Parenting

18 June 2013

Parenting News: Most Dads Admit to Using Google to Help Kids with Homework

What do you do when you can’t answer that maths question on your homework? Or when you can’t change your light bulb? You call dad. In fact, 67 per cent of ...
18 June 2013

PODCAST: How Children’s Toys Have Changed

When you think back to your childhood, how are the toys different from the ones you buy your kids today? Dr Miriam Stoppard lets us know what’s changed and how ...
15 June 2013

Exclusive Linda Papadopoulos Interview

Dr Linda Papadopoulos is the ambassador for the new Make Time 2 Play campaign, which aims to get children more active by playing outdoors, safely. We caught up with Linda to ...
14 June 2013

Parenting news: Dad’s want to try more new things with the family

British dads are stuck in a rut with little to no excitement in their lives. Luckily, 85 per cent want to change that and try new experiences with their family. Incredibly, ...
14 June 2013

Parenting advice: Top 12 sleeping Tips for new mums

Being a new mum is difficult enough as it is but when you’re not getting much sleep, it makes everything 10 times harder. Making sure you get enough sleep is essential ...
13 June 2013

Half of UK mums-to-be work until last weeks of pregnancy

Kate Middleton begins her maternity leave today, one month before her due date on the 13th July, and it seems that UK mums are following her late maternity leave trend. Fifty ...
13 June 2013

David Walliams Voted Most Loved Celeb Dad

It’s usually the celebrity mums that get all the focus around the birth of their baby but David Walliams is stealing the spotlight after being crowned the most loved celebrity ...
12 June 2013

Parenting News: Parents Struggling to Pass on Confidence to Children

Teaching children to be confident is one of the most important lessons you could teach them but it seems that today’s parents are struggling to pass on confidence. Over a third ...
12 June 2013

Over half of UK dads avoid singing nursery rhymes to their kids

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Jack and Jill, and This Little Piggy bring back floods of memories for the adults of today, but the next generation might not have such fond ...
11 June 2013

Muddle Your Way Through Fatherhood by Paul Merrill

What can you tell us about Muddle Your Way Through Fatherhood?   It's the antidote to the regular parenting books that give you lots of worth guff about all the serious ...

11 June 2013

Parenting advice: Top tips for beating nappy rash

Nappy rash is uncomfortable and unpleasant for your little ones and can be difficult to budge at times. We’ve got some tips from expert midwife Nikki Khan on how to beat ...
11 June 2013

Parenting News: Modern Family Communicates Through Calling, Texting and Social Networking

Instead of face-to-to face conversation, many families now communicate through texting, calling, emails, texting, and social networking sites such as Facebook and Twitter. In fact, the modern family keeps in touch ...
10 June 2013

Baby showers are costing Brits over £500 a year

Kate Middleton will be the first Royal to host a baby shower to welcome the Royal baby in a matter of weeks. It seems that she is buckling to the typically ...
10 June 2013

Parenting Advice: Sleeping tips for teens dealing with exam stress

Teens can be a nightmare at the best of times but when they are under exam stress it can be almost impossible to keep them within their routine. Getting them to ...
9 June 2013

Parenting News: Average Parent Takes 3 gadgets on Holiday to ‘Babysit’ Kids

You’ve been dreaming about your holiday for too long now. You keep getting yourself excited for a well-deserved relaxing break. You can’t wait to enjoy the sun and put all ...
8 June 2013

Parenting Advice: The myths and facts about chickenpox

Chickenpox are a common occurrence for parents to have to deal with but with plenty of myths flying round, it can be hard to know the truth about them. Dr Sarah ...
7 June 2013

Top tips for first time mums

Being a mother is one of the most important roles in a woman’s lifetime and it is important to get right. We want to be seen as a good mother ...
7 June 2013

Parenting Advice: Tips for entertaining the kids on a budget

When the kids are breaking up for summer, mums all over the country start to fret about how hard their bank balance is going to get hit. Trying to keep the ...
6 June 2013

Parenting News: Working Mums Would Take a Pay Cut for More Balanced Life

Being a mother is said to be a job in itself so when tough financial times mean that a mother has to take on full-time work too, it can often ...
6 June 2013

Parenting Advice: 5 ways to get your kids active this summer

With technology becoming more and more central to our lives it can sometime be difficult to pull your kids away from the TV screen. Keeping your kids active is vital to ...
5 June 2013

Parents can’t switch off from work on holiday

Family holidays are designed so that you can get away from all of lives stresses and focus on family time. Unfortunately, for two thirds of parents it is also used to ...
5 June 2013

Parenting News: Working Mums Feel Employers Should Give More Flexibility

When many women return to work after childbirth they often find that they can no longer work in the position that they had before they went on maternity leave. Instead, they ...
4 June 2013

VIDEO: Prince William Supports Bid to Get More Children Learning to Swim

Take a look at this video of Prince William highlighting why it is so important to learn how to swim and why he is backing the bid to get more ...
4 June 2013

Parenting News: Majority of British Women Feel Pressured to Become a Yummy Mummy

Child birth changes a woman’s body significantly but with all these celebrity mums snapping right back into shape after the birth, it is putting immense pressure on the normal women ...