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 …
News Copy – By Richard Jenkins Young children spend twice as long looking at screens as they do playing outside, a study has found. By the time they reach the age of seven, children will have been looking at screens for the equivalent of 456 days – an average of four hours every day. But just 182 days, or an …
News Copy – This is the harrowing moment a mum suffers a full-on panic attack – as her children play innocently in the background. The distressing footage shows Sophie Mei Lan struggling to breath and crying hysterically and as she attempts to hide her anguish from her family. In the minute-long video, the mum-of-two breaks down, sobbing: “I just don’t …
Life ‘BC’ – or ‘Before Children’ – is £400 a month cheaper, according to research. A poll of 2,000 adults found an average month costs around £1,406 for those with one or more children. But childless couples can get by with an expenditure of just £1,006 each month. The single biggest cost of having a child was found …
News Copy – By Richard Jenkins Three quarters of adoptive parents have been left devastated by thoughtless comments from friends and family, a study has found. A poll revealed many face hurtful remarks from loved ones including ‘I can’t believe they abandoned them’ and ‘where are their real’ parents?’ Despite the questions being ‘well-meaning’, they leave seven in 10 adoptive …
News Copy – By Astrid Hall Getting kids to bed, doing the weekly food shop and meal times have been named on a list of parents’ biggest stress triggers. A study of 2,000 mums and dads found the daily worries which put parents on edge also include bath time, getting homework finished and keeping screen time to a minimum. Getting …
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 …
News Copy – By Jack Peat Social media could be ruining first birthday parties for parents with over a fifth saying it adds pressure to make it perfect. New research has found almost half of British parents worry about not being able to capture the perfect picture on the day, with tantrums, messiness and disappointing cakes getting in the way. …
New Copy – By Gemma Francis Millions of children have tried quinoa, oysters – and even lobster, according to research. A study of 1,500 parents of children aged 2-16 found an adventurous one in five have tasted kangaroo at least once while 23 per cent have tried an oyster. Even though they may not have liked it, other brave youngsters …
News Copy – BY RICHARD JENKINS This heartbreaking video shows a father speaking about the terrifying moment he believed his baby son was about to die. John Drummond, 51, tells how he felt powerless as 18-month-old Ted was rushed into hospital with an e-coli scare, made critical due to acute lymphoblastic leukaemia. As Ted was put into a medically induced …
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