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Having children: the question of if, not when

Having children: the question of if, not when

Plenty of women choose not to have children and it is not always about choosing between a career or a family, argues Kate Jackson

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Madlug: Life goes inside

Madlug: Life goes inside

Victoria Evans highlights the positive activism of ‘Madlug’: a brand fighting to end the stigma many children in care experience

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Predicting obesity in children

Predicting obesity in children

Is measuring children at age two the answer to solving the UK’s obesity problem?

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Continued austerity in Manchester leads to £12 million raid on contingency fund

Continued austerity in Manchester leads to £12 million raid on contingency fund

A rise in the number of children going into care and the number of adults without housing has added pressure to the Manchester Town Hall budgeting crisis

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We Are 11: Stanley Grove Primary Academy

We Are 11: Stanley Grove Primary Academy

Alice Barron Eaves takes us around the Whitworth Art Gallery’s curious new exhibition, which is curated by 11-year-olds from Stanley Grove Primary School

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Review: The Jungle Book

Review: The Jungle Book

Anuli Changa reviews Children’s Touring Partnership and Royal & Derngate, Northampton’s production of The Jungle Book

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Could you be an au pair this summer?

Get paid to travel, build relationships, and develop your skills by working as an au pair — a definite option for your summer plans

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Racism: The unwanted generational gift?

Deborah Asamoah objectively examines the root of racism in society and where prejudice is learned

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