How long does it take you to brush your teeth? Be honest now. Most people I have asked have said they spend around 3 minutes brushing their teeth but the reality was more like 30 seconds. I timed myself, keeping in mind that I knew the recommended time was 2 minutes, and I was astonished to find that 45 seconds …
A mum has posted a request on the UK’s leading local services marketplace, looking for a hypnotist to cure her son’s Fortnite addiction. The mum says she realised her son has an unhealthy obsession with the game over the October half-term, and despite all her efforts she cannot deter him from playing it every day. She goes on to say …
As Christmas approaches, TantrumXYZ polled parents to find out what they thought was the most annoying kids’ toy, and the winner was TOMY HIDE ‘N’SQUEAK EGGS, which scored 28% of the vote. The toy, which is made up of a yellow plastic egg-box filled with six ‘eggs’ which crack open to reveal a different-coloured tweeting ‘chick’ in each one, rankles parents because …
NEW RESEARCH FROM BT WHOLE HOME WI-FI REVEALS NEARLY TWO-THIRDS OF PARENTS SAY CHILDREN ARE TOO DISTRACTED ONLINE WHEN THEY SHOULD BE FOCUSING ON HOMEWORK 65% of parents admit they endure a daily struggle to get children, aged 10-15, to concentrate on homework as they are distracted online 25% of parents regularly argue with children about turning off devices at …
Birth order significantly impacts whether children are destined to be a CEO, astronaut or rock star, according to new research. Firstborns are statistically more likely to become scientists, astronauts, rock musicians – and reality TV stars. Middle children are more inclined to become Olympic athletes, politicians, CEOs and authors. While the youngest are most likely to become composers and explorers …
First born children most likely to reach for the stars as astronauts or scientists and engineers according to a new study on siblings Middle children most likely to rule the roost at work and become Olympians Youngest children most likely to become composers, only children are destined for the arts Research commissioned by Disney to celebrate the film ‘Frozen’, which …
Children start to worry about their appearance at the age of 12, a study has found. Almost 90 per cent admit to worrying about their appearance for an hour and 34 minutes each day with those worries starting before they even reach the age of 13. One in five teens even admitted they have pretended to be sick to get …
Natalie Savvides is a married Mum of two young children under five who lives in South-West London. She is the author of Full Circle, published in 2016 by Pegasus, which is a memoir with a difference. Natalie Savvides, now in her early 40s, has been called ‘the real Bridget Jones’ on many occasions, but the difference between her book – …
Are you as smart as an eleven year old? That’s the question Explore Learning has been asking Families readers across the country. The leading extra tuition provider quizzed more than 5,600 parents to see how they fared with the types of questions that thousands of primary school pupils face every year in their 11 Plus exams. Just over one in …
Alongside its proven product range, Etac R82, the leading specialist in adaptive equipment for disabled children and adults, will be offering new educational and interactive literature for therapists and families at Kidz-to-Adultz Middle. Stand D1 – the largest Etac R82 stand ever at Kidz to Adultz in the Middle! Thursday 16th March 2017, 9.30am – 4.30pm Ericsson Exhibition Hall, Ricoh …
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