Children
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Labor senator says committee investigating credit card fees has been shown evidence banks are sending credit card offers to people as soon as they turn 18
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Cambridge University study suggests that 14-year-olds who spend free time watching TV or online are outperformed by peers
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Dame Athene Donald of Cambridge University says toys aimed at girls emphasise passivity, and that early influences affect academic choices
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Letters: Children starting primary school this September are likely to be part of the most inactive generation in history. Yet, at present, the majority of primary schools are not equipped to provide PE as an intervention
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Education in nine states across region disrupted by violence and political upheaval, affecting schooling of almost 14 million children, claims agency
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Badly behaved youngsters top list of customers’ complaints according to compilers of the Good Pub Guide
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True Detective’s Cary Fukunaga directs British star in the first competition film to screen at this year’s Venice film festival – and the first awards contender from Netflix’s new cinema division
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Endless budget cuts and seeing my staff sink under a pressure I couldn’t alleviate became too much, so I took early retirement
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In this new weekly series, writer Madeleine Somerville makes the case for having less, and enjoying life more
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Social pressures are fuelling the rise of mental health problems in children but we must ensure they are not wrongly diagnosed due to anxious parents
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Every month brings a new study about how pregnancy, labor, breastfeeding or parenting affects a woman’s health, and often for the worse
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The fate of the new universal infant free school meals programme is unclear, as headteachers struggle with the cost and the government tries to reduce spending
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Letters: Humility and humanity epitomised Rupert, and I came to realise over the years the extent to which his work reflected his personal values
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After ban on Americans adopting from the country, government faces uphill battle to find families for children in care system. The Moscow Times reports
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University of Glasgow study of 329 baby foods shows fruit and sweet vegetables used far more readily than bitter ones such as spinach
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Icelandic study finds link between financial crisis and lower than average birth weights
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Parents can create the conditions in which a child can develop self-esteem, but there is no guarantee that they will
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The Holy See’s former ambassador to the Dominican Republic was due to go on trial last month, but his hearing was postponed after he was taken ill
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The author who made his name terrifying millions of young readers, including Michelle Dean, is not so scary in person: ‘My whole life that’s been my problem’
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I’m still a social worker at heart, but as an inspector I can encourage the best of frontline work on a bigger scale
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Researchers find increased tendency towards clinical depression and self-harm, but it is unclear whether membership of subculture is a cause or a symptom
Why we should let our children fail