Children

A year-long study on childrens' music-making indicates that playing music in groups on a regular basis greatly improves a child’s ability to...

A new study into the grim and frequently heart-breaking history of childhood sickness and death has opened a window on to a surprisingly tender world...

Dr Hannah Newton, an historian of science with an interest in how previous generations coped with childhood illness, digs up some 17th century tips...

New research from Cambridge University and others shows that, with sensitive interviewing, young children can be reliable witnesses in cases of abuse...

Morag Styles may be the only Professor of Children’s Poetry out there. Having recently taken up her new role, here she explains why poetry for the...

What would you sacrifice for someone you’ve loved forever?

A University of Cambridge academic is to suggest that grown-ups enjoy children’s classics because they are dissatisfied with life in the adult world...

To mark Roald Dahl Day on September 13th and the 50th anniversary of James And The Giant Peach, Professor Maria Nikolajeva explains why he remains...