Modern families are ditching the traditional 12 days of Christmas – and celebrating it for more than a month, according to new research. Almost four in 10 households start celebrating Christmas on 1st December right through until 1st January – a total of 32 days. A fifth of homes put up the tree and decorations in November and over a …

A Kent school is aiming to give its pupils the best possible start in life both academically and mentally – after launching mindfulness sessions for its youngest students. The calming lessons were introduced at Bickley Park School by Jon Poole, the new assistant head of pre-prep at the boys’ independent school. He started running mindfulness sessions for his 5-7 year old pupils to …

Innovative new service, HubBox, provides a convenient click-and-collect solution for a growing consumer problem The explosion in popularity of online shopping over the last decade has resulted in thriving courier industry making over 1 billion deliveries across the UK each year. However, every day more than 300,000 of these deliveries are missed, resulting in inconvenience for the customer and escalating …

EasyPeasy, a leading provider of school readiness solutions, announced today that it has completed a seed capital fundraising round with the help of ClearlySo, Europe’s leading impact investment bank. EasyPeasy plans to use the funding to develop a consumer version of their current B2B licensed web app, and massively expand their content bank of ‘home learning’ games. Nearly half of …

Video provides information and tips to Toy Fair exhibitors as well as advice from national and broadcast journalists Today, Toy Fair launched its annual Ask the Media video for Toy Fair exhibitors. Presented by Rebecca Deeming, communications and public affairs officer at the BTHA, the video provides key information on the PR process for Toy Fair as well as interviews …

Strepelle is a home-to-laboratory test for Group B Streptococcus (Group B Strep or GBS). Up to one in five of all pregnant women will be carriers of Group B Strep in the birth canal and the bacterium can be passed during labour to their baby. One in five newborns who are infected with Group B Strep suffer from serious, life-changing …

Equifax research highlights the credit hangover that pressure on parents to spend on festivities could cause in the New Year Equifax According to new YouGov research* commissioned by Equifax, the credit information expert, 29% of Brits who celebrate Christmas say they feel pressured to spend more than they can afford on gifts and goodies. This rises to a whopping 41% …

Abacus Healthcare, a leading specialist in powered baths for disabled bathers and carers, has successfully exhibited its products and latest educational campaign at Kidz to Adultz North (Stand B14, EventCity, Manchester, 17 November). The Abacus product advisors were busy throughout the event which showcases the latest products and services to assist disabled children and young adults along with carers and …

Parents spend more time taking care of the household chores than they do playing with their children, a study has found. The study found the average parent spends almost four hours a day – the equivalent of more than 59 full days a year – completing household chores. In comparison, just three hours and 28 minutes a week, or 52 …

WATCH YOUR WASTE – ENCOURAGING YOUNG COOKS IS RECIPE TO STOP FOOD BEING BINNED Average UK household dumps £51,000 of food in a lifetime – but study finds way to stop the rot Revealed: the top dishes children should be able to cook by the age of 11 ‘Micro kids’ – children’s kitchen skills have diminished by a third (33%) …