When should a child begin to train, and why the old fear was wrong
Most parents think lifting weights is dangerous for children. Twenty years of paediatric consensus disagree, and the reason has more to do with the nervous system than with muscle.
Babies (0 to 1)
Milestones
What most children do by this age
Choose your child's age to see the milestones most children have reached by then, and what's coming next. It's a list to notice things with, not a test.
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If something worries you
If your child isn't doing one or more of these things, has lost skills they used to have, or you have any other concern, talk to your health visitor or GP. You don't need to wait for a routine check. In England, health visitors review children's development at around 1 year and again at 2 to 2½.
Children's Pain: It's Harder To Spot, And More Common, Than We Think
Chronic pain in children is more common than being left-handed. And adults are surprisingly bad at reading how much pain a child is in. This is what all parents should know.
Your Child Has a Digital File. You Built It - and You Can’t Take It Back
You almost certainly posted a photograph of your child online this year. This article explains exactly why that unremarkable act is part of a larger problem now causing documented psychological harm to children and being exploited at industrial scale by AI systems.
Maternity Services Are Failing New Fathers. This is How We Fix It
For decades, hospitals have treated fathers as bystanders. This doesn't just isolate men - it actively harms the mother and baby, too. We explore the hard data behind this post-natal oversight, and the new clinical trials finally bringing dads into the fold.