Parenting News

25 May 2012

A quarter of parents never read bedtime stories to their babies

Sleep and development of your children could be affected because they are not read to before bed.  A recent survey has indicated that a quarter of parents do not read to ...
24 May 2012

Government urged to prioritise the sport that saves lives

The government has been urged to prioritise the sport that saves lives after shocking new statistics show a third of children cannot swim the required 25 metres by the time ...
24 May 2012

Link between computer games and nightmares

Pre-schoolers could be more likely to experience nightmares after playing videogames before bed, a recent survey has revealed. Bed specialist Time 4 Sleep found that children under six who frequently use ...
23 May 2012

Pressure to be the perfect parent is leading to depression

Pressure to be the perfect parent has left six out of ten parents feeling low and depressed, according to new research.  A surprising one and ten parents experience these feelings on ...
19 May 2012

Campaign launched to raise awareness of condition affecting one child in every classroom

One child in every classroom is affected by a specific language impairment, a little recognised condition that affects all aspects of life, prompting a group of leading academics to come ...
18 May 2012

British Children Are The "Car Seat Kids"

Parents are risking the health and well being of their kids by relying on the car rather than taking to their feet.. Department of Transport, National Travel Survey research shows that ...
17 May 2012

The Kardashian effect - Mason second most popular boys name

Kourtney Kardashian may not only be influencing women with her style choices, but her taste in baby names is also been coveted and copied. While Jacob has been found to be ...
16 May 2012

Top 10 parent & baby activities this summer

On the look out for fun activities to do with your baby or young children this summer? (1)           Visit the park It’s important for parents and babies to get regular fresh ...
15 May 2012

Tips for cooking with children

As well as being lots of fun; cooking with your little ones also teaches them invaluable life skills – from adding up to understanding where the food in their tummies ...
14 May 2012

Urgent call for foster parents

There is an urgent need for more foster carers for teenagers across the UK, new research from the Fostering Network has found. The survey, published at the start of Foster Care ...
9 May 2012

More friends for children means more activity

Children with more friends at school are said to be more physically active, according to a new study. For each additional friend a child has, they spend an extra 10 minutes ...
7 May 2012

Children missing out on schooling because of undiagnosed problems

Far greater numbers of children are missing out on schooling because they are suffering from undiagnosed chronic fatigue syndrome according to research published in the medical journal BMJ Open. The research ...
4 May 2012

British children start the day not sufficiently hydrated

Children are arriving at school not sufficiently hydrated, according to new research.  The results of the first ever study investigation hydration status of children in the UK has been publised and ...
30 April 2012

Bullied children are more likely to self harm

Children bullied throughout their early years are more likely to self harm later in life, according to a new study. The research suggests that half of 12-year-olds who harm themselves were ...
24 April 2012

How to keep kids safe online

As a parent, are you worried about what your child gets up to on the internet? Are you concerned about the amount of disruptions the internet causes whilst your child ...
23 April 2012

UK couples are unprepared for infertility

Most people growing up assume that, if and when they want children, they will be able to have them. But this is obviously not always the case. They don’t expect to ...
20 April 2012

Feed the family for under a fiver

Stretch your imagination…not your budget Treating the family to a tasty meal can be tricky with a small budget, but the people at Philadelphia, the UK’s number cream cheese, have created ...
20 April 2012

Encouraging children to play with their food

Recent reports have shown that worldwide childhood obesity is on the rise with more than 22 million children under the age of five being classified as overweight. This highlights the ...
19 April 2012

Cheryl Cole and Kate Middleton are pipped to the post by mum for a postive role model

Young girls aren't looking to celebrities like Cheryl Cole and Kate Middleton as their role models, but are looking a little closer to home. According to research commissioned by Dove, they're ...
13 April 2012

Tips for getting a good night's sleep as a parent

Babies have a polyphasic sleep pattern - this means they have several sleep phases in a 24 hr period as opposed to a monophasic sleep pattern that adults have (one ...
12 April 2012

The biggest threat to a young child's health

TV-watching at weekends and consuming too many unhealthy snacks and soft drinks are making pre-school children pile on the pounds, according to research conducted by scientists in ten European countries. Obesity ...
6 April 2012

Schools should be fined if children leave with bad literacy skills, says report

Schools in England should be fined if pupils leave schools with poor literacy skills according to an independent report into the cause of last year’s riots. The final report argues that ...
3 April 2012

Secondhand smoke - the silent killer

Smoking kills, we are well aware of it, yet we continue to do it.  But are you aware of the impact it's having on your children? 98 per cent of children wish ...
30 March 2012

Parents in dark as millions of children admit to having seen 18 rated films

With the Easter holidays on the horizon, parents are beginning to consider how best to entertain their children over the holidays  and in the current economic climate, many will be ...