Parenting News

Ways of finding family childcare has drastically changed over the years and now, with the introduction of technology, more mums and dads are relying on the internet to find a ...

It’s not only the rich and famous like the Beckham household that has to deal with a mad rush and multi-tasking at breakfast. But while Victoria and David have been ...

One of the UK’s leading entrepreneurs called on the food industry and Britain’s political parties to create a ‘Food Manifesto for the Under Fives’ to tackle childhood obesity and malnutrition.  Paul Lindley, ...

Researchers at Manchester Metropolitan University believe they may have found a way to “sneak” nutrients into children’s snacks.  The team, from the Manchester Food Research Centre, at the university, has been ...

Children can be as little as three clicks away from inappropriate or adult content on YouTube, whilst watching their favourite shows such as Peppa Pig and Rastamouse, warns Kaspersky Lab ...

In London and Manchester, hundreds of teenagers came together to launch National Citizen Service (NCS) 2013 and encourage other 16 and 17-year-olds to sign-up to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build ...

What do you do with your child’s leftovers or any food they don’t finish on their plate? It seems that a huge majority marry food with bin, as 86 per ...

Teens and tweens might threaten your home security, says new research from Confused.com, as more parents are leaving a set of house keys with their children. The findings from home insurance ...

A tool which could radically improve the diagnosis of language delays in infants in the UK is being developed by psychologists. A £358,000 grant to develop the first standardised UK speech ...

With the festive season now a distant memory; families are considering how they’ll manage their finances this year while trying to avoid the last minute panic that many were faced ...

UNICEF Ambassador Ewan McGregor has added his voice to UNICEF UK’s appeal for urgent funds to save children’s lives in Syria. In a television advert aired yesterday evening across UK media channels, the ...

The Government’s recommendation to develop ‘Childminder Agencies’ will allow childminders to deliver better care, according to Yvette Oliver-Mighten, owner of childcare provider @Home Childcare, which already delivers childcare under an ...

Disney UK has announced the launch of a major communications campaign in support of the tenth annual Safer Internet Day, as part of its on-going commitment to educating kids and ...

Lauren Irving, a local midwife from Liverpool, was announced as the National winner of the prestigious Royal College of Midwives (RCM) Annual Midwifery Awards. Nominated by proud new mum Sarah Critchley, ...

Clare Balding has announced she is leading a line-up of 11 successful women from the world of sport to launch npower What’s Your Goal?, an initiative that offers young people ...

With birth rates being typically higher in September and October, it seems that the beginning of the year is a popular time to conceive. As such baby charity Tommy’s and Asda ...

Nearly a third of UK parents admit they don’t feel confident enough in their own maths skills to help their children with their primary school maths homework, according to new ...

Hearing the words “she looks like her mother” or “he has his father’s nose” is a common conversation between family and friends after a baby is born. However, one in ...

Having children has never been more expensive, with the cost of bringing up a child until he or she is 21 at an all-time high of £222,458. This is more than ...

Typical parents-to-be have a ‘baby buffer’ of £2,547 in the bank to prepare for their new arrival, research has revealed. Experts, who carried out a detailed study into the financial implications ...

The feel-good factor generated by last summer’s Olympic and Paralympic Games will lead to a baby boom and a surge in Olympic-inspired baby names in 2013, according to parenting and pregnancy ...

Modern mums are constantly wracked by guilt, as not earning enough money or being able to give the children the attention they crave, feature high on the list of mum’s ...

Parents are saving around £3.79 billion a year for their children with the average family putting aside £54 a month, says new research from Castle Trust. However, findings show that out ...

Last Friday, TV presenter Jenni Falconer helped host a very special award ceremony to support the unsung heroes that have made a real difference to certain people’s lives.  Sponsored by Mega ...