Parenting News

If parents were paid for each of the different roles they hold down together within the household, their combined annual salary would be £61,000 a year, according to research by Tesco Mobile. The ...

Discount website MyVoucherCodes polled 1,273 parents across the UK with at least one child aged two and over, initially asking them ‘Did your friends and family purchase any baby-related items before ...

New research commissioned by Speedo has revealed that 40 per cent of children can’t swim and a quarter of parents believe that schools and the government should be accountable for teaching children ...

The average British family finds time for just three ‘big days out’ together every year as researchers found that busy weekends catching up on work and household chores and frantically ...

As cooking budgets decrease, the importance of families eating together increases with 35 per cent of families eating together more often than they did five years ago, according to new research ...

The nationwide poll of 18-29 year-old students in full-time education, which put their budgeting and cash saving techniques to the test, revealed that Britons could save up to £6bn per ...

Researchers found almost three quarters of new mums lost touch with several pals from their pre-baby life, with the average mother saying goodbye to three old friendships altogether. Instead, one in ...

Research from parenting website BabyCentre has revealed that pressure on mums to be ‘perfect’ means that over half resort to lying about their parenting experiences rather than admit to other ...

Thousands of children – along with all the family, can let their imaginations run wild and enjoy Pudsey’s Dream Wheels, styling their own cars from a wide range of fun ...

Prospective adopters Bernard and Stella Nwaiwu, from Levenshulme, are teaming up with Families that Last, the family-finding service for Manchester-based charity After Adoption, to host the event as part of National ...

The average child under one has a bulging wardrobe packed with 56 different outfits – while one in eight now owns more than 100 garments, revealed the study of 1,000 ...

The new digital application will support the charity’s awareness raising efforts, across digital platforms, and not just amongst grandparents who require the services and support on offer. A number of MPs ...

Today, many people across the UK are celebrating National Sleep in Day by spending an extra hour tucked up in bed. Award-winning baby crib innovator, Bednest, is encouraging new mothers ...

As Halloween approaches, toy company MGA Entertainment has unveiled a new survey which lifts the cloak on magic in the UK.  Designed to mark the launch of the Bratzillaz doll ...

However, Opinium Research also discovered that despite its apparent importance, the average family mealtime is actually less than half an hour (28 minutes). And for a quarter of households who ...

It was the final day of the government’s consultation into child maintenance yesterday, and following those disscussions, the UK’s largest children’s charity, Barnardo's, is warning that the poorest parents will be ...

To celebrate the launch of Skylanders Giants, the next chapter of the number one bestselling video game of the year, Skylanders Spyro’s Adventure, some of the Skylanders Giants characters went ...

The study which polled 2,000 people, reveals that nearly half (48 per cent) of hallow-mean Brits get annoyed by trick or treaters, whilst 42 per cent refuse to take part ...

A new study shows mums go all out to impress their friends when having them round for coffee, by splashing out on expensive biscuits, fresh coffee and cleaning the house ...

The Ofsted registered crèche, which opens this week, is based at 32b, Webbs Road, London, SW11 6SF - just moments away from the busy Northcote Road - giving busy parents ...

It would appear that family holidays aren’t always happy occasions for those going on them, and to give themselves some free time on holiday, parents are constantly looking for ways to ...

New research released today by Littlewoods.com shows how the average British kid is more tech-savvy than their mum by the time they’re just seven years and four months old. And it ...

The study of 2,000 parents also found that while modern children no longer enjoy traditional games such as conkers, marbles and Yo-Yo, some of the old classics are still being ...

While watching television and DVDs tops the YouGov poll as the most common way for parents and children to spend time together in the UK, 26 per cent of children ...