Despite the strong voting results, many advisers had concerns and caveats.
Rishi Sunak to announce £500m package for families
Labour describes plan as ‘smokescreen for the Conservatives’ failure to deliver’ in the pastHundreds of thousands of families are to receive extra support as part of a £500m package from the government that will include the creation of a network of “fa…
Children ages five to 11 will soon be able to get Covid shot, White House says
Country now has ample supplies of the Pfizer shot to vaccinate the roughly 28 million kids who will soon be eligibleChildren age five to 11 in the US will soon be able to get a Covid-19 shot at their pediatrician’s office, local pharmacy and potentiall…
Don’t blame women for our low birthrate – we need to fix our precarious society
The last time there was a panic about women not having kids, it was because we were smashing glass ceilings. Now many young people simply can’t afford to start familiesDorothy Byrne, the president of Murray Edwards College at the University of Cambridg…
Sleeping, crying, fighting: Polly Alderton’s lockdown family album – in pictures
British photographer Polly Alderton likes to put her family in the spotlight, capturing every intimate moment from cuddles with the cat to sibling scraps Continue reading…
Devon teenagers inspire English schools with mental health resources
Spark UK was formed by four children who have developed lesson plans, newsletters and videosThey are busy studying for GCSEs and A-levels but four teenagers from Devon have also found time to develop lesson plans, newsletters and videos on mental healt…
The Guardian view on children’s books: take them seriously | Editorial
Good literature is fundamental to young people’s development. We must not devalue itGood children’s literature is a serious business. Not serious as in boring or “improving”, but serious in attention and ambition, serious about beauty and wonder, about…
Revealed: anti-vaccine TikTok videos being viewed by children as young as nine
Covid misinformation remains on site for months adding to concern over impact of social media on young peopleLies and conspiracy theories about Covid-19, which have amassed millions of views and are accessible to young children, have been available on …
‘It was war’: school-run parents tackle petrol crisis traffic chaos
Residents set up traffic patrol to challenge drivers forming long polluting queues near London schoolBounds Green primary school sits on a road so busy it has a bridge for a pedestrian crossing. Even on a good day the air is acrid, suffused by mephitic…
Ministers criticised for ‘haphazard’ Covid jab rollout for teenagers in England
Parents raise the alarm as Nadhim Zahawi admits he has no idea how many 12- to 15-year-olds have been vaccinatedMinisters have been accused of losing a grip on the Covid vaccination programme for teenagers with headteachers and parents describing a “ha…