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Latest children company news
New research from CPP reveals that one in five (20 per cent) under 16 year olds – over 1 million children – are going behind their parents’ backs, using their credit card details on the internet to get hold of the latest gadgets, computer games and fashion accessories.
15 year olds are the worst offenders, in particular boys, with one in ten making an illicit purchase every month. And whilst most kids are shelling out an average £25 per purchase, close to one in twenty are paying out between... [more]
The Co-operative Travel believes that families with young children are being unfairly treated by some leading airlines due to restrictive policies on baggage allowances.
A study by the travel retailer found that on average an infant on holiday requires essential items weighing between 14kg to 15 kg. The research showed that a typical tinytotsaway basket of essentials for a week contained approximately two nappies, one x 900g cartoon of food, 45 x 200ml cartons of ready made milk, 20-25 pouche... [more]
A new edition of Paranoid Parenting by Frank Furedi, Professor of Sociology at the University of Kent, calls for parents to ignore the policymakers and 'parenting experts', and to regain a viewpoint that advances children's wellbeing.
First published by Continuum Books in 2001, Paranoid Parenting: Why Ignoring the Experts May be Best for Your Child turned the spotlight on a society where children are deemed at risk from an ever expanding range of dangers, such as cots, babysitters, school, th... [more]
Charmin wants to hear from families who love spending fun, quality time together as it searches for the ‘Charmin Family of the Year 2008’. There are some fantastic prizes up for grabs and for every entry received, Charmin will be donating £1 to children’s charity Barnardo’s to help fund their work with children and their families across the UK.
Sheree Murphy, well-known TV actress and busy mum of three, has just signed up to the judging panel for the Charmin Family of the Year 2008 competitio... [more]
Eco-shop Mimimyne has launched their range of carefully selected sustainably designed furnishings and fashion for children and parents. Mimimyne is an eco-friendly company selling a range of quirky and contemporary quality designer products aimed at children from toddlers to teens.
The brainchild of writer and researcher Tabitha Potts, co-author with Daisy Goodwin of ‘Bringing Up Baby: A New Mother’s Companion’, Mimimyne aims to fill a gap in the market for excitingly designed, contemporary ... [more]
About 300,000 people are hurt in their gardens each year seriously enough to go to hospital – 110,000 of them are children. Claims Direct has teamed up with national charity, Whoops! Child Safety to urge parents and grandparents to childproof their gardens.
According to research by Claims Direct many of us could find ourselves queuing in accident and emergency departments because our gardens are not childproof and we are failing to make basic safety checks on play equipment.
More than 79 p... [more]
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