Children’s top Christmas list requests this year include clothes, money and books. A study of 1,000 children and their parents found 65 per cent of kids would be happy with money instead of physical presents as gifts – including digital currency or gift cards that they can spend how they want. And a quarter even said they’d prefer it. Arts …
More than seven in 10 parents consider their children ‘mini educators’ at home, crediting them for changing attitudes and behaviour towards littering, use of plastic and food consumption. The detailed report of 1,000 youngsters aged 6 to 12, and their parents, delves into children’s views and insights on how behaviours at home affect the planet as a whole. It found …
A study of 1,200 mums and dads and their kids aged six to 17 found 37 per cent think their children are less sensible when out and about with friends and 28 per cent worry they ignore road safety rules altogether. Watching TikTok videos, playing games on their mobile phone and making videos on social media are also said to …
Leading toy manufacturer Fisher-Price has released a new inclusivity range featuring figurines with different ethnic backgrounds, physical disabilities, and skin conditions. The infant, toddler and preschool brand, has created the limited-edition ‘People Kind’ figure pack to be more representative of modern Britain. A wheelchair user toy, and another with the skin condition vitiligo, has been created, alongside a …
Kids could suffer from long-term eye health problems, as 36 per cent spend more than five hours-a-day glued to screens over the school summer holidays. A study of 1,500 parents found four in 10 were completely unaware extended periods using gadgets, such as tablets or phones, can be a leading cause for eye problems, like myopia – commonly known as …
Dennis Menace is finally going to get his first mobile phone in a new comic strip highlighting the dangers of the internet. After gleefully receiving his new device from a phone store, he is shown getting up to the kind of shenanigans and mischief Beano readers have come to expect. Prank calls, uploading a video of his cousin Minnie the …
Playing with a cardboard box and some sticky tape can be just as valuable a learning experience for children as an elaborate day trip to the zoo, according to an expert. As the summer holidays approach, parents have been reassured there are plenty of ways to aid a child’s development and keep them entertained from the comfort of your own …
A poll of 1,000 mums and dads of children aged six months to five years revealed 26 per cent find any outing which involves their child being out of normal routine makes them nervous. Getting them to nap at their usual time (44 per cent), adjusting to any change in temperature (35 per cent) and getting them to sleep in …
A poll of 2,000 parents aged 26-41 revealed just 53 per cent can recite all the lyrics to Baa Baa Black Sheep, while only 51 per cent can confidently sing all of Row, Row, Row Your Boat. Even Humpty Dumpty baffled half of those polled, while Jack and Jill is known by just 43 per cent. And three …
The study of 1,400 parents of children aged 6-18 found 57 per cent know little about how to keep their kids safe, with 33 per cent of these admitting they aren’t that tech savvy. And 47 per cent have little access to what their child is doing online, due to locked phones and console passwords. While 55 per cent of …
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