Child magazine out tomorrow

The Church wants to listen to your children. That's the message from Sonia Camilleri, the former Children's Commissioner, in the next issue of Child magazine out free with The Times tomorrow.

Now one of the members of a committee laying the groundwork for the setting up of a children's commission within the Church, she outlines why the Archbishop wants to involve children more in decisions that matter to them and what part parents can play in the process.

From babes to teens, the welfare of our youngsters - whether spiritual or physical - is at the heart of every Child. In tomorrow's magazine parents will find out more about how to cope with the demands of colic and tackle the loaded issues surrounding alcohol consumption. As school appears on the summer horizon, we provide an excellent way to bind our children to learning targets and explore the question of safety on school transport.

Sandro Spiteri, head of the National Family Commission, starts a new entertaining and thoughtful column on life seen through the eyes of a father of three.

There are also articles about bullying over the internet, learning through dyslexia, vaccinations, human rights education, parents' overreactions to a child's ailments and more... in short a must-read for dedicated parents.

Child is produced by MediaMaker and published by Allied Newspapers.