A growing body of research is pointing to how important and valuable reading is in giving children the best possible start in life, not just for acade...

Being a scout or a guide when we are young might be a good experience for us in all sorts of ways, but can those positive effects be long lasting thou...

Making sure that mums-to-be are in the best possible health is key to ensuring their baby gets the best possible start in life. But what sorts of thin...

Research by Child of our Time Editor Yvonne Kelly on 11 year-old drinking has caught the eye of Mentor, a charity working to build resilience among yo...

It’s been said and shown over the last few decades that mixed race and mixed ethnicity children tend not to do as well socially and emotionally as the...

Born in Bradford is a fascinating child health development project following the lives of thousands of children in the city. It hopes to find out more...

It’s time to stop hitting our children and give them the same human rights protection afforded to adults says an important new report published by the...

When it comes to dealing with children’s problem behaviour, do parents and teachers report the same things in the same way and is that linked in some ...

Children from lower income families are less likely to be judged ‘above average’ by their teachers, even when they perform as well as other pupils on ...

Are children becoming obese at a younger age compared with the generations before them? New evidence from a research team at CLOSER, making use of the...