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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Easter breaks are starting, so it's time to look for fun things to do with the kids, which don't cost the earth.
Save.co.uk has helped to compile some tips on how ...
