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Awareness of body ideals can start from a young age (Credit: Getty Images/Javier Hirschfeld)
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The dark side of being called pretty

By Melissa Hogenboom

Children with eczema, which causes skin to become dry, broken and itchy, are particularly vulnerable to developing a food allergy (Credit: Getty Images)
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The habits that help prevent allergies
By Isabelle Gerretsen
A girl surfs a wave at Freshwater Beach in Sydney, Australia (Credit: Lee Hulsman/Getty Images)
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Why childhood sunburns are so dangerous
By Jessica Mudditt
The Lost Daughter bracingly showed the struggle of its heroine Leda as a young mother trying to retain her sense of self (Credit: Alamy)
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A boy in Israel receives a shot of a vaccine against Covid-19 (Credit: Reuters)
A boy walks past street art of Covid-19 virus (Credit: Mohammed Abed/Getty Images)
A masked young boy in Singapore looks at toys on a shelf (Credit: Getty Images)
A young child with RSV (Credit: Jill Lehmann/Getty Images)
A girl on a balcony poses with a picture she drew (Credit: Reuters)
A young girl follows a poster on hand washing (Credit: Getty Images)

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A mother breastfeeds her child during the "all for breastfeeding" festival in Bogota, Colombia (Credit: Daniel Garzon Herazo/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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The milk that changes every day
By Anna Turns
Children often form strong bonds with pets, but the benefits go even further, research suggests (Credit: Getty Images)
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How pets give your kids a brain boost
By Kelly Oakes
How do you deal with a child who misbehaves? (Getty Images)
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The truth about 'time out'
By Amanda Ruggeri
Vegans are rediscovering India's nutritious traditional grains and pulses (Credit: Getty Images)
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Is a vegan diet safe for children?
By Kamala Thiagarajan
Woman and girl hugging in masks (Credit: Brandon Bell/Getty images)
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The healing power of 'emotion coaching'
By David Robson
Identical twin brothers attend the Twins Days Festival in Twinsburg, Ohio (Credit: Josie Gealer/Getty Images)
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Do you have a lost twin?
By Jessica Mudditt
Girl holding "save our earth" sign at climate change protest (Credit: Getty Images)
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The rise of 'eco-anxiety' in kids
By Josie Glausiusz
Tongue-tie, a genetic condition, is gaining attention from medical experts and families around the world (Credit: Getty Images)
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How dangerous is tongue-tie?
By Kamala Thiagarajan
If a child has learned not to cry on waking, parents may mistakenly believe that she's slept through the night (Credit: Getty Images)
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What happens when babies 'cry it out'
By Amanda Ruggeri
Bullying can not only cause short term misery for children but can have long-term effects on their health (Credit: Getty Images)
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The Nordic way to fight bullying
By David Robson
Reading together, like this mother and child in a park in Turkey, can boost children's language and literacy skills (Credit: Ozge Elif Kizil/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images)
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The best age to learn to read
By Melissa Hogenboom
New kinds of families have changed how we think about parenting, and the relationships that matter (Credit: Gigi Kaeser / Love Makes a Family)
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Inside the world of 'future families'
By Sophie Hardach