Children who spend more time watching screens can have higher levels of emotional distress, anxiety and depression, Public Health England has claimed. A paper published by the government agency warns that higher levels of TV viewing are having a negative effect on children's self-worth and self-reported happiness.
Forty children were living in Shropshire care homes without the knowledge of the police, a report has found. The Shropshire Star reports that Telford & Wrekin’s children and young people scrutiny committee found that children placed in the county’s private care homes by outside authorities were slipping under the radar.
Half of UK parents would not send their children to a private school even if they did not have to pay fees, according to a YouGov poll. The Independent reports that the most popular reason for rejecting private education was that parents wanted their children to mix with people from all walks of life.
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