I was a geriatrician on Old People’s Home for Teenagers. Here’s why I joined this TV experiment
EndemolShine Australia, CC BY-NDMany people will have heard about “intergenerational practice” via the TV. This is the purposeful bringing together...
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Books on toddler sleep can give inflexible advice – parents should be reassured that one size doesn’t fit all
Pixel-Shot/ShutterstockIf you are a parent of a young child, sleep may well have become an obsession for you. Toddlers often...
‘Why did he Leve Me?’ 5 things grieving children want to know about the death of a loved one
ShutterstockDeath and grief are not easy to talk about. Talking to children about these can be harder still. Our instinct...
Social prescribing could help support young people’s mental health – but calls for a national strategy in England may be premature
GPs could "prescribe" activities to a child or teen with the aim of improving health and wellbeing. PeopleImages.com - Yuri...
Teens and screens: 7 ways tried-and-true parenting approaches can help navigate family conflict
Understanding how and why conflicts around devices and screen time are unfolding will help families foster healthy relationships with each...
How much time do kids spend on devices – playing games, watching videos, texting and using the phone?
Today, nearly all U.S. teens have a smartphone. MoMo Productions/Digital Vision via Getty Images Curious Kids is a series for...
Kids escaping family violence can be vulnerable to intimate partner abuse. We must break the vicious cycle
ShutterstockWarning: this article includes graphic descriptions of violence. Nearly 13,000 Australian children aged 10 to 17 sought help alone from...
Childcare reform: education is the responsibility of the state – care of young children should be too
Robert Kneschke/ShutterstockParents face eye-watering costs for childcare in the UK. A part-time nursery place for a child under two sets...
Playgroups are struggling to survive – here’s why we need them
Rawpixel.com/ShutterstockPlaygroups can be a lifeline for new parents. Run by volunteers, they give young children a space to explore and...
Playgroups are are struggling to survive – here’s why we need them
Rawpixel.com/ShutterstockPlaygroups can be a lifeline for new parents. Run by volunteers, they give young children a space to explore and...
