation of deadbeat dads
March 27 2013 at 11:08

Men who father children are everywhere, but those who father their children are few. Helen Grange investigates...

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Watching TV will not harm children - study
March 26 2013 at 13:56

Children who watch three hours or more of television a day are at no greater risk of hyperactivity, a study has found.

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Children from one of the schools in the Tiger Brands Foundation feeding programme enjoy a hot breakfast. Picture: Tynago Communications

Pupils get a solid start to the day
March 26 2013 at 12:06

A school feeding initiative in Johanneburg has improved health and attention, a study has shown.

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Included in the surveys were questions about their attitudes to drugs, their experiences with them, and what kinds of messages their parents had given them.

When honesty is not the best policy
March 25 2013 at 14:25

Parents should not tell children about their past drug use, according to a new study.

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Making sure your pool is securely fenced and covered with a safety net. Picture: Hanti Otto

Remember water safety over Easter
March 25 2013 at 13:09

Parents must make sure their children are supervised around water over the Easter holiday to prevent drownings, paramedics say.

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Parents and schools are actively preventing children developing their inner resources, either by being too hands-off and neglectful, or by pressurising them to do well and never allowing them to fail.

Better people make better students
March 24 2013 at 10:14

Character matters. In fact it matters more than anything else when it comes to doing well in school, writes Hilary Wilce.

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The summer promises the chance to perfect my petanque game with the locals, to lounge by the pool and take supper on sun-baked terraces.

Why women are not happy risers
March 24 2013 at 08:47

The best thing a loving husband or partner can do is perhaps persuade his other half to get a few extra hours snuggling under the duvet.

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