Parenting

21 May 2008

Childcare Help for Students

If your college or university offers help with childcare, it may include one, or some, of the following options:A day nursery A crèche Access to a childminding network Out-of-school services, ...

21 May 2008

Dr Miriam Stoppard- On Nappy Rash

A baby’s bottom is soft, smooth and very sensitive , making it vulnerable to irritation and infection. It also has to put up with difficult conditions, spending most of the ...

16 May 2008

Watching For Exam Stress

GCSEs are on the horizon again and the age-old adage 'boys will be boys' rings true in today’s classrooms according to findings of a survey by educational website Sky Learning ...

13 May 2008

Gillian McKeith's Healthy Pregnancy Tips

Pregnancy is a very exciting time but it also sees your body going through some major changes. Now you are eating for two you need to pay extra attention to ...

10 May 2008

Child restraints in cars

Children up to the age of 12, or up to 1.35m (4ft 5in) in height, have to use safety seats in cars. This means children under 12 need to use ...

10 May 2008

Crying and whining

If there's one thing parents find hard to handle, it's whingeing behaviour. Find out why your toddler may act this way and tactics to help you keep your cool.Occasionally, whingeing ...

7 May 2008

Top Celebrity Tips for Entertaining Kids

Celebrity mum Jenny Powell takes the drama out of daytrips with the kids with some top tips.Although you want to keep the kids entertained over the holidays, day-trips out with ...

5 May 2008

David Beckham's Doting Ways Worries British Dads

Soccer superstar David Beckham is stressing out British fathers - because they can't live up to his high standards as a perfect parent.The LA Galaxy star has reportedly put the ...

30 April 2008

Comforters, soothers and dummies

These objects take on the same soothing powers as you have for your child and are as hard to part with as letting you go. Dummies are particularly powerful soothers ...

30 April 2008

Marmite & Ice Cream, Pickles & Peanut Butter, Fried Eggs & Mint Sauce

The strangest Pregnancy cravings revealed! A third of mums’ cravings not for food according to new poll, Modern mums crave twice as much as mums decades ago, Cravings differ for boys and girls ...

19 April 2008

Colic

Colic is quite common, but no one knows exactly what it is. The medical definition is crying in a healthy, normally developing baby, which seems unrelated to pain or hunger, ...

19 April 2008

Nappies

As a rough guide, change your baby's nappy about as often as you feed him. If your baby is feeding very often, you don't need to change him every time, ...

12 April 2008

Safety around dogs

Before buying a dog, many people picture an idyllic scene of children playing happily with their new pet, learning to care for them and enjoying the benefits of outdoor exercise.But ...

12 April 2008

Child Abuse

With abuse or cruelty towards children featuring regularly in the media, it's no wonder many parents worry about the safety of their own children.It's important we get the facts about ...

9 April 2008

New book gives left-handed children a head start

Few parents give more than a passing thought to their child’s handedness, yet being left-handed can create many additional challenges for your child, as they spend much of their daily ...

9 April 2008

Education Maintenance Allowance works

Report highlights the success of pay to learn schemeRecent evidence shows Education Maintenance Allowances (EMA) have succeeded in increasing the number of young people staying on in learning at 16 ...

9 April 2008

How Much Salt Should You Give Your Child?

Research has revealed that parents are unaware of the real risks of a high salt diet. Although most parents know that a high salt diet is linked to high blood ...

5 April 2008

Your legal responsibilities as a parent

By law, all children of school age must receive full-time education and it’s up to you to ensure they get it. If you're having problems because your child is refusing ...

2 April 2008

Family Holidays Leave Mums Feeling The Heat

- Planning a family getaway is one of the most stressful events for mums-Far from being an enjoyable prelude to a relaxing break, planning the family holiday is likely to ...

29 March 2008

Saftey at home

If you're a busy parent it's sometimes easy to forget basic safety measures. Many accidents are caused through carelessness – leaving toys lying on the stairs, putting a child in ...

29 March 2008

Keep your child safe

There are a number of things you can do to help ensure your child is as safe as possible:Teach sex education as early as possible. Explaining about private parts of ...

19 March 2008

How to Read to Your Child

Every parent understands the importance of reading to their child but exactly when should you start? According to new research more then three quarters of parents begin reading to their ...

15 March 2008

Discipline

Discipline isn't about punishment; it's about teaching your child to behave in a way that fits with your family rules and is widely socially acceptable. Here are some common tactics ...

14 March 2008

Children and their friends

After the age of nine years or so, it becomes more likely children will have a 'best friend' and may form more intense, longer-lasting friendships on the basis of a ...