Parenting News

17 February 2012

Concerned parents keep bedwetting quiet

Bedwetting is still a taboo issue for worried UK parents, a report has found. Half of parents have never talked to other mums and dads about their child wetting the bed, ...
16 February 2012

Children cost us an extra £15billion a year shopping with them

Taking the children shopping with you may seem harmless and an easy way to keep them entertained for a while, but how much is it really costing you? Well, apparently it ...
15 February 2012

Family-friendly airports

Taking the family on holiday can sometimes be a little more hardwork than we could possibly think of.  It's the excitement that builds up in the months leading to the trip ...
8 February 2012

Dynamo to beat bullying

Celebrity magician Dynamo is hoping to introduce a new trick - beat bullying.  He first used magic as a way to deal with his own experience of bullying and now he ...
31 January 2012

School children suffering from undiagnosed ME

New research estimates that one in every 100 secondary school children suffer from undiagnosed myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) which results in significantly increased educational absenteeism. The study published in BMJ Open estimates ...
26 January 2012

How to de-complicate your family life

There are lots of complicated things in this world like combating global warming or solving the Eurozone financial crisis. But is anything as complicated as organising and running a family? From ...
25 January 2012

Maximise your health & wellbeing when trying for a baby

No-one likes to wait, especially when it’s for such a life-changing answer. Fertility expert, Zita West, says, “the 2-week wait, the time between ovulation and the time to test, is a ...
20 January 2012

Pregnancy survival guide

During pregnancy, it’s more important than ever to ensure you’re looking after your health, here are some easy to follow tips for January resolutions, to make sure you get your ...
19 January 2012

Are pregnant celebs putting pressure on women?

It's almost sickening when, just a few weeks after giving birth, a woman can fit back into her pre-pregnancy skinnies - but when it's a celebrity flaunting their flat stomach ...
19 January 2012

The Secret Life of Children

We all like to think our children are little angels who can do no wrong, but a new study shows many parents might be fooling themselves into a false sense ...
17 January 2012

Fresh Air Fun(d)

The organisation is called The Fresh Air Fund. It was set up in 1877 when a minister of a small rural parish in Pennsylvania asked members of his community to ...
17 January 2012

5 tips for a stress free school morning

There's nothing worse than beginning the day with complete chaos. A child who can't find their sock, another child who hasn't got a clean p.e kit and you who ends ...
16 January 2012

New guidelines aim for better food for pre-school children

The guidelines, published today by School Food Trust, will give extra support to parents and childcare providers, who, up to now, haven't had a strict set of instructions to follow. School ...
13 January 2012

Top tips on how to get your child reading more

For some parents, a seemingly simple task like reading your children bedtime stories can send them into a nervous panic. But, it’s never too soon or too late to get your ...
12 January 2012

Make this exam season as stress-free as possible

With the January exam season underway, how can you support your child and ensure they achieve their best results? Here are some tips to help make it a little less stressful. Help ...
12 January 2012

Breastfed babies may cry more, but breast is still thought to be best

New research has found that breastfed babies cry more and may be harder to settle, but experts are keen to get the message across that breastfeeding is still best. The Medical ...
12 January 2012

Milk matters

Research conducted by Onepoll, on behalf of SMA nutrition, found that over a third of mums weren't confident about making the transistion from breast milk or first infant milk to ...
12 January 2012

Toddler potty list

Never mind the Bucket List, here’s the Potty List – a tongue in cheek guide to 36 things toddlers should have crayoned off a must-do list....by the time they are ...
11 January 2012

Children suffering as recession forces parents to take extra work

The recession has forced almost three quarters of British parents to take on extra work to make ends meet and as a result it's putting pressure on home life and ...
11 January 2012

Honey, we are killing the children

With obesity levels in children at all time high in the UK, what has gone wrong ? Some school dinners? too much home work? too much stress to do well ...
10 January 2012

What to do if your child is choking

Last year 15,000 under-five’s were admitted to A&E because of choking. Would you know what to do if you were involved in a situation with a choking baby or toddler? Tesco ...
10 January 2012

A quarter of children under 10 worry about being overweight

A recent survey has discovered that a quarter of young children under 10 feel overweight. This data was released in light of a new programme aired on ITV last week titled ...
10 January 2012

What's in a name?

When Beyoncé first announced that she and Jay-Z were expecting a child, in spectacular fashion at the 2011 Video Music Awards, the one question on everyone's lips was most definitely 'what ...
6 January 2012

Keri Russell A New Mum

Actress Keri Russell is a new mum - her second child was born on 27 December (11). The Felicity actress, 35, and her husband Shane Deary welcomed daughter Willa Lou into ...