Toddlers’ gut bacteria may predict future obesity, study suggests
Researchers identify differences in bacteria that colonise the gut in adults living with obesity
Babies are dying because of NHS failings, poverty and inequality, charities warn
Maternity services need urgent improvement and investment to meet government target of halving stillbirths and neonatal deaths
A psychologist’s guide to talking to teens about online porn
Listen, be non-confrontational, and be clear about what is unacceptable behaviour in online pornography
Sex education review is ‘politically motivated’, say teaching unions
Tory MPs’ claims of extreme graphic lessons at England’s schools written off as ‘inflammatory rhetoric’
Post-birth surfing was my source of joy, and parental guilt
While pregnant, surfer Gill Hutchison voluntarily ‘beached herself’. Her return to the waves required a new type of balancing act
‘Don’t tell us the bad news all at once’: how to talk to kids about grown-up things
Abortion, toxic masculinity, human extinction ... What’s the best way to talk to children about the big issues of the day? We ask the experts
Young people don’t hate their bodies because they are weak – but because capitalism demands it
From buccal fat to cellulite, anything innate to humans that can be made into a problem will create a market for the solution, says Guardian columnist Zoe Williams
The sleep switch: the hormone supplement sending Australian children to sleep
Experts have seen an increase in the number of children using melatonin. What do we know about the ‘hormone of darkness’?
New parents in the UK: what challenges are you facing?
We’rd like to hear from new mothers and fathers in the UK who are facing challenges, such as financial worries, health concerns or a lack of support
A question to keep parents up at night: whether to allow their children into their bed
Christina Ricci’s comment that she frequently shares a bed with her eight-year-old son has led to a debate about co-sleeping: should kids be kept firmly in their own rooms, and can you stop them climbing under your duvet even if you don’t want them to?