06 November 2025
The National Children’s Bureau has welcomed plans to lower the voting age in the UK to 16, in time for the next General Election. Members of the Young NCB network have long expressed their desire for 16 and 17-year-olds to be able to make their opinions heard in the...
06 November 2025
Most deaf children are born into hearing families who do not have previous experience of deafness. Parents are thrown into a world of navigating audiology appointments, disability benefits, schooling challenges and more, all whilst maintaining all other aspects of family life. The National Deaf Children’s Society gives advice and...
06 November 2025
Max is a happy, cheeky five-year-old, with an adventurous spirit and loves his favourite teddy – Mr Sloth. Born after mum Lizzie had experienced a normal pregnancy, it was a shock when he arrived and doctors noticed something wasn’t quite right. Following resuscitation at birth, and noticeably low muscle...
06 November 2025
Myles is a seven-year-old who loves to crawl around a soft play with a smile on his face, despite the extra effort that it can take him, due to his ataxia symptoms. In Myles’s case, his cerebellar ataxia is a clinical feature of his primary condition, 4H Leukodystrophy, diagnosed...