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.

The Inquisitive Parent Jul 24, 2026

Child

Should children still learn to write by hand?

Parents are told that writing by hand is vital for their child's growing brain, and that screens are eroding it. We sort the viral headlines from the solid evidence, and find the real benefit belongs to one group above all: children still learning their letters.

The Inquisitive Parent Jul 10, 2026

Child

How children learn to like food

Your child's fussiness for food is mostly inherited, and most of the things parents try in order to fix it make it worse. Find out why young children refuse food, why it is rarely a parent's fault, and the unglamorous method that genuinely changes how they eat.

The Inquisitive Parent Jun 30, 2026

Primary schools in England

Your school and your area

Find a primary school to see its Year 6 results over three years, what Ofsted found, and how children are doing in the local area, each against England.

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