Surviving school holidaysIt's important for children to have some time when they're not being given structured activities, to encourage their own developing interests and to use their imagination. But it's ...
Efforts to increase awareness about nutrition in schools appear to be paying off with new research revealing a healthy twist to pester power, as 49% of parents say that their ...
This week, nine year old Brendan Harper, from Suffolk was named as the grand prize winner of the Velvet Young Nature Photographer of the Year Competition, in Association with WWF. ...
Publication date: September 21stCome on dadFor years, Haynes has tackled difficult jobs and made them straightforward. Around the world, people armed with a Haynes manual have swapped engines, whipped out ...
Dyscalculia is a little-known condition which affects the ability of children to acquire arithmetical skills. Children with the condition may have difficulty understanding simple number concepts, lack an intuitive grasp ...
Seven steps to financial family planning
Find a working solution. If you're on maternity leave, you don't have to say for certain that you'll be going back to your job. ...
The average child spends over 3½ hours a day watching TV but less than 3½
hours a week exercising according to research out today. The findings show
that activities taken outside ...
The hugely popular, BAFTA-award winning Buzz! is back – Following the phenomenal success of trial research in the classroom. PlayStation® is at the forefront of social gaming and Buzz! The ...
It's normal for brothers and sisters to get along some of the time and to fall out the rest. Sibling relationships are the testing ground where children try out different ...
Crying and whining
If there's one thing parents find hard to handle, it's whingeing behaviour. Find out why your toddler may act this way and tactics to help you keep your ...
Report reveals that parents use avoidance tactics to get them out of physical activity with their kids.Almost one in six (15%) of parents have pulled a sickie to avoid the ...
It's easy for your children to take up your every waking minute. But unless you look after yourself, you can exhaust all your reserves of energy and enthusiasm. Make time ...
An apple a day just got even better! Pink Lady® apples has joined forces with Great Ormond Street Hospital Children’s Charity to help support its Kiss It Better ...
Singer and model Sophie Ellis-Bextor is the face of Britain’s biggest campaign to collect the nation’s Hundreds and Thousands of Childhood Memories. Devised by The Children’s Society, the campaign will ...
The number of mothers who believe their baby is allergic to some foods is
out of all proportion to the actual number found to be allergic, a new study
has found.In only ...
If there's one thing parents find hard to handle, it's whingeing behaviour. Find out why your toddler may act this way and tactics to help you keep your cool.Occasionally, whingeing ...
Typically, colic starts in the first month, and goes on until your baby is three months or so.It's not known why some babies are affected more than others, or why ...
In response to the Healthcare Commission’s 2007 Maternity Service Review, Dr Andrew McCulloch, Chief Executive of the Mental Health Foundation, said:“Mental distress during and after pregnancy is common, and so ...
Alison Giraud-Saunders, Co-Director at the Foundation for People with Learning Disabilities, today said:“News that 9 in 10 trusts are failing to meet the national requirements for Down’s syndrome screening is ...
University of Manchester researchers are recruiting hundreds of pregnant women in a unique study to find out how important certain fatty acids are in developing their babies’ brains.Omega 3 and ...
Parents, especially those expecting for the first time, are information-hungry. NHS shortages and the increasing strain on midwives often leaves parents worried about taking up too much of their midwife’s ...
According to a new technology survery the only other bigger 'no go' areas for parents to talk about are sex and fashion. However, despite modern technology being a 'no go' ...
In a world filled with Playstations, i-pods and the internet, our younger generations are growing up surrounded by technology and computers.However, this appears to be bad news as more and ...
Ninety two per cent of business-owning mums believe having children improves work skillsBringing up a baby is inspiring thousands of women to set up their own business, as well as ...
