United Kingdom Under-16s 'unlikely to make informed choice' on puberty blockers Hormone blockers are drugs that can pause the development of puberty and are sometimes prescribed to help children with gender dysphoria by giving them more time to consider their options. 02/12/2020
no comment COVID-19: 'Hug curtain' used in Brazilian nursing homes Elderly patients in a nursing home in Sao Paulo can hug their loved ones through a plastic 'hug curtain,' a way to bring families together amid the pandemic that is ravaging Brazil, with over 41,000 deaths and more than 800,000 cases 14/06/2020
World Meet the 87-year-old Instagram influencer helping fight COVID-19 Across Europe, the older generation is hoping that if people won't listen to the police or health authorities about why they should stay home, they will listen to grandma. 17/04/2020
no comment Families enjoy a bout of box cart racing in La Paz Hundreds of children and parents who are still young at heart took to the streets of La Paz for a bout of box cart racing on Sunday (July 28) 30/07/2019
USA Dying dad writes book to show his toddler son how much he loves him He wanted "to do something thoughtful for his son to show him how much he loved him." 29/07/2019
World What are the origins of Mother's Day around the world? For many countries the commercial success of Mother's Day is inspired by the US — but what about its origins? 31/03/2019
World French schools could replace 'mother and father' with 'parent 1 and 2' A children's guardians could no longer be labelled “mother” and “father” on official French school documents, but “parent 1” and “parent 2”. 16/02/2019
Denmark Why some Danes are moving abroad in order to live at home Denmark's immigration laws make it harder for its own citizens than for residents of other EU countries to bring in foreign partners. 10/09/2018
Greece Relatives of Greece fire victims demand answers Following last month's deadly wildfire in Greece relatives of the victims are demanding answers as to how the rescue operation went so wrong 06/08/2018
World Feeling good: positive stories from the week Studies have shown that increasing positive emotions has a powerful effect on our general wellbeing. This is why we’d like to introduce you to our roundup of some of the brightest stories from this week. 13/07/2018
Sport In pictures: Players' kids hit the pitch at World Cup Take a look at some of the sweetest moments as football players share centre stage with their nearest and dearest. 11/07/2018
Germany German police fine parents for pulling kids out of school for holiday Bavarian police have fined 10 families for trying to take their kids on holiday during the school term. 21/05/2018