Parenting

11 May 2007

Eczema - Balmy Pyjamas

According to the National Eczema Society up to one fifth of all children of school age have eczema and whilst there is no cure for this condition there are a ...

8 May 2007

Parents Warned On Artificial food colouring

Parents are being advised by not to give their children food containing certain additives pending the publication of a new study on the effects of a range of artificial colourings ...

7 May 2007

Home Saliva Pre-eclampsia Test Goes On Trial

A Chichester hospital is testing a home 'spit' kit that will help pregnant mums spot if they are at risk of pre-eclampsia. One thousand women will trial the test ...

7 May 2007

How To Teach your children To Be Safer

You have to getting the message across by about the age of three, you can start teaching children some simple safety rules - particularly road safety.By Showing them secure places ...

7 May 2007

Tips for when your baby is Teething

Ways to help you baby when teethingCuddles - give extra comfort; whatever you need to do to help relieve the misery.Teething gel - ask your chemist about sugar-free teething gel ...
7 May 2007

Celebrities With Babies - Kim Fields Brandon Flowers

The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers' wife Tana is reportedly pregnant with the couple's first child.The 25-year-old singer has yet to confirm the news, but friends insist they are expecting a baby boy.The ...

5 May 2007

Charlie and Lola becomes BBC's first pre-school arts and crafts magazine

BBC Magazines is set to launch its first ever arts and crafts pre-school title with Charlie and Lola magazine - in shops on 9th May.Unlike other BBC pre-school magazines that ...

2 May 2007

Find Out What Your Baby Can Do

A newborn baby has talents. Which can be discoovered.One of the joys of parenthood is watching your baby explore his new world.You can play games with your baby.Dance and sway ...

2 May 2007

You need to look after yourselves aswell

To be a parent it takes up a lot of time and energy.But its extra important you look after your self as well.It's easy for your children to take up ...
29 April 2007

Baby Toys Not benefitial In The Long Term

Forget all the educational and stimulating toys for babies its parental interaction that counts.A study by a research group says babies do not benefit in the long term from just ...

28 April 2007

Wi-fi laptop Radiation Safety Fear for children

Computers with wireless internet should not be placed on children's laps, reports the head of the government's committee on mobile phone safety research.Professor Lawrie Challis told the Daily Telegraph children ...

28 April 2007

Toys and books have no long term effects on babies

Educational toys don’t help babies long term development according to a new report.Research showed that books and toys an effect on children 12 months after they use. The Institute ...

28 April 2007

Friendships

Between the ages of about five and nine, friendships usually form.Your child may be happy with just one friend,or maybe more then one friend.Alternatively, he may seem perfectly content on ...
28 April 2007

Expert warns that laptops could be unsafe

Wireless laptops shouldn’t be placed on Children’s laps according to a government health expert.Wireless networks should be monitored until research into the potential health risks has been carried out, according ...

28 April 2007

NSPCC urges retailers to work with us and go smack-free

The NSPCC today called for shops to work with them to do more to support parents shopping in their stores. From going smack-free through to stocking leaflets offering parenting advice ...

28 April 2007

Are all chavs crimminals?

Drugs, drink, knives and hoodies. Just four worrying things that we associate with the youth of today, but in reality, are we guilty of tarring them with the same ...

28 April 2007

Are your children safe on MySpace?

Have your children started disappearing recently? Spending hours glaring at screens that are littered with warped words and gangster grammar? Well don’t worry, it’s just the latest craze that millions ...

27 April 2007

Parents Should Be Prosecuted For Allowing Children To Drink At Home

Parents who give alcohol to children aged under 15 should be prosecuted, says a leading Alcohol group in an Alcohol Concern report on the government's Alcohol Harm Reduction Strategy.The study ...

27 April 2007

Parenting Goes Online

Forget parent and teacher evenings or even mothers' coffee mornings. Parents are going online for help with bringing up their children, according to new figures out today. 64% of mums ...

26 April 2007

Unisex toilets to beat the bullies

Government guidelines have recommended Unisex lavatories - with blurred glass walls to help in the battle against school bullies.The recommendations for new secondary schools also include putting toilet blocks close ...

25 April 2007

Child psychologist Richard Woolfson’s 10 Top tips on watching TV with your baby

Plan your infant’s viewing schedule.As a parent we advise that you use your own judgment in guiding how much television your baby or child should watch. The television can offer ...

25 April 2007

Stillbirth Numbers Still Too High

Just over one in 200 pregnancies ends in a stillbirth, with a third occuring at the end of pregnancy a figure which has remained unchanged since the early 1990s, research ...

25 April 2007

The Danger Of Parenting

Parents are crucial in children's attainment, research showsChildren in England are growing up in a "terrifying" world of pressures and dangers, says a parenting expert Mary Crowley of Parenting UK.Her ...

25 April 2007

NYA lauches a foundation for African youths

Emerging Artist Nya Jade Launches the NYA Foundations To Support The Welfare of African Youth Orphaned By AIDS/HIVSan Francisco, CA (April 23, 2007) – San Francisco-based music phenom Nya Jade ...