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Children's health
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Safe ride: choosing the right car seat for your child
Parents need to ensure their children are as safe as possible while travelling by car as Malta’s roads are more dangerous than ever. Data released in parliament showed there were over 800 traffic accidents that resulted in fatalities or injuries over the past three years. Mechanical engineer Rebecca Buttigieg, who is an accredited car seat adviser, shares her views on the subject.
Crowdfunding campaign aims to help girl walk
Parents hope to raise €15,000 to cover the cost of surgery and therapies for their four-year-old daughter
Early detection of coeliac disease ‘crucial’
Parents urged to be vigilant on International Coeliac Day
Understanding teenage angst
Emotional changes in teens can result in mood swings, anxiety and also lead to depression or self-harm. So it's important for parents to recognise the signs when not all is okay, says counselling psychologist Stephanie Borg Bartolo
Family-centred care for young persons with a disability
Conference discusses challenges and opportunities of implementing inclusive services
Uptake of children’s vaccines remained ‘steadily high’ in Malta during COVID
While the UN reported that some 67 million children missed routine vaccines between 2019 and 2021, the situation in Malta remained stable
First book in Maltese about autism to be launched
April is Autism Awareness Month
EU study highlights dangers of air pollution for children
Air pollution causes 1,200 premature deaths in under 18s across Europe, agency says
Why children should not diet
Focus should be on eating healthier food, nutritionist says, as dieting would deprive the body of nutrients essential for growth
67m children missed out on vaccines because of COVID
More than a decade of hard-earned gains in routine childhood immunisation have been eroded, says UNICEF report