– Sports clothing and equipment costs £54 on average per child – Kids take up three sports on average per school year – British kids are the most likely to take up swimming, football and running this school year CHILDREN are taking up new sports this school year which is increasing the price of back to school as parents fork …

News Copy – By Richard Jenkins Brits left £2.85 BILLION to charity via gifts in wills last year – the largest amount ever recorded. The incredible figure is the equivalent of the money raised from 39 Red Nose Days. Health and cancer charities were the biggest beneficiaries with Cancer Research UK, Macmillan Cancer Support and the British Heart Foundation in …

WITH VIDEO AND INFOGRAPHIC NYCONVO by Tyler Schmall New York office – 646-873-7565 / usnews@swns.com One in five parents regularly struggle to have a meaningful conversation with their child, according to new research. The study of 2,000 parents of school-aged children examined how modern families find time to sit down and talk to one another amid often frantic routines. …

NYGRADE by Tyler Schmall New York office – 646-873-7565 / usnews@swns.com – WITH VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dkvqo9x0b92bmq7/AADtoWyvol_YHHsWshl3d1G1a?dl=0 Ever wished you could hand your partner a report card? A new survey sound that Americans in relationships grade their partner a B- overall.Ever wished you could hand your partner a report card? A new survey sound that Americans in relationships grade …

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 …

News Copy  More than half of Brits would rather eat a takeaway than go to a Michelin starred restaurant, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study found a large percentage prefer the option of sinking into the sofa and ordering grub after a long day at work instead of dining at a ‘pretentious’ a la carte eatery. …

News Copy – By Rob Knight Four in 10 millennials ‘can’t live’ without social media, according to research. Researchers who polled 2,000 UK adults aged 15 to 24 found they are increasingly dependent on the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and couldn’t bear to be away from it. On average they’ll check up on the latest posts from friends, …

News Copy – By Richard Jenkins ‘Instagram mums’, ‘handbag dog mums’ and ‘activewear mums’ are some of the most popular new parenting tribes on the school run this year, it has emerged. Researchers who carried out a detailed study revealed there are now 11 types of parent to be found at the school gates. According to the report, the scariest …

NYDREAM by Tyler SchmallNYDREAM by Tyler SchmallNew York office – 646-873-7565 / usnews@swns.com – WITH VIDEO & INFOGRAPHIC Seven in ten small business owners feel the ‘American Dream’ is harder to reach than ever before, according to new research. Being your own boss and working for yourself has long been pedestalled as the ideal way to earn a …

News Copy – By Emma Elsworthy A spotless house, Saturday morning lie-ins – and going to the toilet without being disturbed are the things parents miss most about life before children, it has emerged. A study of 2,000 mums and dads found having a car journey in peace, watching TV and ‘romance’ have sadly fallen by the wayside since the …