Parenting News

21 February 2007

Shrinks State Toys are Too Raunchy

Young children as young as four years old are being affected mentally by the "sexualisation of toys", medical experts have cautioned.Psychiatrists are worried that girls could finish up with eating ...

15 February 2007

Strictly Cinderella

TV ballroom star teaches pupils how to danceStrictly Come Dancing star Louise Lytton returns to her old school, along with her dancing partner Vincent Simone, to add a bit of ...

12 February 2007

National Honey Week is Here!

Healthier foods are still on the back burner where children are concerned. While 80% of kids have tried crisps, chips, and burgers, natural alternatives like aubergines, hummus and prunes have ...

10 February 2007

Parents are urged to talk to there children

The charity, I Can, urges parents to talk more to their ChildrenParents spend so much time at work, watching television or doing household chores that they do not make time ...

10 February 2007

Get the buzz on honey

Join our experts for everything you want to know about honey, including some mouth-watering recipesHealthier foods are still on the back burner where children are concerned. While 80% of kids ...

8 February 2007

No Mother's Day Cards at Primary!

A primary school has stopped kids from creating Mother's Day cards, because they might upset others in their class who don't have a mum.It's head teacher Helen Starkey who has ...

8 February 2007

Government to Get Lone Parents Back to Work?

A one parent families "list of shame" has been revealed to encourage single mothers to get off benefits and into employment.Work and Pensions Secretary John Hutton has informed MPs in ...

4 February 2007

Inside Tori's Baby Shower

Tori Spelling’s baby shower turned into a paparazzi frenzy. As I write this, Spelling is holding court at her baby shower at Elixir, a funky tea and tonic café and ...
1 February 2007

The Branson Stem-cell bank

Sir Richard Branson is to launch a company which will let families bank and store stem cells from their child's umbilical cord.Some believe the cells may be used in the ...

19 January 2007

Schools and gyms partner to get teenage girls active

go has been developed by the Fitness Industry Association (FIA) to address the following issues:In England, 33 per cent of women are overweight and an additional 23 per cent are ...

17 January 2007

Cooking up a Storm

Mums spending years slaving away at the stove.Mums will spend almost three years of their lives, which equates to 17 days of each year cooking and preparing meals for herself ...