Children
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Mental health support while I was in care wasn’t perfect – but now children are being turned away
Jack Smith, 30, writes about his experience in the care system and struggles with mental health – and how this led him to working as a researcher with the University of Cambridge and National Children’s Bureau
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Two-child benefit cap is ‘punishing’ working families, Labour warned ahead of child poverty strategy
Families hit by the two-child limit on benefits describe how ‘the system is truly unfair’ for parents with more than three children who are struggling financially
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
Meet the primary school children with big ideas to end homelessness in the UK
These children aged between six and 11 are trying to raise £18,000 for homelessness charities, an amount they have calculated would help one person off the streets
Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’
Hacker T Dog on joining Blue Peter: ‘I’m the dog embodiment of chaos!’
Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: ‘We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost’
Acid attack survivor Katie Piper: ‘We live in divisive times – our empathy is being lost’
Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary
Teaching five-year-olds about grief isn’t morbid – it’s necessary
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
Millions of pupils missing school due to hygiene poverty: ‘We have reinvented a Victorian problem’
The UK has a fertility crisis – here’s how we solve it
The UK has a fertility crisis – here’s how we solve it
‘It’s sad we have come to this’: Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger
‘It’s sad we have come to this’: Inside the schools turning into food banks to stave off holiday hunger
Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK
Measles, whooping cough and infection: Why children’s health is getting worse in the UK
How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: ‘They’re not going to beat us’
How fitness and defiance helped Sunderland bounce back from the riots: ‘They’re not going to beat us’
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
Number of children in temporary accommodation in England hits new record high
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
24 discounted days out for families on universal credit and other benefits this summer holiday
Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver
Labour promised to reduce health inequality – here’s how they can deliver
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the summer holidays
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Teachers fear more than half a million children will go hungry this summer: ‘It just can’t go on’
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
Childcare costs families £1,000 per child in the summer holidays: ‘It makes me feel sick’
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
I’m a mum impacted by the two-child limit on benefits. Labour must do what’s right and end it
One in nine children hit by two-child benefit cap: ‘The public will not stomach inaction’
One in nine children hit by two-child benefit cap: ‘The public will not stomach inaction’
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
Thousands of children find hope in tent schools in Gaza: ‘We try to make the students smile’
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
These Vietnamese adoptees are searching for their birth families ‘before it’s too late’
Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Refugee children deserve our compassion – and a chance to build safe, happy lives
Father’s Day: Why it’s time to start talking about single dads
