ConCourt decision on Children's Act awaited

The Constitutional Court's is due to confirm or reject of a high court ruling that some sections of the Children's Act are unconstitutional.

Find the right balance

It's possible for mothers to run a home and family successfully, while working full-time

Pinpointing personal values

If a teacher is able to communicate with each child through his or her chief values in life, miracles can be achieved, writes John Demartini.

Passive smoking raises blood pressure in boys

Scientists have found that passive smoking can raise blood pressure levels in boys.

Use maths skills or lose them

Do not expect children to be able to do next year what they can do today if they don’t get a chance to practice what they learn.

Children: the best thing since Prozac

Having experienced depression, the writer feared motherhood would make the condition worse. But, for her, family life has had the opposite effect.

Poorer children 'don't reach their potential'

Almost 60% of five-year-olds in some of Britain's poorest areas do not reach a "good level" of behaviour and understanding.

Quality matters

The access to the provision of free education is a worthy goal but it should not come at the expense of quality.

Curing epilepsy

A pioneering new initiative at a British hospital is using MRI scans to assess whether children with epilepsy should have surgery.

Vocal conspiracy scorns the mother of all terrors

Stephanie Calman chose to have her children by Caesarean section and can’t understand why women like her are made to feel like failures.

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