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Why fears around children playing video games are counterproductive

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Why fears around children playing video games are counterproductive

Embracing your child's love of video games can be framed as bad parenting, but it is actually the opposite, says clinical psychologist Naomi Fisher

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We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain

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We may now know how childhood adversity leaves its mark on the brain

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Luck may influence us more than nurture, so let's give parents a break

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An increased number of girls are going through premature sexual development amid the pandemic

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Covid-19 pandemic linked to early onset of puberty in some girls

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Show your children how to make paper helicopters for home experiments

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Show your children how to make paper helicopters for home experiments

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Having rich childhood friends is linked to a higher salary as an adult

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Illustration of the hippocampus in a child's brain.

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Higher US welfare benefits seem to protect children's brains

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Health

How will the UK’s Universal Credit cut affect the health of children?

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Basic income trial is testing how money affects child development

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Repeated coronavirus lockdowns are taking a severe toll on children

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Repeated coronavirus lockdowns are taking a severe toll on children

The covid-19 pandemic and associated restrictions have impacted children's mental health – which has already been declining for years in the UK and US

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Life

Why fun is so important and how we benefit from play

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Mother’s attention may shape baby’s hormone system and temperament

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Sibling rivalry: How birth order affects your personality and health

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Health

Breast pumps may introduce harmful bacteria to babies’ gut microbiome

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