Children in poorest areas ‘more likely to be injured in road accident’
Children in the poorest areas of Scotland are about three times more likely to be injured in a road accident than those in the richest parts, according to research by a charity.
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Book giveaway aims to inspire pupils to combat littering
More than 14,000 school children are to be given their own copy of a short story as part of a council drive to combat littering.
Scientists blame pollution and pesticides as childhood cancer rates in Scotland soar by 34% in a decade
The number of child cancer cases in Scotland has risen by a third in the last decade, we can reveal.
Smacking ban moves closer to becoming law in Scotland
A smacking ban in Scotland moved a step closer to becoming law after a majority of MSPs on a Holyrood committee supported the policy.
Children’s Minister calls for more people to consider becoming foster carers
Scotland’s Children’s Minister has called for more people to consider becoming foster carers.
Chair of young people’s mental health taskforce steps down due to illness
The chair of a taskforce looking into how to improve mental health care for children and young people has left the post.
Two thirds of parents say their primary children experience anxiety over school life
Two thirds of parents say their primary schoolchildren regularly feel anxious about school life.
MSPs back new law raising age of criminal responsibility in Scotland to 12
Holyrood has passed legislation which will prevent primary school-age children from being treated as criminals.
Child abuse survivors given right to apply for £10,000 redress payments
Survivors of childhood abuse in care who are either elderly or terminally ill can now apply for a £10,000 redress payment from the Scottish Government.
Forever young: How babysitting helps to defy old age
Whether slipping sweeties into sticky fingers behind mum’s back, or letting little ones stay up way past their bedtime, grandparents have always been the rule-breakers children gleefully look forward to visiting.
Midwife gives birth to baby girl on the hard shoulder of Scotland’s busiest road
There was no time to call the midwife when Carol Sichi went into labour four weeks early on Scotland’s busiest road.