‘I do not know where I will have my party but I have already spoken to Mama about it’
Statistics speak of numbers but they leave stories untold and questions abound
Chinese vendors have been selling videos of African children advertising products and sending messages amid criticisms of child exploitation
Society must stay out of young women’s decision whether to have babies or not.
Playtime isn’t just about fun and games – find out why it’s an important part of young children’s development.
Even if your child has been vaccinated, booster shots provide an extra layer of protection.
Children who experience discrimination may be more at risk of mental and physical ill-health.
Parents and their offspring find it hard to talk openly about sex, but they should.
Not up to the daily dilemma of what to pack your little ones for lunch? Beef up your children’s lunch boxes with these quick tips.
This opinion piece draws on Professor Linda Richter’s address at the launch of the South African Child Gauge 2016.
The effects of outdoor air pollution are far-reaching. It is not only seriously harmful to health but is also robbing countries of GDP.
Getting parents more involved in childcare is good for a child’s health and prospects in life. South Africa needs to get with the programme.
Kids that go to bed before 8pm are half as likely to become obese as those that sleep after 9pm.
ARVs have transformed Cotlands hospice from a place for the dying into a childcare centre where the living thrive.
Research shows mothers’ milk produces children less likely to be involved in crime.
‘Sixty-one critically malnourished people were among 478 children, 196 women and 23 men brought to the state capital Maiduguri from Bama on Monday’
A quarter of the world’s overweight children live in Africa, amounting to almost the same number as wasting minors.
A four-year-old boy learns that there are times when bullies need to find out the hard way that they have no right to abuse other children.
The futures of children and long-term development are not chips to be used for political gain, writes Tinyiko Maluleke.
A new report shows that almost two-thirds of South Africa’s preschoolers are not getting the health and nutrition they need.
The country’s health system is ravaged, but a team of volunteer doctors visit regularly: operating on the desperate and training local medical staff.
Hand, foot and mouth disease is a viral infection that can affect infants and young children.
In the developed world up to 5% of patients with chronic kidney disease are children. But statistics are harder to come by in the developing world.
Babies born with cleft lip or palate in West Africa often go untreated due to a lack of trained surgeons and facilities, and the cost of the surgery.
And girls can play as Batman. But feeling safe to do so away from home is a different story.
A leading author has railed against gender specific literature for children and adults, calling it brainwashing.
Storytelling and reading aloud used to be common practices and we should remember the illiterate in Literacy and Heritage Month, writes Carole Bloch.
Asking "why?" allows children to construct a wide range of knowledge and build a depth of understanding.
There is no ideal child support or maintenance system anywhere in the world, argues the deputy minister.
Broadcaster Multichoice has received two fines for running inappropriate promos on DSTV.
A company calling itself “a sleep innovation leader” has launched the SleepIQ Kids, a “smart bed” for kids, boasting a range of features.
The longer-term approach to ending violence against women and children has to pay attention to the development of our children, writes Catherine Ward.