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Family approach to help MEND unhealthy ways

MOTHER and son Michaela and Ashton Jones have been learning the keys to healthy living together.Read

Scheme helps kids take control

MEND (Mind, Exercise, Nutrition ... Do it!) was launched five years ago in at attempt to combat childhood obesity.Read

Sun worshippers live in a tan-tasy

THERE are very few people in the world who look good bright pink – and Simon Cowell is no exception.Read

Playtime for some hard-working kids

YOUNGSTERS are playing giant board games, heading off for outdoors activities, pelting each other with soft balls, playing table football – in fact, just having fun.Read

Holiday bliss for single parents

Chrissie Lewandowski knows only too well how “rubbish” holidays can be when you’re a single parent.Read

Soft toys could spread swine flu, warning

Childminders and nurseries should take soft toys away from children to stop the spread of swine flu, according to official guidance.Read

Teen show is online

Channel 4 and ChildLine have teamed up to launch Headspace, a six-part online magazine show to help teens deal with difficult life issues.Read

Probe into driveway nightmare

Parents and grandparents are among those who will be surveyed by safety chiefs looking at how many toddlers are killed or injured by vehicles on driveways.Read

Milk cuts chance of strokes

CHILDREN who eat a lot of dairy foods are less likely to die from strokes in adulthood, researchers have found.Read

Parents have a right to elect to educate at home

BIRMINGHAM City Council says it is happy to work with Emma to look at options for Hal.Read

Hal just couldn’t survive big school

MUM Emma Whistance is so determined to ensure her son Hal, who has Asperger’s syndrome, receives the best education possible that she is planning to quit her job and teach him herself.Read

How I learned to live with the illness that no-one talks about

THREE weeks before walking down the aisle on her wedding day Wendy Holt was diagnosed with the incurable condition Crohn’s disease.Read

Immunity after the virus has been and gone

Birmingham Public Health Director Dr Will Murdoch answers your questions.Read

Sam just couldn't go on the beach

WHEN mum Anna Dunstan looked into the eyes of her new-born baby she immediately noticed something unexpected – but she had no idea at the time how this would affect the life of her son.Read

Swine Flu advice column: Your questions

Your questions answers by Dr Will Murdoch.Read

Double blow made Harriet determined

WHEN Harriet Dewsbury read in the ED newsletter of a woman who donated her hair for a wig, it gave her an idea. Not only would the 22-year-old stay-at-home mum have her hair turned into a wig but she would also be sponsored for it.Read

How Georgia Ivery's new hair changed her life

LIKE many six-year-old girls, Georgia Ivery wanted to grow her hair and wear it in plaits – but a genetic condition meant her hair would never be long enough and strong enough.Read

Mums chill out at Northfield family centre’s coffee sessions

WHEN mum Emma O’Brien moved to Northfield she did not know a soul and admits it was a difficult time.Read

Fruit smoothies are a cut above

YOUNGSTERS have been feeling fruity.Read

Nancy makes healthy start to the school day

NANCY Chance-Osman has been busy doing early-morning fitness.Read