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McCartney urges people to 'turn veggie'

17.29 Mon Apr 21
Sir Paul McCartney has said turning vegetarian is the biggest change anyone could make in their lifestyle to help the environment.

Ecoheros

05.55 Fri Apr 18
Teenagers in the Phillipines have found a creative way to educate young children about climate change. It would appear there is now a more

Young people 'are being raised online'

18.47 Mon Mar 24
A generation of young people are being "raised online" due to the amount of time they spend on internet sites, according to a report.

Wilson: 'Kids growing up too quickly'

15.46 Mon Mar 03
One of the country's best-loved authors believes youngsters are growing up too quickly and the magic of childhood is being lost.

Branson appeal!

07.26 Fri Feb 29
A recent survey listing children's role models should have mums and dads breathing a deep sigh of relief. Lynsey Hooper has the story...

Teenager killed in bus crash

14.31 Wed Feb 27
A teenage girl has died after a school bus was hit by a lorry in County Tyrone.

Britney loses battle for visiting rights

09.28 Wed Feb 20
Britney Spears has failed to regain rights to see her two sons.

Theatre of dreams

22.35 Thu Jan 17
It's the all-too common image of Palestinian men - the fighter and militant, for whom conflict is a way of life. But one young man has cho

School place race 'behind baptism boost'

09.18 Sat Jan 12
Parents are believed to be behind a surge in last-minute baptisms in the hopes of landing a place in oversubscribed Catholic schools.

US father throws kids off bridge

09.59 Thu Jan 10
A shrimp fisherman has confessed to throwing his four young children off an 80-foot-high bridge.

'Government failing working parents'

09.07 Thu Jan 03
The Government is failing families who are struggling with poverty despite holding down jobs, a leading think tank has said.

Lord of the Rings tops remake poll

07.54 Wed Dec 05 2007
The Lord of the Rings movies have been named Britain's favourite children's book adaptation, beating Harry Potter and other classics.

UN: 'Most of Chad orphans have families'

11.46 Thu Nov 01 2007
Most of the 103 children from Chad which were to be flown to Europe actually have at least one close relative, UN agencies have said.

'Britney's visitation rights suspended'

17.41 Thu Oct 18 2007
Britney Spears has reportedly had her visitation rights with her two children suspended until she complies with court orders.

UK youngsters 'stressed and depressed'

20.50 Fri Oct 12 2007
Family breakdowns, the celebrity culture and crime are being blamed for robbing UK children of their innocence, a major study has found.

US kills 15 Iraqi women and children

08.04 Fri Oct 12 2007
At least 15 women and children have been killed during a US airstrike which was targeting suspected senior al-Qaeda leaders in Iraq.

'Missing Children's TV' launched

22.06 Wed Oct 10 2007
A new initiative to help locate the more than 100,000 children who go missing annually in the UK has been launched at New Scotland Yard.

Christmas must-have toys revealed

10.06 Wed Oct 10 2007
The 12 toys kids will be desperate to get their hands on this Christmas have been revealed.

'Most children have been victims of crime'

06.59 Wed Oct 10 2007
Nearly all children have been victims of crime at least once, according to a survey by the Howard League for Penal Reform.

Probe into violent video games

16.51 Tue Oct 09 2007
An independent inquiry into the effect violent video games have on children and teenagers has been announced by the Government.

Kids being fed diet of US cartoons

14.57 Wed Oct 03 2007
Youngsters are being fed a diet of cartoons and US imports as less cash is being spent on new, homegrown TV programmes, Ofcom has warned.

Too much TV 'puts kids at risk'

15.53 Mon Oct 01 2007
Children who watch TV excessively are at greater risk of developing behavioural problems and poor social skills, according to a study.

Father's heartbreak at river plunge deaths

11.16 Wed Sep 19 2007
A heartbroken father has told of his devastation at the loss of his four youngest children, who died when their car plunged into a river.

River plunge tragedy: second child dies

07.52 Wed Sep 19 2007
A second child has died after a Land Rover carrying nine members of the same family plunged into a river.

'Lack of outdoor play hampers children'

20.22 Mon Sep 10 2007
Youngsters are being robbed of their childhood by over-anxious parents, video games and a "test-driven" education system, experts warn.

Children's diets 'linked to bad behaviour'

16.22 Wed Sep 05 2007
Children who eat junk food are nearly three times more likely to behave badly, according to new research.

Government £21bn pre-school plan 'flops'

14.39 Tue Aug 28 2007
Children's developmental skills are no better now than six years ago despite billions of pounds being spent on pre-school education.

Call for alcohol ad watershed

09.31 Tue Aug 28 2007
Children are being exposed to alcohol commercials during popular television shows, a campaign group has warned.

Asda recalls children's bottles

14.11 Wed Aug 15 2007
Asda is recalling 115,000 reusable children's bottles because the caps could break off.

'Hidden cost of childcare vouchers'

15.34 Wed Aug 08 2007
Parents could be worse off as a result of taking advantage of tax-free childcare vouchers, a law firm has warned.

Holidays 'driving mums to drink'

18.49 Fri Aug 03 2007
The pressure of looking after the kids and providing constant entertainment during the holidays is reportedly driving mothers to drink.

Mother detained over children's deaths

20.43 Wed Aug 01 2007
A mother who suffers from paranoid schizophrenia has been detained indefinitely for the manslaughter of her two children.

Leila's online danger diaries

19.09 Mon Jul 30 2007
We asked an actress to go online posing as a 13-year-old to highlight the dangers to young kids. Here's the first of her danger diaries.

'More kids have mental health problems'

07.01 Wed Jun 20 2007
One in ten children have a mental health disorder to a "clinically significant" level, new research suggests.

Parents urged to let kids explore

09.43 Tue Jun 12 2007
Safety campaigners have warned that kids must suffer the inevitable cuts, bumps and bruises of childhood to acquire vital life skills.

Teletubbies in Polish 'gay' probe

08.55 Tue May 29 2007
A Polish government watchdog has said it wants to investigate if the Teletubbies promote homosexuality.

Children's bodies found in London

16.48 Sun May 06 2007
Police have found the bodies of two young children in south London.

Single parent families on the increase

08.50 Wed Apr 11 2007
Children in Britain are increasingly likely to live in single-parent families, according to a new report.

Wrongly-accused parents launch support scheme

16.44 Wed Mar 28 2007
A foundation has been launched by parents wrongly convicted of harming their babies, to help others who face the same nightmare.

Students killed in Thailand attack

09.27 Sun Mar 18 2007
Three students have died in an attack on an Islamic school in southern Thailand.

Banned additives found in children's medicine

21.27 Sat Mar 10 2007
Researchers have found additives banned for under-threes in some children's medicines.

Cost puts off hopeful parents from having kids

11.16 Fri Mar 02 2007
Nearly half of all prospective parents are delaying starting a family because of the cost, research has indicated.

Suspected paedophiles netted in global sting

09.28 Thu Feb 22 2007
A global police operation has uncovered a suspected UK-based paedophile ring which has over 300 members worldwide.

Britain is worst place to be a child

18.05 Wed Feb 14 2007
The UK has come bottom of a chart assessing child well-being in the developed world.