Parenting News

16 July 2014

Independent midwives can no longer practice without PII

All healthcare professionals, including midwives, will be unable to practice without Professional Indemnity Insurance (PII) due to new EU legislation. It will be illegal for midwives without insurance to continue to ...
15 July 2014

Competitive parents train up for school sports day

Are you a competitive parent? Is the excitement of sports day too much to handle? Are you taking extra gym classes to ensure you’re fit as a fiddle? It seems ...
14 July 2014

Prince George crowned toddler with the best hair

The future king has been crowned a little earlier than expected, being hailed the baby with the best hair. Prince George has been voted with the best barnet coming before pops ...
11 July 2014

Loom Bands danger

A mother was sitting with her children making bracelets out of the colourful rubber bands when one of the bands flicked from her eldest sons hand accidentally from the bracelet ...
8 July 2014

Private school parents exempt from holiday fines

Taking your children on holiday during term time has become a huge talking point, with parents being fined if they take their children out of school during the school period. New ...
7 July 2014

Grandparents are labelled as being 'cool'

When you think of somebody who is cool, who do you picture? According to the kids, it’s the grandparents that are seen as the coolest, even cooler than mum and ...
7 July 2014

Fears confirmed that under 7s are “couch potatoes”

As a child, memories of running around and playing in the street may be among your favourites, but for your children, it seems that playing on the computer is more ...
4 July 2014

Parents feel judged when making decisions for their children

As a parent, making decisions for your child is the best thing for them. But most of you do feel slightly scrutinised when you influence your child, a new survey ...
3 July 2014

Families to splash £1.56 billion on school summer holidays

The summer holidays are closer than ever and keeping the kids entertained for a whole 6 weeks can be a tricky task, but more importantly very, very expensive. British parents will ...
2 July 2014

Mums struggle to fit in “me-time”

Being a mother is not easy. Running around after all the family, not sure whether you’re coming or going, and when it comes to having some ‘You-Time,’ does it feel ...
27 June 2014

Encourage your daughter to speak out: Youth Sports Trust flagship National School Sport Week

If your daughter unwillingly drags along her P.E kit to school and you hear the same complaints day in and day out, things are looking to change thanks to Youth ...
27 June 2014

“Too scared to talk”: 1 in 4 children feel unable to share worries with parents

Growing up can be a difficult time in a child’s life, and keeping worries and problems to themselves is not as rare as you may think. Offering guidance and advice ...
25 June 2014

Children help with household chores, but it’ll come at a price!

When it comes to helping around the house, parents are keen to get their children involved in the day-to-day chores and understand that the dishes don’t just clean themselves! According to ...
24 June 2014

Frozen influences parents' baby name choice

The Frozen bug has spread to baby names as it's revealed that Elsa has climbed the chart of baby names. BabyCentre, the world’s number one site for new and expecting mums ...
24 June 2014

Parents to splash out £500 entertaining kids this summer

The summer holidays are just around the corner and if you’re gathering a bunch of ideas to ensure the kids stay entertained during the six week break, you may be ...
12 June 2014

‘Kids’ ask dad for help with DIY and car maintenance into their forties

Brits will still ask their dad to help with DIY and car maintenance until the age of 41, a study revealed yesterday. Researchers found that despite having a home and a ...
12 June 2014

Parents get tips from Twitter and fun from Facebook

The new breed of parents are using social media as their most trusted source of inspiration for what to do with the kids, according to new research.  What have been dubbed ...
3 June 2014

Majority of parents worry about children's nutrition

Eating healthily all of the time can be challenging for ourselves, never mind considering another person’s diet as well. New research shows that parents with children aged one to three, ...
30 May 2014

Majority of children using technology whilst eating

Nearly nine out of ten children use technology at the same time as having their dinner, with a third of UK children admitting they watch TV during meal times, according ...
28 May 2014

Parents spend three days a year coaxing kids to eat fruit and veg

It takes a lot of time, effort and heartache to get our kids to eat more fruit and vegetables, according to new research.  The findings show that parents with children under the ...
13 May 2014

Exams leaving kids too stressed to eat

Primary school children are under so much pressure to perform well in their SATs that more than half will skip meals ahead of exams this week – a fact which ...
30 April 2014

Kids calling for more school time to play sport

An extra hour in school might sound like every kid's worst nightmare, but new research from Weetabix suggests that British children would welcome a longer school day…but only if it ...
11 April 2014

The Rise Of The Easter Staycation

Parent are expected to spend £2 billion this Easter as holiday resorts across the country are preparing for an influx of half-term visitors. The average British parents will fork out £475.20 ...
10 April 2014

Wigan Kids Cook Healthy

Wigan kids cook up a healthy takeaway favourite in national Cookathon More than 500 pupils, teachers, parents and members of the community dropped i at Wigan's Platt Bridge Community School to ...