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Parenting on Female First
21 November 2012

GCSE students' reading age lags five years behind exam material
New data released by educational software company Renaissance Learning has revealed that there is a significant gap between the average reading age of students and the chronological reading age required ...

How Teens are Keeping Parents in the Dark
20 November 2012

Parenting News: Digital Disconnect - How Teens are Keeping Parents in the Dark
A European survey commissioned by McAfee has revealed an alarming disconnect between what teens are getting up to online, and what parents are aware of. Many UK teens are accessing inappropriate ...

Happy Youngsters more Likely to grow into Wealthy Adults
20 November 2012

Parenting News: Happy Youngsters more Likely to grow into Wealthy Adults
The first in-depth investigation of whether youthful happiness leads to greater wealth in later life reveals that, even allowing for other influences, happy adolescents are likely to earn more money ...

Millie Mackintosh is urging young girls to speak up about bullying
19 November 2012

Anti-Bullying Week: Millie Mackintosh Urging Girls to Speak up About Bullying
Millie is working with the Anti-Bullying Alliance (ABA), which is hosted by the National Children’s Bureau (NCB). Research from ABA found that almost nine out of 10 girls say they have ...

How are you supporting Anti-Bullying Week?
19 November 2012

Anti-Bullying Week: One in Four kids quit Activities they Enjoy Because of Bullies
Kids' dreams are becoming stifled due to youngsters giving up what they enjoy because they are scared of bullies.  More than 90 per cent of children say they have been bullied, ...

Pocket Money for the Digital age has Arrived
16 November 2012

Parenting News: Pocket Money for the Digital age has Arrived
Yesterday saw the launch of PKTMNY, pocket money for a digital age. With PKTMNY children will take their first steps in managing their own money in a safe and secure ...

Are British kids Suffering from a Creative Crisis?
16 November 2012

Parenting News: Are British kids Suffering from a Creative Crisis?
Nearly half (45 per cent) of British parents say they don’t spend time on creative tasks with their children, reveals new research by parenting website, yano.co.uk. In an era of smart ...

Mother-in-Law's are still Biggest Monster-in-law
16 November 2012

Parenting News: Mother-in-Law's are still the Biggest Monster-in-law
It isn't just likes of Jennifer Lopez having to face a 'Monster-in-law' as research revealed millions of women find themselves in daily battles with their other half’s mum over everything ...

David Cameron
15 November 2012

Parenting News: British kids want to send PM or Simon Cowell on long and Dangerous Space Voyage
The research, which was designed to mark the launch of the new out-of-this-world Novi Stars dolls, questioned 516 children aged eight to 15 on all things alien related. British kids have ...

Letters to Santa are a Christmas tradition
15 November 2012

Parenting News: Christmas Tradition of Writing to Santa at risk of Disappearing
Research launched by Disney Store highlights the disparity between parents’ fond childhood memories of writing a letter to Santa and those they create with their own children, with a third ...

Parenting on Female First
15 November 2012

‘Family Time’ is key to encouraging reading in the home
As winter draws in and the evenings are getting shorter, there is nothing more comforting than curling up and immersing yourself in a good book. Unsurprisingly, a recent survey by ...

Findababysitter.com are Making Childcare even more Affordable
15 November 2012

Parenting News: Findababysitter.com are Making Childcare even more Affordable
Findababysitter.com, the UK’s leading childcare search site with over 170k users, has officially launched its first ‘Refer a Friend’ campaign, whereby existing members can benefit from a £10 cash reward ...

Tamzin Outhwaite
14 November 2012

Parenting News: Tamzin Outhwaite Celebrates the IKEA soft toy Campaign
As part of the annual Soft Toy campaign, for every soft toy and children’s book purchased in stores before 23rd December, the IKEA Foundation donates 1 Euro to UNICEF and ...

Kourtney Kardashian with son Mason and baby daughter Penelope
14 November 2012

Parenting News: Kourtney Kardashian Takes London Stroll with Orbit Baby Buggy
Just in case you need more information on Kourtney Kardashian's buggy of choice – it’s the Orbit Baby’s G2 pushchair, favoured by Hollywood A-listers from Natalie Portman and Jessica Alba ...

A Fairytale Christmas Comes Early for wish child Allanya
14 November 2012

Parenting News: A Fairytale Christmas Comes Early for wish child Allanya
A magical white Christmas came early for one lucky little girl, Allanya Wrench (4), when Angela Griffin made a surprise visit to launch the annual partnership between Fairy & Make-A-Wish. Allanya, ...

Parents say Lower Speed Limits Would help kids Exercise more
13 November 2012

Parenting News: Parents say Lower Speed Limits Would help kids Exercise more
The survey revealed 54 per cent of parents thought their kids would be more physically active if speed limits were lowered, with 49 per cent identifying busy and dangerous roads ...

How much is your Christmas budget?
12 November 2012

Parenting News: Brit Families Facing the Festive Finance bite
The research by Morrisons found that families are making sacrifices this year in order to cope with the additional outlay of spend over the festive break.  Over a third of families ...

Would you try the The Big Tastes Menu?
11 November 2012

Parenting News: World’s First ‘Baby Taste’ Menu Launched in London
Ever wondered what Brussels sprouts taste like to babies? Well now you can find out with the world’s first ‘baby taste’ menu, which was launched in London, marking the biggest ...

Parenting on Female First
10 November 2012

Teens want to connect with family on Facebook and call for better IT education
The survey asked 1,000 13 to 17 year olds, known as the ‘Realtime Generation’, their opinion on the internet, social networking and the state of IT education. More than 70 per ...

Parents in Islington look to Build first Crowd-funded Playground
9 November 2012

Parenting News: Parents in Islington look to Build first Crowd-funded Playground
Crowdfunding is one of the year’s buzzwords, referring to websites that allow people to share the cost of their ideas online just like Wikipedia does with information gathering. Here's an insight ...

Don't let a child go hungry this Christmas and donate today
9 November 2012

Parenting News: UK Children will go Hungry this Christmas, Warns Charity
 Many of the 50,000 children supported by Action for Children’s projects do not know where their next meal is coming from, according to the new research. The charity is concerned that ...

Parenting on Female First
8 November 2012

Modern mums’ greatest stress triggers revealed
The Top 20 also featured being constantly plagued by requests of ‘Can I have this?’ and tantrums mid-aisle when the answer is no means supermarket shopping strikes fear into the ...

The cardboard box could be the perfect Xmas present
8 November 2012

Parenting News: The Perfect Christmas toy Could be a Cardboard box
Parents desperate to get their hands on the top toys for Christmas have been stunned to learn the best plaything for youngsters is the humble cardboard box – the play ...

How do you communicate with your child?
7 November 2012

Parenting News: Virtual Modes of Communication Replace Traditional Phone chat for Families
Research conducted by Asda, amongst parents of students, revealed that only a third of parents now has a weekly phone call with their off-spring, and one in twenty kids never ...