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Mya, age 3, and her mother Vicky playing with an AI toy called Gabbo during an observation at the University of Cambridge's Faculty of Education

Technology

We don’t know if AI-powered toys are safe, but they’re here anyway

Toys powered by AI show a worrying lack of emotional understanding. But we need to understand the risks and benefits of the technology so the industry can be regulated, not outright banned

Analysis

Health

Paediatricians’ blood used to make new treatments for RSV and colds

News

Postpartum depression in dads is common – we can now spot and treat it

Health

Postpartum depression in dads is common – we can now spot and treat it

Features

Health

How baby microbiomes in the West differ from those everywhere else

News

Health

Vegan toddlers can grow at the same rate as omnivores

News

Health

Melatonin gummies as sleep aids for children: What are the risks?

Comment

6 ways to help your children have a healthy relationship with food

Health

6 ways to help your children have a healthy relationship with food

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Environment

Extreme heat hampers children’s early learning

News

An infant holds a watering can in a greenhouse

Mind

How to nurture infant microbiomes for a lifetime of good mental health

Comment

Mind

School phone bans may actually harm some students' mental health

The evidence to support phone bans in schools has been inconclusive, and now it seems that the move could harm some students' mental health in a particular way

News

Mind

Mother's voice seems to boost language development in premature babies

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Mind

Kids as young as 4 innately use sorting algorithms to solve problems

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Health

Two-in-one inhalers slash asthma attacks among young children

News

Mind

Babies' brains 'tick' more slowly than ours, which may help them learn

News