Children
The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk
The UK must renew funding for children’s vaccines – or else millions of young lives will be at risk
The UK has the science, history and global influence to protect the children who’ve never received a routine vaccination, says Global Citizen’s Michael Sheldrick
This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs
This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs
Family Fund has investigated the financial impact of caring for a disabled child and calls for more support from the government to protect families
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
33 places where kids can eat for free or £1 over the half term
Here are all of the places where kids can eat for free and cheap over the May half term, as families face tighter budgets in the school holidays
People are sharing their childhood dreams after TV’s Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse
People are sharing their childhood dreams after TV’s Alice Roberts said she wanted to be a horse
The Traitors’ Ash Bibi on fleeing a violent home for a women’s refuge at 16: ‘There’s always hope’
The Traitors’ Ash Bibi on fleeing a violent home for a women’s refuge at 16: ‘There’s always hope’
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
One in five social workers have removed a child from their family due to horror homes
Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better
Disabled children are bearing the brunt of a broken social care system – they deserve better
One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
One in five parents of disabled children wait more than a year to be seen by social services
I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
I’m a clinical psychologist. I know just how badly racism is damaging children’s mental health
Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
Scrap two-child benefit cap to give local councils a much-needed cash injection, Labour told
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
This theatre company uses Jellycat toys to break barriers for children across the UK
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
More and more poor children are missing school since Covid. Here’s how to get them back in class
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty: ‘It’s a terrible situation’
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
‘It worries me it could happen again’: How Covid turned life upside down for children and young people
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
BBC’s Crongton is a ‘celebration of Alex Wheatle’s incredible life and powerful stories’
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Victorian illnesses like rickets are on the rise. We need radical change to end malnutrition
Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
Why are self-employed dads like me being forced to make an impossible choice?
James O’Brien on being adopted and why he hasn’t met his birth mum: ‘So much of life is luck’
James O’Brien on being adopted and why he hasn’t met his birth mum: ‘So much of life is luck’
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
How Ballet Shoes became a timeless story about the power of choosing your family
‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
‘It’s deeply upsetting’: 80 homeless children have died in temporary accommodation in just one year
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce on how getting kids to read can help fight misinformation
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
I was put into care after coming out as trans. But my loving foster family saw me for who I really was
‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
‘A toy is not a luxury’: How games and toys are helping children in Gaza process ‘unimaginable’ trauma
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Children’s laureate Frank Cottrell-Boyce: ‘We’re in a happiness recession – we need to address it’
Growing up in care makes you 70% more likely to die young. As a Labour MP, I’ll work to change that
