One of the greatest challenges of parenthood is to help children cope with loss. The greatest loss of all is the death of a parent. How do we help our children cope?

When the going gets tough, the tough get going - unless they're the children of divorce.

Katherine Bain of the Depression and Anxiety Support Group outlines the long-term effects of divorce on children’s adjustment and behaviour.

Is your teenager’s behaviour just the normal scourges of adolescence, or is there something more serious lurking in the woodwork?

While few parents relish the idea of talking to their teenage children about sex, don't shy away from the subject, advises the American Medical Association.

For many teenagers, alcohol is the drug of choice. It's used and abused more than any other substance, according to the Texas Medical Center.

Will your child go to bed tonight believing that a jolly, fat man in red and white will visit? That's good, some psychologists reckon.

Telling children not to use drugs is rarely any help. What can you do to protect your child from becoming an addict?

Should you smack a naughty child? In New Zealand it's about to be outlawed. What do South African parents have to say?

What’s the scariest thing your child could be addicted to? Alcohol, drugs? Think again. There’s a game that’s fatal, and your child could be playing it.

An intersexed person may be described as: one whose biology includes an identifiable mixture of male and female characteristics.

Foreign children are entitled to full protection under the new Children’s Act, which after a decade in the making is due to be implemented in early 2009.

Do you lock your liquor cabinet? It's time you did, because teens are drinking themselves into a stupor and you could be supplying the booze.

Exposure to high levels of testosterone in the womb may increase a child's autism risk. But terminating these pregnancies could also mean a huge amount of talent might be lost.

When teens go on a binge drinking episode, they may be doing serious damage to the sensitive "white matter" in their brain, a new MRI-based study suggests

The Black Sash, ACESS and the Children’s Institute (UCT) welcome the commitment made to table a plan for the extension of the Child Support Grant.

Surprising discovery made by studying so-called 'junk DNA'

Adults who had a difficult childhood may be at higher risk of developing a stomach ulcer than those with a less stressful past, a new study suggests.

A boy in the bedroom? Some milestones are harder to swallow, says Tracey Hawthrone.

When a child's behaviour goes beyond pranks and becomes dangerous, you might be facing a conduct disorder - find out what to look for, and how to handle it.

Drugs are everywhere and your child will probably also encounter them - maybe it's time you investigated DIY drug tests.

When this mom finds explicit porn on her 15-year-old son's computer, she's shaken and seeks advice on how to deal with the situation.

Freestyler, Skinz, Emoticons and Moola – what does it all mean? This is the language of MXit, and we're giving you some inside information.

Trying to blend two families can be like mixing oil and vinegar - while you're working at it, you get a great salad dressing, but if you leave it to itself, it seperates.

Firstly, let us congratulate you on the birth of your new baby. Remember that, first and foremost, your baby is a baby and that the syndrome is very much secondary.

Parents who have a hard time getting their babies and toddlers to sleep at night may also often have trouble at mealtime, new study findings suggest.

No parent is ready for the emotional turmoil that follows hearing their child is mentally disabled. But despite the challenges, most parents see disabled kids as a blessing.