With 93,000 children in Peru losing a parent to Covid, many face depression, anxiety and povertyWhen Covid-19 began shutting down Nilda López’s vital organs, doctors decided that the best chance of saving her and her unborn baby was to put her into a c…
‘I can’t work’: the mothers left to fight alone for their children’s mental health care
Three parents forced to give up their lives and careers to get help for their severely ill children tell their storiesCassandra Leese should have been at the front of the queue when the NHS called on former staff to return to help fight the nascent Cov…
Councils seek funds to fight rise in children’s type 2 diabetes in England and Wales
Local authorities urge minister to step up investments to meet target of halving childhood obesityCouncils are calling for more support to meet the government’s target of halving childhood obesity after recording an “extremely worrying” 60% increase in…
“When I grow up, I want to be like you. No kids and two dogs”
“In a place where there were so few acceptable ways to be a woman, she modeled something different, vibrant, and fulfilled.”
School mask battles rage on as more children fall ill, fill hospitals
Even with the delta-variant surge, masks and adult vaccinations keep kids safe.
TikTok acts on teen safety with ‘bedtime’ block on app alerts
Social networking firm introduces range of child safety measures including increased privacy controls TikTok will prevent teenagers from receiving notifications past their bedtime, the company said, announcing a range of child safety improvements that …
‘Systematic failings’ in England’s care system as boy restrained in hospital
High court hears incident meant other seriously ill children had to be moved to nearby hospitalsThe “shameful” case of a violent 12-year-old boy who was detained in hospital by 15 police officers illustrates the “systemic failings” in England’s care sy…
Diabetes ‘wakeup call’ as 1,500 children in England have type 2
Charity says government must do more to tackle childhood obesity with one in three now overweightHundreds of children and teenagers in England have type 2 diabetes, data shows, leading charities to describe the findings as a “worrying wakeup call” and …
Rice, rice baby: Japanese parents send relatives rice to hug in lieu of newborns
Each bag matches birth weight and features baby’s face, so new arrival can be hugged in pandemic Parents in Japan are sending bags of rice that weigh the same as their newborn babies to relatives who are unable to visit them due to the pandemic.The bag…
UN condemns child marriage in Zimbabwe as girl dies after giving birth
Death of Memory Machaya, 14, who gave birth at church shrine, prompts outrage among citizens and activistsThe United Nations has condemned the practice of child marriage in Zimbabwe following the death of a 14-year-old girl after she gave birth at a ch…