Reese Witherspoon's children "actively avoid" her movies. The Oscar-winning star - who has Ava, 25, and Deacon, 21, with Ryan Phillippe, as well as Tennessee, 12, with Jim Toth - has revealed that her ...

Hum by Helen Phillips, our November/December Book Club pick, is an all-too-possible projection of how tech might make our ...

Gianni Rodari used puns, topsy-turvyism and zany names to invent stories for children and help children invent their own.

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Claire Cordiner has spoken out about the tragic losses her family has suffered as a result of brain tumours - which kill more ...

Every child deserves access to a great education that works best for them, and the state should be on the side of parents in ...

With both Manus and Georgie now at secondary school, Amanda has to try and get her head around raising teenagers, dealing ...