Parenting News

9 April 2009

Childcare

If you go back to work and hand over your child to someone else to care for, your emotions may run riot. It's important to establish a routine for you ...
8 April 2009

Research Reveals Women Are Risking Pregnancy Despite Not Wanting To Get Pregnant

Six in ten women in Great Britain who have contraception mishaps take no steps to avoid an unplanned pregnancy, despite a proportion of these women believing getting pregnant would impact ...
7 April 2009

Men Are Worst For Giving Their Kids Sweets

When it comes to asking parents for sweets, children are more likely to go to their dads as they give into them more than women do, research shows.According to the ...

3 April 2009

Top Tips For Families Struggling With The Credit Crunch

Families across the UK are currently under huge financial pressure, with the continuing economic downturn forcing parents to find even more ways to cut down their monthly outgoings.The NSPCC is ...

31 March 2009

Mums Deserting The Surgery For The Internet

Following news that hospital waiting times are set to soar due to European laws limiting doctors’ working hours, research by Virgin Media has found that British mums are turning into ...
27 March 2009

Robinsons Launches Natural Squash

Robinsons have launched their first squash, which is made entirely from naturally sourced ingredients.It comes at a time when a growing consumer trend has revealed 48% of shoppers cite natural ...

27 March 2009

Family Car Trips Tips

With Easter only a few weeks away, no doubt you'll be packing up for a day out with your family, but how can you keep your kids distracted with the ...

24 March 2009

Parents Letting Online Safety Standards Slip

New research suggests that parents need to keep a closer watch on their children’s online activity.According to the findings by privacy specialist Pollab, two thirds (62%) of the 1,020 parents questioned ...
20 March 2009

Top Five Tips To Encourage Your Child's Creativity

Roz Streeten, the creator of Rosie Flo offers her top five tips to encourage your child's creativity, through cheap creative games, body language and praise.   1. Sit down and devote your ...

20 March 2009

Angelina Jolie Is 'Yummiest Mummy'

Angelina Jolie is the hottest mum in showbiz, according to a new online poll.The mother-of-six topped a survey carried out by MSN.co.uk to find Hollywood's sexiest parent, landing 29 per ...
20 March 2009

Mel C's Baby Shock

Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm was shocked when she gave birth to baby daughter Scarlett last month - because she had premonitions the tot would be a boy.Despite yearning to find ...
19 March 2009

Parents always on the phone to kids

As mobile technology has evolved, it seems that parents love keeping tabs on their children with a third of them calling their offspring at least once a day. Rather than tiring of ...

16 March 2009

What Means The Most On Mother’S Day?

UK children seem to be missing the point when it comes to Mother’s Day, with many failing to find the way to their mums’ heart, according to a survey by ...

16 March 2009

The English Gepetto’s Guide To Making A Pinocchio

An English toymaker has been handpicked by Disney to share his skill with the world, for the 70th anniversary DVD release of Pinocchio.Cyril Hobbins has been billed as the modern day ...

13 March 2009

Talking to your child about alcohol

You may think it’s early to discuss alcohol, but with underage drinking on the rise, find out how best to tackle the subject.It’s never been so important to prepare your ...
10 March 2009

Celebrities Design T-Shirts For Baby Charity

A host of famous faces have designed their own fashion T-shirts as part of Tommy’s Mother’s Day campaign.Kirsty Gallacher, Natasha Hamilton, Donna Air and Sarah Beeney have all got creative for ...

4 March 2009

Anna Richardson Tackles Youngsters Use Of Porn

Britain is in a state of sexual meltdown and the most at risk are teenagers. STIs are increasing at an epidemic rate; 21 teenagers get pregnant every day but most ...

27 February 2009

Children-Saftey With Dogs

Children and dogs can be a difficult mix. In 2006/07, over 900 children aged nine or under were admitted to hospital in England after injuries caused by dogs.As well as ...

27 February 2009

Children- Road Saftey

Every year, about 5,000 children under the age of 16 die or are seriously injured on the UK's roads, and as they get older and become more independent the risk ...

26 February 2009

Imagine All The (Little) People

Just under half of young children (43 per cent) play make-believe every single day and one in five have an imaginary friend according to The Charlie and Lola Imagination Study, ...

25 February 2009

Hugh Jackman's Adoption Decision A 'No Brainer'

Hugh Jackman's decision to adopt children of mixed race with his actress wife Deborra-Lee Furness was a "no brainer" - after he discovered fewer families were willing to take care ...
25 February 2009

Portia de Rossi Denies IVF Reports

Actress Portia de Rossi has denied reports she is planning to undergo fertility treatment in order to start a family with partner Ellen DeGeneres.The couple, who wed last year, were ...
25 February 2009

Zoe Salmon Launches Renewable Energy Campaign For Kids

Dancing on Ice star Zoe Salmon has launched a project in conjunction with npower, to get 4-7 year olds get out in the garden and learn about the potential of ...

20 February 2009

Lego Pharaoh Floats Down The River Thames

A 16ft Pharaoh en route to Legoland Windsor made its way along the River Thames on the final leg of a 1,395 mile journey from the Europe to the theme ...