Parenting News

11 February 2011

Green Cross Code for the 21st Century

It’s a dilemma every parent faces; at what age should you trust your children to cross the road by themselves? Despite the fact that new research released today shows one in ...

7 February 2011

Watch With Mother

In this modern age, children learn not only from their direct experience but also from the media. In early childhood, films can be a powerful medium to teach children life ...

1 February 2011

Home Paternity Test Made Avaliable

The first UK approved and regulated DNA paternity testing kit is to be made available nationally via Boots.  assuredna is a simple, safe and proven test that processes and returns ...
31 January 2011

Does Slim Make It Hard To Concieve

With 2011 set to become the year of the Yummy Mummy the question to all health concious slim wannabe mums is can I concieve? 2011 is seeing something of a celebrity ...
27 January 2011

UK Mums Champion Creative Play Despite Academic Pressure

Parents are more than aware of the increasing pressure put on children to achieve academically, especially from an early age.  However, a report reveals modern mums are remaining resilient and will ...
21 January 2011

Kids fashion for under £10

Suri Cruise is the trendiest toddler in the world at the moment and we don't doubt for a second that mummy and daddy, Katie Holmes and Tom Cruise are spending ...
13 December 2010

Perfect pressie to put under the tree this year

Gift Guide Boys from 6 - 12 LowHow to train your Dragon DVD, ranging from £9.99 onwards online and in stores. This animation feel is a great little present, with the bonus ...

10 December 2010

Modern Day Christmas: No Religion But A Lot Of Arguements

Christmas traditions are changing, research from findmypast, a leading UK family history website, has found. According to the research, ahead of the launch of Start Your Family Tree Week, 70 per ...
9 December 2010

Keeping the kids entertained this Christmas

Homemade Christmas CardsThere are so many craft stores out there now you simply have to take you pick to find any christmas card making kits. Make sure you get ones that ...
9 December 2010

Cutting back this Christmas, but make sure Santa gets his Mince Pie!

A new survey has revealed that over a third of parents are not wanting to spend the usual fortune on excessive Christmas presents this year. Instead they are spending their money ...
8 December 2010

Watch Over Your Neighbours This Winter

Communities across Britain are being urged to help their local community as the cold weather bites. By the end of last year it was estimated that 4.6 million households were struggling ...
3 December 2010

Mums Capturing Kids On Camera

A staggering 82% of mums film their children going about their lives up to six times a week. That’s according to a new study that shows the compulsion to capture every ...
17 November 2010

Breastfeeding Barriers Being Broken

Barriers to breastfeeding in public are breaking down and mums are breastfeeding any time, any place and anywhere, according to a survey from NHS Choices.  Be it the Eiffel Tower, the ...
16 November 2010

Children Can Benefit From Thinking Of Others This Christmas

As Oxfam launches its first ever range of charity gifts for children this Christmas, a leading child expert has said that early adoption of philanthropic thinking can help build children’s ...
2 November 2010

20 Million Brits Are Not Speaking To Family Members

Nearly 20 million Brits are not speaking to their family members after bitter bust ups, according to a study of 3,000 adults. The stats revealed that we are more likely ...
2 November 2010

Only 1% Of Boys Think They'd Make A Good Teen Dad

Shocking new statistics out today reveal that only 1% of teenage boys feel that they could be a good father at 16 or under and yet, nearly a third of ...
4 October 2010

Parenting Teens More Connected

• 75% of parents admit to regularly checking their children’s Facebook profiles• But only 36% of students want to be friends with their parents on Facebook• A huge 72% of students use the ...
10 September 2010

Are You Reading With Your Child?

Adult learning provider learndirect has teamed up with top children’s author Peter Corey to help parents boost their children’s reading skills whilst brushing up on their own English skills at ...
7 September 2010

Parents Have Forgotten How To Play

Play is in danger of becoming a lost ‘art’ for families across the UK, as 21% of time-starved parents admit that they have forgotten how to play and struggle to ...
11 August 2010

Parents Feel 10 Years Younger When Kids Fly The Nest

New research proves that ‘Empty Nest Syndrome’ is a thing of the past as parents whose children move away to university are fitter, richer and have better love lives than ...
26 July 2010

How To Teach Children Good Money Habits

We all know the economic downturn has hit our wallets -- but it has also hit children's piggy banks, according to a report from Tesco Bank.  The national pocket money budget ...
25 July 2010

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz 'Big' Family Ambitions

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is eager to expand her brood with rocker husband Pete Wentz, insisting they both want a "big family". The singer/actress gave birth to the couple's first child, Bronx, in ...

22 July 2010

Baby Scan Home Videos To Be Stopped

Patients and partners using mobile phones or video cameras to record ultrasound examinations during pregnancy can distract health professionals and may cause them to miss vital observations. Sonographers who carry out ...
2 July 2010

Is Your Child Safe From The Sun?

With volcanic ash and airline strikes still a concern, more families will be enjoying summer holidays on a UK beach this year.  And while many parents will be longing for warm ...