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For their eyes only

A street poster with a hidden message that only children can decipher is being used to target youngsters in need.

A cuddle a day

Everybody loves a cuddle, but new research has now proven that hugs are essential to a child’s emotional development.

Julie Goodwin and Child fund

Cook, author and Australia’s first Masterchef, Julie Goodwin talks to us about helping children in need…

Halle Berry & Olivier Martinez expecting child

Halle Berry is expecting her second child – her first with fiancÃ© Olivier Martinez, and has confirmed she will be adding a boy to her brood.

Woman Gives Birth To Two Sets Of Identical Twins

A Texas woman gets a very rare Valentine’s Day gift: two sets of identical twins – a one in 70 million chance event.

High heels while pregnant could harm your baby

Pregnant women who choose to wear high heel shoes could be causing serious injury to themselves or their unborn child.

Seven-year-old blind prodigy shocks jazz world

He is just seven-years-old… and blind. But jazz prodigy Jose Andre Montano Baina is taking Bolivia’s music scene by storm.

My Story: Sophie Lippell

Sophie Lippell tells us her harrowing story growing up as a victim of sexual abuse and how in telling her story she hopes to help other adults surviving the same devastating past.

MiNDFOOD Radio featuring Joanna Tovia & Dr Mary Grogan

We chat to Joanna Tovia about her trip to Somalia to find out about child marriages and gender equality in Africa, plus Dr Mary Grogan fills us in on the forgotten eating disorder – binge eating, and more.

Adults surviving child abuse

It is estimated that 4-5 million Australian adults have been victims of child abuse. We speak to Dr. Cathy Kezelman whose organization is advocating for the needs of these victims.

Free the children

Free The Children began as a group of 12 year old’s dreaming of saving the world and now provides education to 55,000 children everyday.

My Story: Majok Tulba

Majok Tulba, a refugee from war-torn Sudan, did not speak fluent English when he arrived in Australia in 2001. He escaped from his village at the age of nine, unaware of where his parents were. He speaks candidly to MiNDFOOD Radio.

Gene therapy helps children with rare brain disorders

Gene therapy provides new hope for children with AADC deficiency, a rare genetic disorder that causes neurological impairment and impacts a child’s ability to move and eat.

Poverty drives child labour in India

Millions of children in India continue to be driven into labour by poverty, as the world marks World Day Against Child Labour this week.

Emma Watson gallery

MiNDFOOD has compiled a gallery of images capturing Emma Watson’s transformation from child star to beauty brand ambassador.

Andrew Griffiths

Abandoned and subjected to a childhood of abuse, Andrew Griffiths broke away to live the fulfilling life he deserved, MiNDFOOD reports.

Sneaky strategies to get kids moving

To get that texting, tweeting, gaming child up and exercising, a new book suggests parents try sneaking fitness into the day-to-day routine, reports MiNDFOOD.

Jackie Holt

Dancing the hokey-pokey not only helped children in Africa, it also gave  Jackie Holt a new outlook on her own life, MiNDFOOD reports.

Rudd pens ‘cute’ children’s book

Australian PM Kevin Rudd authors a children’s book featuring his family pets, MiNDFOOD reports.

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