Any form of aggression and violence is never acceptable, least of all in schools, where children are meant to receive an education. However, there were at least two such incidents which made it to the headlines this year. 

The new edition of Child tackles this problem by detailing the efforts being made on a national level to curb these episodes, while stressing the role of parents in all this, especially when it comes to bullying.

Other articles concern photography and social media, the healing power of art therapy and various health topics, such as wheezing among preschool-aged children, the importance of daily physical activity and new technology that is being developed to help children with speech sound disorders (SSD).

This edition also welcomes spring and includes information on the various wild flowers one can come across in the countryside and some savoury and sweet picnic recipes.

Get your copy of Child with Saturday's newspaper edition of the Times of Malta.