Teachers often complain that they have to be surrogate parents to the children in their classrooms, but with today's strike parents have a chance to turn the tables.

Along with checking off the list of required school supplies, shopping for new clothes or shoes and getting that back-to-school haircut, parents shouldn't forget scheduling a physical examination for their children this summer. Many doctors recommend sch

One morning, Doris Varnell, a 57-year-old retiree whose children are grown, was looking for a little fun. So she turned on Sesame Street: "I watched it just long enough to get my giggles," she says.

Children are becoming increasingly reliant on their grandparents for financial aid, with the "grey pound" helping to pay for everything from school fees to a foot on the property ladder.

SIXTY ill children in Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) had unexpected visitors yesterday, as philanthropists knocked on their hospital doors to present them with Eid gifts.