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Protect your child against Internet threats : Safer Internet Day survey reveals Scottish parents are failing to protect their children
A survey carried out by Glasgow-headquartered web security company Westcoastcloud for UK Safer Internet Day (Feb 7) reveals that although half of parents in Scotland have installed software to protect their children from accessing unsuitable content when they use desktop PCs and laptops in the home, only 1 in 4 has installed similar protection on the mobile phones, games consoles and television services their kids also use in the house. Yet 1 ... [more]
A third of families argue because of homeworks
Almost a third of parents have admitted helping their children with homework has led to arguments in the family, according to tuition provider Explore Learning. Maths appears to be the subject that puzzles parents the most as almost 50% of parents find the subject hard to grasp compared to the 11% of parents that find English difficult. Some parents are guilty of avoiding helping their children with their homework altogether. A shocking 15%... [more]
New Pushchair Launch - Movix By Mothercare
The new complete pram and pushchair travel system, making life a little easier and a lot more stylish. Easy to use, functional and stylish, bursting with a great choice of colours, Movix provides a personalised pushchair from birth to toddler. Create the Mothercare Movix pushchair in three easy steps, choose; the base pack consisting of the chassis and carry cot (available in dark clay or vanilla); the necessity pack consisting of... [more]
Is your baby or toddler confident in the water?
With the numbers signing up to baby swim classes swelling by 13 per cent last year – and more than 300,000 babies and toddlers taking part in every year – there has never been a better time to take your little one to the pool. All the evidence points to the fact that the earlier children learn to swim, the better. In fact a recent Australian national newspaper article said that 'research shows that formal swimming lessons reduce the risk of d... [more]
Schools urged to doodle their bit for epilepsy charity
Schools across the country are being encouraged to put pen to paper as part of National Doodle Day. The event, on Friday 2 March, raises money for UK charity Epilepsy Action. Pupils and teachers will join celebrity scribblers including Wallace and Gromit creator Nick Park, David Cameron, Miranda Hart, Joanna Lumley and Rolf Harris by taking part in the event. National Doodle Day, which is supported by diary designer Dodo-Pad, aims to get as m... [more]
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Positive parenting helps prevent obesity in kids
Washington, Feb 7 (IANS) Positive parenting during the child's formative years could help prevent obesity among them.
Parenting Advice That Also Applies to Entrepreneurship
I've learned a lot about parenting from being an entrepreneur and vice versa. I detailed some of my lessons a few months ago here. I'm a big fan of crossover advice and transferable lessons. Really, who wants to have to learn the same thing twice? During a recent conversation that I had with a few ...
Parenting expert takes brain-centric approach
A psychologist known for his expertise on how brain science can inform better parenting will visit Columbia this week as part of an effort to highlight important discoveries about children’s brain development.
Teaching Strategies Acquires Parenting Counts Product Line
SEATTLE and BETHESDA, Md., -- Talaris InstituteTM and Teaching Strategies, Inc. are pleased to annou...
6 parenting customs from around the world
Author Mei-Ling Hopgood moved to Argentina and discovered that parents there let their children stay up impossibly late by American standards. Could that really be good for children, she wondered. Hopgood began studying how parenting differs – and is the same – from country to country. Here, from her book, "How Eskimos Keep Their Babies Warm," are 6 parenting customs that may seem unusual to ...
Learning activities, positive messages at Parenting Fair
The Parenting Fair didn’t go away with the retirement of Sturgis Youth and Family director Jane Dickey.
Are Americans Incapable Of Good Parenting?
From Tiger Moms and the superior French to the "regressive" nature of modern American motherhood, U.S. parents can't seem to get a break.
A Sometimes Murky Line Between Reasonable Parenting and Neglect
Amid arrests and outrage over bad parenting, the matter of how long and under what circumstances it is acceptable to leave a child unattended goes unanswered.
Lone parenting brings lessons learned, memorable moments
A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about a trip my wife was about to take, leaving me as a solo parent for a few days. I talked...
Parenting law has 'dangers', says Clarke
Kenneth Clarke, the Justice Secretary, admitted yesterday that there were "dangers" in his plans to give stronger rights to divorced and separated parents to see their children.
