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Health and nutrition

The global challenge of iron deficiency – and why scientists can't agree if supplements are the answer (BBC)
The global challenge of iron deficiency – and why scientists can't agree if supplements are the answer (BBC)
How starvation causes lasting damage to the body (Scientific American)
How starvation causes lasting damage to the body (Scientific American)
How climate change is making allergies worse (BBC)
How climate change is making allergies worse (BBC)
The truth about baby-led weaning (BBC)
The truth about baby-led weaning (BBC)
How climate change could affect arsenic in rice (BBC)
How climate change could affect arsenic in rice (BBC)

Only children

The rise of 'one-and-done' parenting (BBC)
The rise of 'one-and-done' parenting (BBC)
Self-centred, spoiled and lonely? Examining the only child stereotype (New Scientist)
Self-centred, spoiled and lonely? Examining the only child stereotype (New Scientist)

Sleep

Daylight savings: What happens to baby sleep when the clocks change (BBC)
Daylight savings: What happens to baby sleep when the clocks change (BBC)
Does sleep training work? (Scientific American)
Does sleep training work? (Scientific American)
Need a good night's sleep? Try changing how you think about it (BBC)
Need a good night's sleep? Try changing how you think about it (BBC)
What really happens when babies are left to cry it out? (BBC)
What really happens when babies are left to cry it out? (BBC)
There are safer ways to bedshare with a baby (Scientific American)
There are safer ways to bedshare with a baby (Scientific American)
The science of healthy baby sleep (BBC)
The science of healthy baby sleep (BBC)
Should adolescents start school later? (BOLD)
Should adolescents start school later? (BOLD)
The search for what causes SIDS (BBC)
The search for what causes SIDS (BBC)
Daylight savings: What happens to baby sleep when the clocks change (BBC)
Why you shouldn't try to be a morning person (BBC)
Video - The science behind healthy baby sleep - BBC Reel
Video - The science behind healthy baby sleep - BBC Reel

Breastfeeding and weaning

How do I know if my baby is getting enough breastmilk? (UNICEF)
How often should a newborn feed? (UNICEF)

Pregnancy and fertility

Women's fertility is more complicated than you might have heard (BBC)
Women's fertility is more complicated than you might have heard (BBC)
Foetal alcohol syndrome: Why fathers need to watch what they drink too (BBC)
Foetal alcohol syndrome: Why fathers need to watch what they drink too (BBC)

Parents

The Myth of the Male Breadwinner (TIME)
The Myth of the Male Breadwinner (TIME)
Male postnatal depression: Why men struggle in silence (BBC)
Male postnatal depression: Why men struggle in silence (BBC)
The taboo of motherhood ambivalence
The taboo of motherhood ambivalence
The pressure to have a 'perfect' birth (BBC)
The pressure to have a 'perfect' birth (BBC)
The dangers of bounce-back culture
The dangers of bounce-back culture
The reality of marriage after babies (BBC)
The reality of marriage after babies (BBC)
The stigma of the stay-at-home-dad (BBC)
The stigma of the stay-at-home-dad (BBC)
The five countries emigrating families love
The five countries emigrating families love

Child development and mental health

Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here's how to help them (BBC)
Many children must live with the trauma of war. Here's how to help them (BBC)
How to help children cope with war trauma (BOLD)
How to help children cope with war trauma (BOLD)
The truth about 'time out'
The truth about 'time out'
The benefits of helping children understand emotions
The benefits of helping children understand emotions
What parents get wrong about childhood 'milestones'
What parents get wrong about childhood 'milestones'
Why 'pranks' can harm children (BBC)
Why 'pranks' can harm children (BBC)
How to help children recognize the humanity in others (BOLD)
How to help children recognize the humanity in others (BOLD)

Play

To play or not to play with your kid? (The Atlantic)
To play or not to play with your kid? (The Atlantic)
The mystery ancient toys puzzling archaeologists (BBC)
The mystery ancient toys puzzling archaeologists (BBC)

Psychology and mental health

Why we avoid effort even though it can improve our well-being (New Scientist)
Why we avoid effort even though it can improve our well-being (New Scientist)
The surprising promise and profound perils of AIs that fake empathy (New Scientist)
The surprising promise and profound perils of AIs that fake empathy (New Scientist)
The dangerous downsides of perfectionism (BBC)
The dangerous downsides of perfectionism (BBC)

Media literacy & critical thinking

How online photos and videos alter the way you think (BBC)
How online photos and videos alter the way you think (BBC)
Natural doesn't always mean better: How to spot if someone is trying to convince you with an 'appeal to nature' (BBC)
Natural doesn't always mean better: How to spot if someone is trying to convince you with an 'appeal to nature' (BBC)
How the abnormal gets normalised – and what to do about it (BBC)
How the abnormal gets normalised – and what to do about it (BBC)
Logical fallacies: Seven ways to spot a bad argument (BBC)
Logical fallacies: Seven ways to spot a bad argument (BBC)
The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation (BBC)
The 'Sift' strategy: A four-step method for spotting misinformation (BBC)
The problems with TikTok's controversial 'beauty filters' (BBC)
The problems with TikTok's controversial 'beauty filters' (BBC)
The one simple change that will improve your media diet in 2024 (BBC)
The one simple change that will improve your media diet in 2024 (BBC)
Nowhere to hide: Data harvesters came for your privacy – and found it (New Scientist)
Nowhere to hide: Data harvesters came for your privacy – and found it (New Scientist)
How online photos and videos alter the way you think (BBC)
How online photos and videos alter the way you think (BBC)

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