Half of British children will own a mobile phone by the age of ELEVEN, according to new research. The study of 2,000 parents shows the average child will receive a phone worth £120 on their eleventh birthday, and will then spend two hours every day glued to the device. But four in 10 parents end up regretting giving their youngster …
Forget the reindeer, the mistletoe and even the tree – Christmas just wouldn’t be Christmas without SPUDS. The humble roast potato beat turkey, stuffing and Christmas pudding as the most popular food on December 25. Carrots took the second spot ahead of turkey, gravy, stuffing, ‘pigs in blankets’, parsnips, sprouts, Christmas pud and Yorkshire pudding. And a survey of 2,000 …
Marie Curie has topped a list of the 50 most inspirational women of all time. The Polish physicist and chemist, known for her pioneering research on radioactivity, was the first woman to win a Nobel Prize and the first person to win two Nobel Prizes. Florence Nightingale, one of the founders of modern nursing as well as a keen statistician, …
Experienced parents have shared their wisdom on what quality family time really means. Forget arts and crafts or play dates, for parents with a child(ren) under the age of five, quality time with their young one is simply cuddling (93%). Baby and toddler friendly holiday company, Tots To Travel asked 519 parents and expectant parents what they counted as quality time spent with …
Alison Hammond has teamed up with Churchill Insurance to give her backing to inaugural awards celebrating the vital role of Lollipop men & women throughout the UK Brits encouraged to celebrate their local Lollipopper by nominating them here: Lollipoppers Awards 2016 Five award winners will be announced on Tuesday 29th November (including Lollipopper of the Year) to coincide with National …
BookTrust relaunches Children’s Book Week for schools and families to help avoid a generation of non-readers BookTrust, the largest children’s reading charity in Britain today relaunches Children’s Book Week in a bid to help encourage more children to read for pleasure. Aimed at children of primary school age, the annual event is rolled out in partnership with several high profile …
Concerns have been raised by parents about the risk of cyber bullying among young people after new research revealed more than half of children under the age of 16 (53%) are accessing the internet on a handheld device, while a quarter have an internet enabled computer in their bedroom. Online age verification system, AgeChecked, surveyed parents to reveal the range …
The first song scientifically tested to make babies happy Composed with help from UK babies, parents, psychologists and Grammy award-winning musician Imogen Heap Boo (66%), raspberry (57%) and sneezing (51%) voted top sounds by UK parents to feature on the track A thousand British parents have helped C&G baby club create an extraordinary, groundbreaking new song called The Happy Song – the …
Article by Dr Sally Norton, UK Health Expert. NHS Weight Loss Consultant Surgeon. Founder of Vavista Life. Many mums know that their children’s behaviour can be influenced by what they eat. What we feed our children can either boost or damage their health – it’s our choice. Now evidence shows that the food a pregnant woman chooses to eat, herself, …
Millions of baffled parents rely on their children to help them operate the latest gadgets, according to new research. Half of mums and dads have asked their kids for assistance when using tech – with more than one in 10 admitting their little ones have shown them how to use a smartphone. And a quarter of respondents said their offspring …
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