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Christmas wish list
19 December 2012

Parenting News: ‘No Public Tantrums’ Takes Top Spot on Parents' Christmas Wish List
A new study by MyVoucherCodes has taken a closer look into what parents would put on their Christmas list if they could ask their children for anything this festive season. The ...

Family Christmas dinner
18 December 2012

Parenting News: Mums Clock 29 Hours Preparing for Christmas
Mums nationwide spend 29 hours and 29 minutes preparing for Christmas (on top of their day to day routine) in the run up to the festive day, according to new ...

Crawford with the cards
17 December 2012

Parenting News: Young Schoolboy Praised for Creative Invention for Improving Literacy Skills
A 15-year-old has been praised by teachers and parents across four continents for his creation of cards which help develop young people's writing skills. Bestselling authors have poured praise on schoolboy ...

Motherhood feat. Fiat 500L
16 December 2012

Parenting News: Mum rap Video used to Launch new Fiat 500L
The Motherhood feat. Fiat 500L is the name of the artists and everyday life as a mother is depicted through this incredibly creative, funny and honest rap. In preparation for next ...

samsung
15 December 2012

Parenting News: Two Thirds of Kids' New Mobile Phones Will Go Uninsured This Christmas
More than a quarter of parents will buy their children mobile phones this Christmas, but more than two thirds of them will not be insuring them.Research by the UK’s leading ...

Duped: Parents need to keep safe online this Christmas
14 December 2012

Parenting News: One in 10 Parents being Conned online
New research carried out by VoucherCodesPro.co.uk has shown that 11 per cent of British parents has fallen victim to spam emails during the run up to Christmas. Out of 1642 people ...

Family playing video games
14 December 2012

Parenting News: Video Games top Christmas Most Wanted list for Children

Research reveals more families will play games together this Christmas than attend carol services or nativity plays, but Christmas pester power may result in inappropriate games being purchased. Christmas is upon ...

Rugby Stars Launch Tackling Numbers Campaign
14 December 2012

Parenting News: Rugby Stars Launch Tackling Numbers Campaign (VIDEO)
Hard on the heels of the recent government announcement that calculators will be banned in primary school exams and severely restricted in lessons, a host of rugby stars have helped ...

Prince Harry
13 December 2012

Parenting News: Prince Harry Crowned World’s Coolest Uncle
The Duchess of Cambridge hasn’t even given birth yet, but, with months to go, brother-in-law Harry has been crowned the world’s coolest uncle. With all the talk about William and Kate ...

Child abduction cases are on the rise
13 December 2012

Parenting News: Foreign Office Reports rise in Parental Child Abduction Cases
Cases of parental child abduction have risen by 88 per cent in just under a decade, according to new figures published by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO). Despite parental child ...

Phillip Schofield
13 December 2012

Parenting News: Celebrity Sung ‘Tommy’s Tape’ Available to Download for first time in 20 Years
Popular collection of nursery rhymes, songs and poems performed by celebrity supporters of baby charity Tommy’s is now available as a digital download for the first time.  Produced by legendary record ...

Mums feel trapped by daily routines
12 December 2012

Parenting News: Millions of Mums feel Trapped in Groundhog Day
Millions of mums feel trapped in Groundhog Day, amid the never-changing routine of looking after the kids and keeping on top of the housework, research has revealed. Experts who studied ...

Many hours are spent on the Christmas dinner prep to get it perfect
11 December 2012

Parenting News: The Average mum will have Spent 51 Hours Preparing for Christmas Day
The average mum will have spent a staggering 51 hours preparing for Christmas by the time the big day arrives, including over four hours cleaning the house and 13 hours ...

Downton Abbey
11 December 2012

Parenting News: Royal Family, Downton Abbey and 50 Shades of Grey Inspire UK baby Names
Elizabeth, Mary, Thomas and George – just some of the most popular baby names chosen by UK parents this year – according to new research from pregnancy and parenting website ...

Are you making handmade presents this year?
10 December 2012

Parenting News: Move Over Santa’s Elves - We’re Making The Presents Ourselves This Christmas
At least one in five presents given this Christmas will be handmade, according to research released today by creative self-publishing platform Blurb. The survey found that 38 per cent of respondents ...

What kids really want for Christmas is money
10 December 2012

Parenting News: Money is the Christmas Gift that Children Really Want
Eight to 16-year-olds are twice as likely as parents to prefer money rather than a gift item this Christmas, according to new research from PKTMNY, pocket money for the digital age. PKTMNY ...

The Toyshop will aim to raise £15k
9 December 2012

Parenting News: Barclaycard Opens Cashless "The Toyshop" Supporting Great Ormond Street Hospital
The cashless store is stocking everything from pinball machines and Etch A Sketches to Running Hamsters and Magic Trees. For every item bought by Christmas shoppers, 100% of profits go towards raising ...

Parenting on Female First
8 December 2012

Toddlers eating habits cost UK parents £14.5m a year
It seems that kids don't just say the funniest things, they eat them too, as a new survey revelas that the nation’s toddlers regularly have mouths full of mum’s jewellery and ...

How many toys do your children have?
7 December 2012

Parenting News: Children’s Bedrooms House £1,200 Worth of Toys
Though many families are feeling the pinch, new research has revealed that the average 3-10-year-old’s bedroom is filled with a whopping £1,200 worth of toys - almost five times the ...

Youngsters Still have a lot to Learn About road Safety
7 December 2012

Parenting News: Youngsters Still have a lot to Learn About Road Safety
Across the last two years, tyre manufacturer Goodyear has identified young drivers in the UK to have a lack of knowledge on The Highway Code and road safety practices but ...

sprinkling some magic this Christmas
6 December 2012

Parenting News: Disney Looking to Give Great Ormand Street a Fairy Tale Christmas

From today until Christmas, Disney will donate £1 to Great Ormand Street Hospital Children's Charity for every purchase of their new app, Disney Fairies: Lost and Found. The app has been ...

Prince William and Kate Middleton
6 December 2012

Parenting News: Nanny Advert Causes a Right Royal Stir
The advert was posted yesterday by a user registered as Kate C. - an alias the Duchess of Cambridge is said to use - it reads: Soon-to-be first-time parents searching for ...

It's Christmas presents galore this year.
6 December 2012

Parenting News: British parents set to spend £1.4billion this Christmas
This year, Britain will spend £1.4billion on chidren's presents for Christmas, according to recent government statistics. The study, by YouGov, found that the average spend on each child will be £104 ...

Parenting on Female First
5 December 2012

New Royal baby crowned world's most influential tot
The nation is celebrating as the beautiful royal couple, Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge, announced they are expecting their first child together, earlier this week.  And the whole world ...