Illegal basement creche obliged children to go to lavatory in buckets
An illegal basement creche in Amadora, outside Lisbon, obliged children to go to the lavatory in buckets as the only usable toilet was in a street-level former hair salon which
Immigrants “must be fluent Portuguese-speakers” to register children’s births
Immigrants cannot register the birth of any babies unless they are fluent Portuguese-speakers. This is the situation highlighted by Público that has become painfully apparent this week. Without being registered,
Portimão celebrates Children’s Day with ‘Silent Party’
Portimão will be hosting a ‘Silent Party’ on Saturday, June 1 to celebrate International Children’s Day. Taking place at the town’s Praça da República (Alameda), the event will see music
Be an Angel this Christmas
Algarve children’s charity ACCA is again holding its annual Angel Programme, which is a great opportunity for those who want to make a difference in the local community. The charity,
Measles outbreak prompts calls for national debate on making child vaccinations obligatory
In a stark headline this morning, ‘people’s tabloid’ Correio da Manhã suggests that parents could face up to eight years in jail if they refuse to vaccinate their children. The
70% of Portuguese children “do not eat enough fruit”
A new survey has found that seven out of 10 Portuguese children aged two to 12 “do not eat enough fruit”. The Azores archipelago is where there is the highest
Teenagers and children’s postures
You certainly have noticed how our young population, mainly our teenagers, have adopted bad postural habits. They seem to be glued into this hunched over posture over their cell phones
Musical training for children in Lagoa
Ideias do Levante, the cultural association of Lagoa, is launching musical training workshops for children and youngsters in October. “Live Music Now”, as the project is called, will be led
At least three children still in hospital 12 days after Portimão Street Food shambles
Twelve days after as many as 100 people took themselves to Portimão hospitals over food consumed at the town’s first street food festival, three children are reported to be still
Portuguese children describe “eight years of horror” in Santa Casa sex orgies
As the extent of child-sex abuse scandals slowly becomes more and more evident in Portugal, children are being heard for “future memory” in the case against a former monitor at