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The subject of school lunches has been much in the news lately, with a lot of emphasis on the lack of healthy, nutritious food in too many cases. Many parents who are concerned about their kids’ health and eating habits are opting to send a packed lunch with a child heading off to school. Also, parents . . . → Read More: Making school packed lunches interesting  Prevention-Smart Parents is an e-learning course that is free and emphasizes how important the family environment and parental influence is in helping to prevent drug abuse. The website launched on the UN World Drug Day June 26th, 2009. Parenting is a job that is 24 hours a day 365 days a year from the day your child . . . → Read More: Prevention-Smart Parents e-learning course There is a new hard-hitting Comic Relief viral campaign that highlights the important role of family members who bring up vulnerable children who cannot live with their parents. The campaign features a young child from a dysfunctional family. The viewer takes the role of social worker to decide whether the child should . . . → Read More: Vulnerable Child Comic Relief Campaign This is a sponsored editorial One of the hardest jobs in world is being a parent. There is no remit, no instruction manual and it’s the only unpaid job in the word that has you on duty 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Those who already have kids will be giving . . . → Read More: Mumsnet Rules! Starting school for the first time is often scarier for the parents than the children. Parents stress about finding the right school, speaking to the teachers, worrying about their clingy child, worrying if they will make friends etc etc. Author Sarah Ebner has been researching this subject and has put together a book to help parents . . . → Read More: Survival guide to starting school There may be another item that is added to the breastfeeding benefits list for maternity service providers. For the health of both the baby and mother, mothers are encouraged to breastfeed their babies. However Oxford University has just published a new study that has uncovered that children who are breast fed are less prone to have . . . → Read More: Breast fed kids are better behaved Family lawyer Neil Grunfeld, has welcomed the new parenting arrangements but suggests they should be treated with some reservation. Grunfeld believes Government recommendations concerning grandparents’ access to grandchildren in the event of a divorce or separation are very much to be applauded, although they have been some time in coming. The New Parenting Agreements will . . . → Read More: Grandparents to get better access to grandchildren in the event of family breakups Spending quality time together as a family without distractions can seem ever more difficult in modern times. No longer just competing with the television for our children’s attentions, so many of us are forever glued to other screens too – our Blackberries, iPhones and laptops. Switching off can seem impossible but . . . → Read More: Family meal times are important We are delighted to bring you an occasional series of articles from Kathryn Mewes, the Bespoke Nanny, who provides a service to help parents/carers to ask “Am I doing the best for my child and my family?” This month’s article deals with the issue of food phobias and challenging eaters. Food Phobia or a ‘Challenging Eater’ ? I . . . → Read More: Food Phobia or a ‘Challenging Eater’ ? It appears that traditional quality time is evolving into ‘techtime’ as more and more parents are getting to grips with technology, like social networking and gaming, in a bid not to miss out on spending quality time with their children. So are you one of the growing numbers of parents who want to spend more . . . → Read More: Mums and Dads should embrace online technology |
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