Children
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’
These are the stories of Vietnamese adoptees and their families searching to learn more about their roots and each other
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
Last year, more than 7,000 children arrived in the UK totally alone – without parents, carers or families –and often unable to speak English. But the challenges they face don’t end when they arrive
Father’s Day: Why it’s time to start talking about single dads

Father’s Day: Why it’s time to start talking about single dads
There are thousands of men raising children alone, but they’re barely part of the public conversation
This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
This adorable robot is helping us learn more about children, autism and the way humans connect
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
New film Lollipop powerfully lays bare the ‘inhumane’ way mothers are cut off from their children
‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families

‘I was dying in silence’: How childcare becomes a daily battle for survival for migrant families
Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is

Reform councillor describing some children in care as ‘evil’ proves how broken the system really is
Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?

Kids are struggling with anxiety and panic attacks. Could nature be the answer?
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
This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs

This is how much caring for a disabled child really costs
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
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’
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’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition

It’s 15 years since the UK government promised to end child poverty. Time to revive that ambition
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’
