Children
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!’
Hacker T Dog is joining team Blue Peter as an equal, the first ‘animal’ presenter in its 67-year history
Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary

Children’s television has moved online. Parents, be wary
Some of the online content out there for kids can be addictive and overstimulating
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’
Katie Piper discusses her new children’s book, child poverty, chosen family and why empathy is the greatest gift
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
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’
The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits

The simple reason Nigel Farage has seemingly had a change of heart on benefits
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’
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
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
