Parenting

9 November 2007

HiPP Research Recognises that new Mums need Cyber Support

HiPP, the successful organic baby food company, has launched a popular new Baby Club for Mums and mothers to-be with unique gifts and features and a fantastic new weaning gift ...

7 November 2007

Help Your Toddler With Their Shapes

Stencils - draw outlines of a circle, square, rectangle and triangle on a piece of card and cut them out. Clip the card on top of a piece of paper ...

3 November 2007

Emotional Health While Pregnant

The biggest UK study so far on depression in pregnancy found the peak time for experiencing such problems was at 32 weeks, when 13.5 per cent of women scored highly ...

3 November 2007

Basic Information On Becoming a step-parent

Getting into a relationship with someone who has children means you've taken on a job lot. But there are no set rules about how involved you become with your partner's ...

2 November 2007

Twin Pregnancy

Twins can be identical (from one fertilised egg that splits) or non-identical (from two separate eggs). Identical twins are the same sex as they have the same genes. Non-identical twins ...

2 November 2007

Looking After Skin And Hair While Pregnant

Effects on your skin may be noticeable from about 20 weeks onwards. The darker your skin, the more likely you are to see changes. If you're very fair or have ...

2 November 2007

Kids Create Recipes For New Child-friendly Snack Bar

Kids have officially had their say about what snacks go into their lunch box this summer as for the first time in the UK a major food company has asked ...

27 October 2007

Nick Jr. Introduces the first ever toddlaerobic workout

Helping pre-schoolers simultaneously develop long term life skills and increase their activityAs every parent knows, a key to a happy future is a healthy one so pre-schooler channel Nick Jr ...

27 October 2007

Help Encourage Your Children To Do Well At School

Teens are under increasing pressure to perform well at school and academic achievement is often a source of anxiety and tension.That's the bad news. The good news is that young ...

27 October 2007

Help your baby to learn

Your baby's brain grows faster in his first two years than at any other time, and all the encouragement you give will help him make the most of this.You'll be ...

26 October 2007

Make this a hands-on Halloween!

The spookiest night of the year is just around the corner and if you’re hesitant to buy another Halloween costume for your child, why not get creative and make them ...
20 October 2007

AD: Excuse Or Misunderstood?

57% of British public believe disorder used to excuse children’s bad behaviour.New research conducted this year shows that over half of the British public believe Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) ...

20 October 2007

Disney's Halloween Festival 2007

This October, the Pumpkin Men and Pink Witches join Stitch, the Disney Villains and all your favourites for an extra-special Halloween spooktacular... to the power of 15! For the 15th Anniversary ...
20 October 2007

How To Make A Butterfly Halloween Costume

Materials Needed:Black Sweatsuit Antannae Headband Cardboard Paint Black Elastic Instructions:Cut wing shapes out of cardboard.Hold the wings up to the back of whoever is going to wear it.Make a mark ...

19 October 2007

Kids to follow “Wilko”?

For the launch of Disney’s new High School Musical computer game, Makin’ the Cut!, out today (19Oct), for the Nintendo DS, Disney interactive studio have carried out a survey.The survey ...

19 October 2007

Discipline Is About Teaching Your Child

There isn't one right way to get children to behave themselves. Your child's temperament, your parenting style and the situation will all influence the methods you use.A quiet, timid child ...

19 October 2007

The Early Days In Child Birth What Should Be Expected

If you feel pressure to get back to normal, ignore it. No one should expect you to go to the supermarket or drive anywhere.If you have visitors, make it clear ...

18 October 2007

English dishes being taken over

Many of England’s traditional tea time dishes for under-12’s look to be being taken over by Mexico’s, India’s and China’s spicy foods, which was revealed in a new study today ...

16 October 2007

Lost For Words Highlights Illiteracy Issue

One in five 11-year-olds cannot read properly when they leave primary school. This October, Channel 4 will broadcast a season of programmes highlighting the issue of childhood illiteracy and looking ...

13 October 2007

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 cool.Occasionally, whingeing ...

13 October 2007

Confidence building

Many childcare experts stress the importance of building self-esteem in children - and, indeed, having it ourselves as parents. Here are some tips to help you boost your own and ...

12 October 2007

A Guide To Surviving The School Holidays

It's important for them 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 also nice ...

12 October 2007

Your Children's Typical personality

At first your child will be exploring new ideas and ways of behaving through pretend play and then by trying things out for real.The imagination really gets a proper workout ...

11 October 2007

An Inconvenient Truth's Nine errors

A High Court judge who ruled on whether climate change film, An Inconvenient Truth, could be shown in schools reports it contained "nine scientific errors", though Mr Justice Burton did ...