Children

Many children and adolescents suffer physically and mentally from being bullied or physically attacked and threatened by their peers. A conference at...

No country's legal system is made with children in mind, but that has not stopped large numbers of children from becoming involved with it. Last year...

Brain scans of teenage boys with severe antisocial behaviour have revealed differences in the structure of the developing brain.

Should young children be exposed to the traumatic experience of giving evidence in open court, or does the justice system need to change its approach...

Cambridge researchers are pioneering a new test for autism in the womb, by measuring the levels of testosterone produced by the foetus, which makes...

Having long been sidelined as a Cinderella subject in schools, children's poetry is poised to reclaim the hearts and minds of a new generation of...

Society risks losing touch with reality in the debate about whether children are being exposed to adult, sexual content too young, because other...

It is widely believed that women live long post-reproductive lives to help care for their grandchildren. Now research suggests that the pattern may...