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The Kaye Adams Programme: Stephen Jardine stands in

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02/08/2017

Stephen Jardine stands in

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Stephen Jardine stands in. Why aren't our children exercising enough?

A new study conducted for the Scottish Government indicates that just 11% of Scottish children meet the daily guidelines for physical activity. The 'Growing up in Scotland' study analysed physical activity levels of 10-11 year old children across the country and found that 60% met the guideline, of 60 minutes of moderate to vigorous activity, over one week and boys were found to be more active than girls.
Why aren't our children exercising enough?

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The teacher from Motherwell who had given up hope of starting a family until she won the lottery.

Scottish athlete Laura Muir will face Caster Semenya in the upcoming World Athletics Championships. The South African runner has caused controversy because she is hyper-androgynous, meaning that her body produces an excessive amount of male hormone. Jennie is a writer & a member of the Scottish Intersex Forum and Dr Jay Hayes-Light is Director of UK Intersex Association & Specialist in Child Mental Health.

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Fiona Mulliner is Head of Content, London & Partnerships, Adam Spreadbury-Maher is a theatre director & producer and Donald Hyslop is Head of Regeneration and Community Partnerships at the Tate Modern.

New figures from children's charity NSPCC suggest the number of referrals to authorities about children left at home alone has gone up across Scotland. So when's the right age to leave your kids home alone? Katrina Tweedie is a mum of three, Elaine Chalmers is from the NSPCC and Sue Palmer is Author of Toxic Childhood and a Childhood Development Expert.

Recent research calls into question the ethics of keeping a pet. Studies reveal that the emotional lives of animals are more complex than we once thought - so should this impact on our current 'right' to control all aspects of their lives?

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