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Childcare – the 19-minute myth
Today’s Daily Mail rediscovers an entertaining myth it first promulgated in 2006 – that mothers who work spend just 19 minutes a day with their children.
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Do mothers’ mobiles beget badly-behaved babies?
To paraphrase Oscar Wilde, I never travel without my copy of the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
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School sport: the scorer stands down
The annual survey that showed a fifth of British primary school children participating in circus skills is no more.
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Fishing for significance
Fish and the oils it contains are supposed to be good for mothers-to-be and their children.
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ADHD and genes: not so fast!
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disporder (ADHD) is a genetic disease, say today’s headlines. Is it?
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How many children are murdered in Britain every year?
Sharon Shoesmith, Haringey’s former Director of Children’s Services last week gave evidence before the parliamentary Education Committee.