In London her friends are putting their young children to bed at 7pm. In Spain, kids are still running around at gone nine. Miriam Foley turns to a sleep expert for advice on which bedtime routine is best.
Lisa Sadlier, who moved from Britain to raise her young family in Malaga, explains the tell-tale signs that your bicultural child has embraced their new homeland.
The European Commission authorised the use of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine in 12- to 15-year-olds on Friday, following the European Medicines Agency's approval of administering the jabs to adolescents earlier in the day.
What are the best things about raising children in Spain? And what about the downsides. Here some parents who know a thing or two about the issues spelled out pros and cons of having a family in Spain.
The number of children treated in Spain for accidental poisonings after ingesting hand sanitising gels has soared during the pandemic, the government said Wednesday, urging parents to keep the products out of reach.
Smaller class groups, lessons outdoors and coronavirus delegates are just some of the measures being discussed in Spain for children to be able to make a physical return to their classrooms next September.
The Spanish government was forced to announce a further relaxation of lockdown rules for children after the initial measures provoked an angry backlash from parents. Here's what we know so far about when and why children will be allowed outside.
Earlier Tuesday, Spain had said under 14s would be allowed to accompany an adult going for essential work like shopping or to the pharmacy or bank or to walk the dog, but in an about-turn in the evening, relaxed those conditions for children.
No Spanish youngster will fail the school year over the coronavirus crisis, and only in "very exceptional" circumstances will anyone have to repeat the year, the education minister said Wednesday.
Moving to Spain as a child and having to learn a new language in strange surroundings was never going to be easy, but for The Local's Evie Burrows-Taylor it opened up new horizons.
The family reigns supreme in the Spanish way of life but is Spain really a great country for foreigners to bring up kids? What are the positives and negatives? Share your opinions and experiences with our readers.
It doesn’t seem to matter how many times authorities issue warnings on the dangers of leaving children (or dogs) in parked cars in the sun, people still do it.
The mother of two young children was detained by police on Thursday evening after she confessed that her two children were dead and buried on scrubland near her home.
Regional authorities in Spain’s northwestern region of Galicia are studying plans to ban children who are not fully vaccinated from attending public daycare centers.
Madrid is an old favourite of travel writer Antonia Windsor who spent a weekend visiting friends when she was young, free and single. But is the city still fun with three young children in tow?
Anyone who has spent any amount of time in Spain knows that children are welcome everywhere, even running around in bars and restaurants at a time when their northern European counterparts have long since been tucked up in bed.
