Parenting

21 April 2007

How you can take part in Save a Baby Month

Win prizes worth over £1,000, including a Maclaren Quest stroller, grobag® products and Babies “R” Us bedding. Go to www.fsid.org.uk from 1-31 May to enter the Save a Baby Month ...

20 April 2007

Sensitive skin is top parental concern

Research commissioned by Comfort Pure reveals that 89% of parents are concerned about their baby’s sensitive skin, but 67% don’t know why baby’s skin is so vulnerable.And it’s not just ...

20 April 2007

Bank Of Mum And Dad Is Becoming More Like A Real Bak And Less Like A Charity

· Number of parents expecting kids to pay money back has doubled over ten years· Number of parents giving away money to kids has fallen from 38% to 32% in ...

18 April 2007

Magical Night At The Museum Podcast Comes To Life For Schools

BBC children’s television presenter Michaela Strachan this week launched a magical natural history podcast for schools to give children a special behind-the-scenes look at London’s most famous museum, the Natural ...
12 April 2007

Teens Search Through Lads Mags for Sex Ed

Youngsters are now buying "sexist" lad magazines to learn about sex, OFSTED has apparently cautioned.The Government watchdog disclosed yesterday that parental figures and educational establishments are not teaching children about ...

11 April 2007

Single Parent Families on the Rise?

Almost a quarter of kids in the UK currently reside in single parent families, states a study unveiled today.The number, 24 per cent, is treble that documented in 1972, and ...

6 April 2007

Scotland Set To Experience A Wee Baby Bonanza

UK cities identified for imminent baby boomResidents in Aberdeen and Glasgow may have noticed their neighbours stocking up on buggies, baby grows and bibs over the past nine months, as ...

6 April 2007

Make the most of all the family time you have

Make the most of all the family time you haveIf there is two working parents in your household, it's important to make time to spend with your children.As your children ...

6 April 2007

Outside Activities

There are lots of fun things to do outside with your children.Collect Things in a basket when you go for a walk in the park ect.Do the same with shells, ...

6 April 2007

The Easter Bunny?

Shocking new research out today from games company Hasbro has revealed that the average child will consume a staggering 3084 calories* in chocolate this Easter – one-and-a-half times the recommended ...

3 April 2007

UK's first holistic birthing centre opened by independent midwives

THE UK's first ever 'Holistic Birthing Centre' is opening in April.The centre is being opened by a team of independent midwives, who have opted out of the NHS system.It's been ...

3 April 2007

Top Mobile Phone Theft Hotspots Revealed....

Glasgow is the worst place to be if you want to hang on to your mobile, according to new research out today. Belfast and Liverpool come a close second and ...

31 March 2007

Better off all round; lone parents reveal lifestyle benefits of being in work

An online survey among more than 1,000 lone parents in the UK has shown that over three-quarters (77%) of respondents who have gone back to work say that working has ...

31 March 2007

Help Comfort Pure capture your favourite baby clothes moments

Comfort Pure fabric conditioner is calling on mums around the country to share their most cherished baby clothes moments.Most parents have one or two favourite items of clothing because soft ...

29 March 2007

Pupils Putting on Body Armour for School

Kids are apparently being told to go to school wearing body armour by their mums and dads who are concerned about increasing violence on the streets.A company, this year, has ...

28 March 2007

Popularity Of Gap Year Continues To Rise

New research1 from Year Out Group, the association of leading UK-registered year out organisations, shows that gap year placements have never been more popular with almost 39,000 structured placements being ...

28 March 2007

Getting them off the sofa and into a kayak – how an active holiday can help in the childhood ob

Nina Hasinski of Redpoint Holidays explains how taking a holiday can be good for all the family and contribute to the fight to reduce childhood obesity.Childhood obesity has been consistently ...

24 March 2007

Parents Arguing Effects Children

Parents arguing may lead to children having academic problems Children who blame themselves for their parents' relationship difficulties are more likely to have academic problems, Cardiff University research has found.Psychologists ...

21 March 2007

New research says it's time to rethink the pregnant pause before eating peanuts

New scientific research has found that most women who follow general medical precautionary advice and avoid peanuts when pregnant may be doing so unnecessarily as the advice does not apply ...

17 March 2007

Mum still knows best 60 years on we’re sticking to the same golden rules!

Marguerite Patten, OBE, who has been advising mums about feeding their kids since the Second World War, when she was a Senior Advisor at the Ministry of Food, says it’s ...

17 March 2007

Maintaining your child's confidence

It's still vitally important for you to keep working at building your child's confidence throughout these years, especially as school life and friends may give it a sideways knock. Some ...

16 March 2007

Exams too Easy?

GCSEs and A Levels in English, psychology and music have become too easy in the last few years, the Government's exams watchdog stated yesterday.Questions which could be predicted, simple coursework ...

16 March 2007

Mother Care: may The Source be with Mums of children with arthritis

It’s devastating to discover that your child has arthritis, a disease which you thought only old people could get. But some 12,500 children in the UK live with the juvenile ...

15 March 2007

BBC Suspend Kids Online Teaching Service!

The Beeb is to stop its £150million online teaching service which 170,000 kids make use of.BBC Jam for five to 16 year olds will finish on 20 March.The Mirror newspaper ...